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    Citation - WoS: 15
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    Phase Behavior of Dspc/Peg40st Mixtures at Higher Emulsifier Contents
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Kılıç, Sevgi; Bölükçü, Elif Şeniz
    Phase behaviors of 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and polyoxyethylene(40)stearate (PEG40St) were investigated with Langmuir monolayer isotherms and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) imaging at DSPC/PEG40St molar ratios ranging from 9:1 to 5:5. Two plateaus were found in the Langmuir isotherms which were relatively shorter for the 9:1 mixture and extended significantly by increasing the PEG40St content, indicating that the PEG40St squeezed out whereas more emulsifier retained in the monolayer at higher PEG40St contents. A strong hysteresis was observed when the mixed monolayers were subjected to compression-expansion cycles. The degree of hysteresis for the first cycles also increased with increasing PEG40St content in the monolayer. Gray scale intensities in the Brewster angle microscopy images were determined for pure DSPC and pure PEG40St and a scale was established to better interpret the morphologies for the mixtures. Bud and vessels formed during the PEG40St squeezed out upon compression. Upon expansion, PEG40St and DSPC is reappeared on the monolayer. When considered BAM images together with the Langmuir isotherm, PEG40St molecules were found to be well distributed within the DSPC molecules at lower DSPC/PEG40St mole ratios and mostly phase separated at higher mole ratios. It was concluded that higher PEG40St content would be advantageous for the design of an efficient and cheaper ultrasound contrast agents.
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    Citation - WoS: 4
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    Quantification of Peg40st Squeeze Out From Dspc/Peg40st Monolayers at Higher Molar Ratios
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Kılıç, Sevgi
    Mixtures of 1,2 Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and polyoxyethylene-40-stearate (PEG40St) were prepared at different molar ratios and their miscibility were investigated using Langmuir isotherms. Pure DSPC monolayer exhibited a liquid-condensed (LC) phase whereas PEG40St monolayer exhibited liquid-expanded (LE) phase at the air-water interface at 22 ± 2 °C. At the collapse pressure of 33 mN/m, the PEG40St mean molecular area was calculated to be 28 Å2/molecule for 9:1 composition and 50 Å2/molecule for 5:5 composition, showing an increasing trend with the emulsifier content. A quantification method was developed to estimate the squeeze out amount of PEG40St from Langmuir isotherms of the DSPC/PEG40St mixtures at different molar ratios. Almost 93%, 82%, and 53% of PEG40St displaced for the 9:1, 7:3, and 5:5 mixtures, respectively, at the end of the first collapse plateau and showed a decreasing trend with the PEG40St content. Remaining PEG40St squeezed out at the end of the second collapse plateau, where 20% of PEG40St still contained within the 5:5 composition. It was concluded that increasing PEG40St content would be advantageous to design more stable lipid based microbubbles.