Antimicrobial polymer surfaces containing quaternary ammonium centers (QACs): Synthesis and mechanism of action
O Santoro, L Izzo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Synthetic polymer surfaces provide an excellent opportunity for developing materials with
inherent antimicrobial and/or biocidal activity, therefore representing an answer to the …
inherent antimicrobial and/or biocidal activity, therefore representing an answer to the …
[HTML][HTML] Research advancements in nanoparticles and cell-based drug delivery systems for the targeted killing of cancer cells
MA Abdessalem, SA Adham - Oncology Research, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nanotechnology in cancer therapy has significantly advanced treatment precision,
effectiveness, and safety, improving patient outcomes and personalized care. Engineered …
effectiveness, and safety, improving patient outcomes and personalized care. Engineered …
Cocamidopropyl betaine can behave as a cationic surfactant and electrostatically associate with polyacids of high molecular weight
MO Ferreira, HFC de Assis, AM Percebom - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many practical applications, especially cosmetics, use mixtures of zwitterionic surfactants
with polymers, but the scarcity of studies limits the control of their mixture properties. In the …
with polymers, but the scarcity of studies limits the control of their mixture properties. In the …
Inducing pH control over the critical micelle concentration of zwitterionic surfactants via polyacids adsorption: Effect of chain length and structure
Hypothesis The critical concentration above which micelles form from zwitterionic surfactant
solutions and their thermodynamic stability is affected by the interaction with weak Brønsted …
solutions and their thermodynamic stability is affected by the interaction with weak Brønsted …
Impact of Chemically Specific Interactions between Anions and Weak Polyacids on Chain Ionization, Conformations, and Solution Energetics
M Mella, A Tagliabue - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The presence of salts in a solution containing weak polyelectrolytes is known to modify both
their titration behavior and conformations due to electrostatic screening. Instead, little is …
their titration behavior and conformations due to electrostatic screening. Instead, little is …
Evidences for charged hydrogen bonds on surfaces bearing weakly basic pendants: The case of PMMA–ran–PDMAEMA polymeric films
M Mella, A Tagliabue, S Vaghi, L Izzo - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Positively charging a solid surface usually confers on it a bactericidal action that increases
with the charge density. The latter may be modulated by chemically specific interactions …
with the charge density. The latter may be modulated by chemically specific interactions …
Interaction between surfaces decorated with like-charged pendants: Unravelling the interplay between energy and entropy leading to attraction
M Mella, A Tagliabue, L Izzo - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The stronger motional coupling between monovalent counterions neutralizing
homogeneously like-charged surfaces induced by an increase in charge density is known to …
homogeneously like-charged surfaces induced by an increase in charge density is known to …
[HTML][HTML] On the role played by hydrogen bonding between water soluble polyacids and surfactants on their micellization as a function of pH
M Monti, A Tagliabue, S Brenna, M Mella… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen bonds between carboxylic groups of hydrophilic polyacids and anionic moieties in
surfactant headgroups may reduce the critical concentration above which surfactants …
surfactant headgroups may reduce the critical concentration above which surfactants …