Next, the PEG packing density of PS (50) micelles was controlled by tuning the homogenization speed of the micro-emulsion that resulted in the preparation of micelles of two different sizes of approximately 40-nm PS (50-1) approximatelytely 100-nm PS (50-2) micelles.
A high PEG 5 -BP/USPIO ratio (10 mg of PEG 5 -BP/USPIOPIO) was used in oratioto maximize the packing density of PEG molecules on the surface of the NPs, as it has been shown that high PEG packing density results in particles with higher colloidal stability.
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It was hypothesized that increasing PS mol% and decreasing PL-PEG packing density on micelles would determine the rate of internalization of PS-QD micelles by macrophages.
Ethanol concentration (P, g/L) was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) (GC-14B, Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan) using polyethylene glycol (PEG-20 M) packed column, nitrogen as a carrier gas, and a flame ionization detector (FID).
The highly packed PFA-C8 phase (higher-ordered phase) constrained the PEG crystallization, whereas the loosely packed PFA-C8 phase (lower-ordered phase) caused a weak restriction in the PEG crystallization to give relatively ordered PEG crystals.
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However, due to strong static repulsion, 40k PEG chains could not be packed at high density.
However, the system with a higher PEG substitution shows the close packed aggregates in the solution as suggested from the viscosity and fluorescence measurements.
First, the atomically flat surface of the nanoprisms enables homogeneous packing between -ssDNA and PEG spacers, which allows efficient DNA/RNA duplex formation.
The results demonstrate that high PEG density on micelles results in closely packed PEG surface that resembles a brush type conformation, resulting in blocking PS recognition by macrophages [20, 21].
