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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2023, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (9): 1018-1028.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2023.09.004

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Self-assembly of oleic acid in aqueous solution of choline hydroxide and effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the pH window thereof for vesicle formation

Liang Xin,Xu Huifang*(),Lu Song,Li Yuanyuan,Wang Sijia,Xie Caixia   

  1. College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450046, China
  • Received:2023-01-18 Revised:2023-08-29 Online:2023-09-22 Published:2023-09-26
  • Contact: * Tel.: +86-15253154580, E-mail: hfxu@hactcm.edu.cn.

Abstract:

Fatty acid vesicles have closed bilayer structure and can encapsulate active molecules. Taking oleic acid (OA) as model fatty acid, the phase regions including micelles, vesicles, emulsion and oil-water separation were designated using pH titration curve and visual observation method. The pH window of OA/hydroxide choline (ChOH) vesicles was determined to be 7.5-9.1. The size and morphology of OA/ChOH vesicles were characterized using dynamic light scattering, phase contrast microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, showing size polydispersity. An anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), was added to OA/ChOH system, aiming to shift and expand the pH window of OA/ChOH vesicles to a range from being acidic to slightly alkaline, depending on the molar ratio (x) of SDS. At x=0.1, the pH window could be shifted to lower pH which matched the pH range of body fluid. With increasing x, the pH window was significantly broadened towards acidity, even reaching a very low pH of 1.3. The hydrogen bonding between SDS and OA molecules played a key role in the vesicle formation in the lower pH range, which had replaced the hydrogen bonding between acid-soap dimers of fatty acids. The composite vesicles as capsules had higher encapsulation efficiency, drug-loading capacity, and sustained drug release properties. This research work could provide a theoretical guidance for potential application in drug delivery and cosmetics.

Key words: oleic acid, choline hydroxide, sodium dodecyl sulfate, fatty acid vesicle, pH window

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423