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Measurement of cloud point temperature in polymer solutions.
2013
A temperature-controlled turbidity measurement apparatus for the characterization of polymer solutions has been instrumented and set up. The main features are the coupled temperature-light transmittance measurement and the accurate temperature control, achieved by means of peltier cells. The apparatus allows to measure cloud point temperatures by adopting different cooling protocols: low rate for quasi-equilibrium measurements and high rate for detect kinetic effects. A ternary polymeric solution was adopted as case study system showing that cooling rate affects the measured cloud point temperature.
Thermodynamics of cyclodextrin-star copolymer threading-dethreading process
2015
We investigated the interactions of a star-like copolymer with cyclodextrins (CD) with different cavity size. Direct measurements of thermodynamic properties were done, and the application of proper molecular models was useful for the interpretation of the involved phenomena. The CD–copolymer inclusion complexes were characterized by isothermal titration calorimetry. The copolymer aggregation induced by temperature was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, volume and compressibility measurements. The behavior of the ternary T1107/CD/water mixture was interpreted considering competing equilibria. The investigated systems showed an interesting temperature responsive behavior so t…
Chiral recognition of protected amino acids by means of fluorescent binary complex pyrene/heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin
2006
The ability of the binary complex pyrene (Py)/heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (am-β-CD) to act as a chiral selector was tested at two pH values (8.0 and 9.0). Phenylalanine (Phe), methionine (Met) and histidine (His) were used as chiral model molecules. The stability of ternary complexes Py/am-β-CD/amino acid was determined by means of spectrofluorimetric measurements. The data collected showed an increase in stability going from the binary to ternary complex and above all the possibility to use the binary complex as a chiral selector. Finally, data collected at two pH values showed that the binary complex is a better chiral selector when charged rather than in its neutral form.
The binary pyrene/heptakis-(6-amino-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin complex: A suitable chiral discriminator. Spectrofluorimetric study of the effect of some…
2002
The effect of some α-amino acids and their esters on the stability of the binary pyrene/heptakis-(6-amino-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (py/am-β-CD) complex has been studied by means of fluorescence spectroscopy at two pH values (8.0 and 9.0). The binary complex was generally stabilized by adding the ternary agent at pH 8.0. A more varied substrate effect is observed at pH 9.0 where am-β-CD is present in the uncharged form. The conditional constant (β2) values determined by L/D α-amino acids show that the binary complex is a suitable receptor for chiral recognition. The enantiomer selectivity values obtained, ranging from 1.2 up to 7.4, are generally higher than those reported for α-amino acids a…
SEVERAL COORDINATION MODES OF 5-AMINO-1,3,4-THIADIAZOLE-2-SULFONAMIDE (HATS) WITH Cu(II), Ni(II) AND Zn(II): MIMETIC TERNARY COMPLEXES OF CARBONIC AN…
2001
Abstract The coordination properties of 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide (Hats) with Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) ions, are analyzed. Although the ligand presents several donor atoms, we have only observed three coordination behaviors: (i) as a monodentate ligand through the Nsulfonamido atom, (ii) as a bridging ligand linking the metal ions through the Nsulfonamido and Nthiadizole atoms and (iii) as a bridging ligand linking metal ions through the N and O atoms of the sulfonamidate group. It is noteworthy that coordination mode (iii) is observed for the first time in heterocyclic sulfonamides complexes. In addition, the conformation of the Hats as counter-ion is analyzed and compared w…
Liquid–liquid phase behavior of toluene/polyethylene oxide/poly(ethylene oxide-b-dimethylsiloxane) polymer-containing ternary mixtures
2003
The experimental data of phase diagrams for both polyethylene oxide/poly(ethylene oxide-b-dimethylsiloxane) binary and toluene/polyethylene oxide/poly(ethylene oxide-b-dimethylsiloxane) ternary polymer-containing systems was obtained at atmosphere pressure by light scattering method. The critical points for some pre-selected compositions and the pressure effect on the phase transition behavior of ternary system were investigated by turbidity measurements. The chosen system is a mixture of ternary which is one of the very few abnormal polymer-containing systems exhibiting pressure-induced both miscibility and immiscibility. This unusual behavior is related to the toluene concentration in the…
A spectrofluorimetric study of binary fluorophore-cyclodextrin complexes used as chiral selectors
2005
Abstract Six binary complexes between three fluorophores (pyrene, xanthone and anthraquinone) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) or heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (am-β-CD) were tested at two pH values (8.0 and 9.0) as chiral selectors for three α-amino acids chosen as model. The conditional constant (β2T) values for ternary complexes (fluorophore-CD-amino acid), determined by means of fluorescence spectroscopy, showed that the binary complexes are suitable receptors for chiral recognition. The effect of α-amino acids on stability and stoichiometric ratio of the binary complexes has also been studied. The binary complexes were in most cases stabilized by adding the ternary agent. The tr…
Polymeric scaffolds prepared via Thermally Induced Phase Separation (TIPS): Tuning of structure and morphology
2007
Scaffolds suitable for tissue engineering applications were prepared by Thermally Induced Phase Separation (TIPS) starting from a ternary solution PLLA/dioxane/water. The experimental protocol consisted of three consecutive steps, a first quench from the homogeneous solution to an appropriate demixing temperature (within the metastable region), a holding stage for a given residence time and a final quench from the demixing temperature to a low temperature (within the unstable region). A large variety of morphologies, in terms of average pore size and interconnection, were obtained upon modifying the demixing time and temperature, owing to the interplay of nucleation and growth processes dur…
Genotoxic Potential of N ‐(Benzothiazolyl)sulfonamide Copper(II) Complexes on Yeast Cells Transformed with YEGFP Expression Constructs Containing the…
2006
Four ternary complexes [Cu(L)2(phen)] where L is an N(benzothiazol-2-yl)sulfonamide derivative have been prepared and their ability to cleave DNA has been studied. The complexes were structurally characterized with the aid of single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Whereas the molecular structure of the [Cu(L1)2(phen)] (1) [HL1 = N-(6-chlorobenzothiazol-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide] and [Cu(L3)2(phen)] (3) [HL3 = N-(benzothiazol-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide] complexes can best be described as having a distorted squareplanar geometry, that of the [Cu(L4)2(phen)] (4) [HL4 = N(benzothiazol-2-yl)toluenesulfonamide] complex shows a strictly square-planar geometry. The [Cu(L2)2(phen)MeOH] (2) [HL2 = N-(6-chl…
Determination of χ from liquid-liquid phase data in ternary polymer systems (solvent/polymer/polymer) with hydrogen bonding
2008
Two different models accounting for the dependences of χ and g interaction parameters on both temperature and composition have been applied to different ternary polymer systems (TPS) solvent(1)/polymer(2)/polymer(3). The ana- lyzed TPS have consisted on ten different polymer mixtures in chloroform as common solvent that can specifically interact via hydrogen bond. Experimental ternary phase diagrams determined by liquid chromatography were taken from literature. The application of the two models to the experimental data have served to obtain χij and gij interaction parameters for all the binary ij (ij = 12, 13, 23) interactions established between the three components of the system, with si…