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Title: Effects of Nanoparticle Morphology and Acyl Chain Length on Spontaneous Lipid Transfer Rates

Journal Article · · Langmuir
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  1. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  2. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Inst. of Materials Science. Polymer Program
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Joint Inst. for Neutron Sciences
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Joint Inst. for Neutron Sciences
  5. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  6. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  7. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Inst. of Materials Science. Polymer Program; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

In this paper, we report on studies of lipid transfer rates between different morphology nanoparticles and lipids with different length acyl chains. The lipid transfer rate of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (di-C14, DMPC) in discoidal “bicelles” (0.156 h–1) is 2 orders of magnitude greater than that of DMPC vesicles (ULVs) (1.1 × 10–3 h–1). For both bicellar and ULV morphologies, increasing the acyl chain length by two carbons [going from di-C14 DMPC to di-C16, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)] causes lipid transfer rates to decrease by more than 2 orders of magnitude. Results from small angle neutron scattering (SANS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) are in good agreement. Finally, the present studies highlight the importance of lipid dynamic processes taking place in different morphology biomimetic membranes.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States)
Contributing Organization:
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FG02-07ER46390; NSF-CMMI 1131587; CBET 1433903
OSTI ID:
1265607
Journal Information:
Langmuir, Vol. 31, Issue 47; ISSN 0743-7463
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 21 works
Citation information provided by
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