期刊
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
卷 94, 期 -, 页码 125-135出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.06.039
关键词
Polymersomes; Polyion complex (PIC); Coacervate microdroplets; Block copolymers; Compartmentalization; Cryo-TEM
资金
- National Science Centre Poland [DEC-2015/17/N/ST5/01951]
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP25288101, JP16K14008]
- Cooperative Research Program Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices [20164026]
- European Regional Development Fund [POIG.02.01.00-12-023/08]
- Agency of the Czech Republic [302/12/G157]
- Charles University in Prague [PRVOUK P27/LF1, UNCE 204022]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H03071, 16K14008] Funding Source: KAKEN
Polymersomes and complex coacervates have been the subject of considerable interest due to their wide application as compartments for the encapsulation of various actives. In this paper, we present for the first time that the transformation of small unilamellar vesicles (polymersomes) to coacervate microdroplets is possible by a simple adjustment of the ionic strength. We demonstrated that a pair of zwitterionic-ionic copolymers self-assembles in an aqueous medium forming small unilamellar polymersomes. Cryo-transmission electron microscopy showed that the polymersomes had a diameter of 120 +/- 49 nm and a membrane thickness of 25-30 nm. The polymersomes are stable at low ionic strength including physiological conditions, but they can be transformed into the coacervate microdroplets of several mu m in diameter by increasing the salt concentration. The process can be reversed by reducing the salt concentration, what leads to the spontaneous formation of giant or small polymersomes. These studies contribute to the development of polymeric materials that can self-organize into ionic strength-responsive vesicular and solid structures (without the use of organic solvents) potentially useful for compartmentalization.
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