立方液晶纳米粒:综述

Cubosomes: an overview.

作者信息

Garg Gopal, Saraf Shailendra, Saraf Swarnlata

机构信息

Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India.

出版信息

Biol Pharm Bull. 2007 Feb;30(2):350-3. doi: 10.1248/bpb.30.350.

Abstract

Cubosomes are nanoparticles but instead of the solid particles, cubosomes are self-assembled liquid crystalline particles of certain surfactant with proper ratio of water with a microstructure that provides unique properties of practical interest. The discovery of cubosomes is a unique story and spans the field of food science, differential geometry, biological membranes and digestive processes. One of the most common surfactants used to make cubosomes is the monoglyceride glycerol monoolein. Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystalline phase is an optically clear, very viscous material that has a unique structure at the nanometer scale. The word bicontinuous refers to the division of the two continuous but non-intersecting aqueous regions by a lipid bilayer that is contorted into a space-filling structure. Hydrating a surfactant or polar lipid that forms cubic phase and then dispersing the solid-like phase into smaller particles usually form Cubosomes. There is a lot of excitement about the cubic phases because its unique microstructure is biologically compatible and capable of controlled release of solubilized active ingredients like drugs and proteins.

摘要

立方液晶微粒是纳米颗粒,但与固体颗粒不同,立方液晶微粒是由特定表面活性剂与适量水自组装而成的液晶颗粒,其微观结构具有一些实际应用中很有趣的独特性质。立方液晶微粒的发现历程独特,涉及食品科学、微分几何、生物膜和消化过程等领域。制备立方液晶微粒最常用的表面活性剂之一是甘油单油酸酯。双连续立方液晶相是一种光学透明、粘性很强的材料,在纳米尺度上具有独特结构。“双连续”一词指的是由扭曲成空间填充结构的脂质双层将两个连续但不相交的水相区域分隔开来。水合形成立方相的表面活性剂或极性脂质,然后将类固相分散成较小颗粒,通常就形成了立方液晶微粒。立方相备受关注,因为其独特的微观结构具有生物相容性,并且能够控制释放诸如药物和蛋白质等溶解的活性成分。

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