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SOFT MATTER
卷 11, 期 44, 页码 8605-8612出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01829c
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- Bogazici University Scientific Research Projects Fund (BAP) [5684]
- L'oreal Turkey for Women in Science Fellowship
- EU 7th Framework Programme Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant [BONEMIM 256498]
Hyaluronic acid (HA) and chitosan (CH) can form nanoparticles, hydrogels, microspheres, sponges, and films, all with a wide range of biomedical applications. This variety of phases reflects the multiple pathways available to HA/CH complexes. Here, we use turbidimetry, dynamic light scattering, light microscopy and zeta potential measurements to show that the state of the dense phase depends on the molar ratio of HA carboxyl to CH amines, and is strongly dependent on their respective degrees of ionization, alpha and beta. Due to the strong charge complementarity between HA and CH, electrostatic self-assembly takes place at very acidic pH, but is almost unobservable at ionic strength (I) >= 1.5 M NaCl. All systems display discontinuity in the I-dependence of the turbidity, corresponding to a transition from coacervates to flocculates. An increase in either polymer chain length or charge density enhances phase separation. Remarkably, non-stoichiometric coacervate suspensions form at zeta potentials far away from zero. This result is attributed to the entropic effects of chain semi-flexibility as well as to the charge mismatch between the two biopolymers.
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