Modulating the Partitioning of Microparticles in a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Dextran (DEX) Aqueous Biphasic System by Surface Modification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Polymer-Bound Magnetic Particles
2.3. Preparation of the ATPS Solutions
2.4. Partition Observation of Polymer-Bound Magnetic Particles
3. Results
3.1. Theoretical Considerations
3.2. Partitioning of Unmodified PS Microbeads in PEG-DEX ATPS
3.3. Partitioning of Amino-Dextran (aDEX)-Modified Microbeads in PEG-DEX ATPS
3.4. Partitioning of Methoxy-Polyethylene Glycol Amine (mPEG)-Modified Microbeads in PEG-DEX ATPS
3.5. Partitioning of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)-Modified Microbeads in PEG-DEX ATPS
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Byun, C.K.; Kim, M.; Kim, D. Modulating the Partitioning of Microparticles in a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Dextran (DEX) Aqueous Biphasic System by Surface Modification. Coatings 2018, 8, 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8030085
Byun CK, Kim M, Kim D. Modulating the Partitioning of Microparticles in a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Dextran (DEX) Aqueous Biphasic System by Surface Modification. Coatings. 2018; 8(3):85. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8030085
Chicago/Turabian StyleByun, Chang Kyu, Minkyung Kim, and Daehee Kim. 2018. "Modulating the Partitioning of Microparticles in a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Dextran (DEX) Aqueous Biphasic System by Surface Modification" Coatings 8, no. 3: 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8030085