Metal cations (Mn2+ or Ca2+) in aqueous dispersions of mixtures of diolcoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized DOPE (DOPE-PEG(350)) induce, above a certain amount of the PEG lipid component, a phase transition from the inverted hexagonal phase H-II to the bicontinuous inverted cubic phase Q(224) with space group Pn3m. The process is driven by the decrease of free elastic energy due to the Gaussian curvature of the cubic phase. The structural characterization of the phase behavior over the whole explored range of DOPE-PEG/DOPE weight ratio (3-25%) is reported, focusing on the role of the metal cation in the formation of the 3D cubic lattice. This result may represent a significant progress toward a design-based approach to drug delivery.
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Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Phys, UNESP, IBILCE, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, BrazilLund Univ, Dept Biochem & Struct Biol, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
Feitosa, Eloi
Pessoa Junior, Adalberto
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Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biochem & Pharmaceut Technol, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, BrazilLund Univ, Dept Biochem & Struct Biol, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden