Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide

The emulsifying ability of the naturally occurring surfactant deoxycholic acid (DCA) was improved by dynamic interaction with nanometric layered particles, layered double hydroxide (LDH). As DCA molecules are rigid due to the facial configuration of hydrophobic–hydrophilic groups, they tend to form...

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Main Authors: Jing Xie, Kyounghyoun Lee, Hyeonjin Park, Hyun Jung, Jae-Min Oh
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/3/567
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author Jing Xie
Kyounghyoun Lee
Hyeonjin Park
Hyun Jung
Jae-Min Oh
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Kyounghyoun Lee
Hyeonjin Park
Hyun Jung
Jae-Min Oh
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description The emulsifying ability of the naturally occurring surfactant deoxycholic acid (DCA) was improved by dynamic interaction with nanometric layered particles, layered double hydroxide (LDH). As DCA molecules are rigid due to the facial configuration of hydrophobic–hydrophilic groups, they tend to form molecular aggregation in an acidic condition or imbalanced water–lipid ratios. In this study, the homogeneous hybrids of DCA and LDH were obtained by the in situ growth of LDH at a DCA molecule. The DCA−LDH hybrid successfully prevented the molecular aggregation of DCA at an acidic pH and imbalanced water–to–oil ratio. The dynamic light scattering showed that the hydrodynamic radius of micelle in the emulsion made with DCA−LDH maintained its small size (<500 nm), while upon pH change and dilution with water, that made with DCA only uncontrollably increased up to ~3000 nm. The polydispersity index value of the DCA–LDH emulsion remained constant (<0.3) after the pH change and dilution with water, indicating the high stability of the formulation. Furthermore, time-dependent turbidity monitoring revealed that the DCA-only formulation suffered from serious coalescence and creaming compared with the DCA–LDH formulation. It is suggested that the dynamic interaction between LDH layers and DCA prevented molecular aggregation under unfavorable conditions for the oil–in–water emulsion.
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spelling doaj.art-d61236aaebff44ff804980bf23cf57032023-11-16T17:36:39ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912023-01-0113356710.3390/nano13030567Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double HydroxideJing Xie0Kyounghyoun Lee1Hyeonjin Park2Hyun Jung3Jae-Min Oh4Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of KoreaThe emulsifying ability of the naturally occurring surfactant deoxycholic acid (DCA) was improved by dynamic interaction with nanometric layered particles, layered double hydroxide (LDH). As DCA molecules are rigid due to the facial configuration of hydrophobic–hydrophilic groups, they tend to form molecular aggregation in an acidic condition or imbalanced water–lipid ratios. In this study, the homogeneous hybrids of DCA and LDH were obtained by the in situ growth of LDH at a DCA molecule. The DCA−LDH hybrid successfully prevented the molecular aggregation of DCA at an acidic pH and imbalanced water–to–oil ratio. The dynamic light scattering showed that the hydrodynamic radius of micelle in the emulsion made with DCA−LDH maintained its small size (<500 nm), while upon pH change and dilution with water, that made with DCA only uncontrollably increased up to ~3000 nm. The polydispersity index value of the DCA–LDH emulsion remained constant (<0.3) after the pH change and dilution with water, indicating the high stability of the formulation. Furthermore, time-dependent turbidity monitoring revealed that the DCA-only formulation suffered from serious coalescence and creaming compared with the DCA–LDH formulation. It is suggested that the dynamic interaction between LDH layers and DCA prevented molecular aggregation under unfavorable conditions for the oil–in–water emulsion.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/3/567emulsion formulationemulsifying abilityemulsifierdeoxycholic acidlayered double hydroxide
spellingShingle Jing Xie
Kyounghyoun Lee
Hyeonjin Park
Hyun Jung
Jae-Min Oh
Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
Nanomaterials
emulsion formulation
emulsifying ability
emulsifier
deoxycholic acid
layered double hydroxide
title Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
title_full Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
title_fullStr Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
title_short Enhanced Emulsifying Ability of Deoxycholate through Dynamic Interaction with Layered Double Hydroxide
title_sort enhanced emulsifying ability of deoxycholate through dynamic interaction with layered double hydroxide
topic emulsion formulation
emulsifying ability
emulsifier
deoxycholic acid
layered double hydroxide
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/3/567
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