Structure and interfacial properties of phospholipid-containing sponge nanoparticles and their interaction with myoglobin
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2025

Hypothesis: Sponge phase (L3) lipid nanoparticles (L3-NPs) have been shown to have large potential for the encapsulation of biomolecules, such as enzymes, with applications in food and pharmaceutical science. In this study, we introduce new formulations of L3-NPs including the phospholipids dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) and dioleoyltrimethylammonium propane (DOTAP). The interaction of these new L3-NPs with myoglobin is of interest for the development of iron supplements which can be incorporated during food processing. Experiments: We characterized the sample structure by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements with and without the addition of myoglobin. We also tested the myoglobin-lipid interaction in an experimental setup that mimicked the interface between the bilayer and water channels within the bicontinuous sponge structure. This included spreading the L3-NPs onto a hydrophilic surface to form supported lipid bilayers and characterizing their interaction with myoglobin by means of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring and polarized neutron reflectometry. Findings: SAXS data indicate that the new formulations containing DOPC and DOTAP formed a sponge phase in the bulk. The data from the surface techniques showed that deposited bilayers containing DOPC were largely unaffected by the addition of myoglobin, whereas those without DOPC were destabilized and partially removed.

Polarised neutron reflectometry

Supported lipid bilayers

Sponge-phase nanoparticles

Författare

Alessandra Luchini

Universita degli Studi di Perugia

Marshall R. Machingauta

Lunds universitet

Sebastian Köhler

Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS)

Lunds universitet

Jennifer Gilbert

Chalmers, Life sciences, Kemisk biologi

Lunds universitet

Ivan P. Yakimenko

Linköpings universitet

Jens Birch

Linköpings universitet

K. Järrendahl

Linköpings universitet

Joshaniel F.K. Cooper

European Spallation Source (ESS)

Sjoerd Stendahl

Uppsala universitet

Linköpings universitet

Sean Langridge

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Christy Kinane

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Andrew J. Caruana

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Olga Dikaia

Koenigssystems UG

Aleksandr Goikhman

Koenigssystems UG

Alexei Vorobiev

Institut Laue-Langevin

Uppsala universitet

Anton Devishvili

Institut Laue-Langevin

Björgvin Hjörvarsson

Uppsala universitet

T. Nylander

Lunds universitet

Sungkyunkwan University

Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS)

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

0021-9797 (ISSN) 1095-7103 (eISSN)

Vol. 697 137879

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2025)

Molekylärbiologi

Fysikalisk kemi

DOI

10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137879

PubMed

40424802

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