Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 559.

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Thermodynamic Characteristics and Direct AFM Observation of Binary Mixtures of PE with Stearic Acid and Octadecanol

CHANG Yi-Guang, SUN Run-Guang*, HAO Chang-Chun   

  1. Laboratory of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, College of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710062, China
  • Received:2009-06-26 Online:2010-03-10 Published:2010-03-10
  • Contact: SUN Run-Guang. E-mail: sunrunguang@snnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金(批准号: 20772077)和教育部高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金(批准号: 200807180001)资助.

Abstract:

Thermodynamic characteristics of binary mixtures of phosphatidylethanolamine(PE) with stearic acid(SA), and octadecanol(OD) formed at the air/water were investigated in terms of surface pressure(π)-area(A) relation. On the basis of the data, the thermodynamic parameters of compression modulus(CS-1), excess mean area per molecule(Aex), and surface excess Gibbs energy(ΔGex) were calculated. We can quantitatively analyze the molecular interactions in the mixed monolayers. The experimental results showed that the various molar ratios of the two components, PE and SA, PE and OD, influenced thermodynamic parameters. The thermodynamic analysis indicated that the thermodynamic parameters[excess molecular area(Aex), surface excess Gibbs energy(ΔGex)] of PE/SA and PE/OD were obtained maximum negative deviation from the ideal behavior at XSA=0.2, 0.8 and XOD=0.2, suggesting an attractive interaction between molecules. The other way round, the molar ratios of OD at XOD=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, were found to be conspicuously maximum positive, suggesting an intermolecular repulsion. The AFM images of mixed PE/SA and PE/OD monolayers are in favor of the theoretic analysis of the thermodynamic characteristics.

Key words: Phosphatidylethanolamine; Monolayer; Compression modulus; Excess Gibbs energy; Atomic force microscopy

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