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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2025

Millisecond Phase Transition Kinetics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles Observed by Time-Resolved Small Angle X-ray Solution Scattering.

Changmin Lee, Arnold M Chan, Adam K Nijhawan, Madeline B Ho, Irina Kosheleva, Lin X Chen

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Changmin LeeDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-4141
Arnold M ChanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-0636
Adam K NijhawanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-1850
Madeline B HoDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-2132
Irina KoshelevaCenter for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Lin X ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-6687

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Capturing Transient Protein Structures on Multiple Spatial and Temporal ScalesR01GM115761 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, LIN X · 2015 to 2023
$3.0M
Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern UniversityT32GM140995 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Heather Wendy Pinkett, Reza Vafabakhsh · 2021 to 2026
$2.5M
BioCARS: A Synchrotron Structure Biology ResourceR24GM111072 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MOFFAT, JOHN KEITH · 2013 to 2016
$2.3M
Argonne National Laboratory DE-AC02-06CH11357National Institute of Health R01-GM115761NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115761NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM111072NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM140995NIGMS NIH HHS T32GM140995NIH-NIGMS R24GM111072
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Abstract

This study investigates the dynamic behavior of lyotropic liquid crystal nanoparticles (LCNPs), which are widely recognized for their applications in drug delivery. By employing nanosecond near-infrared laser pulse-induced temperature jump (T-jump) and time-resolved X-ray solution scattering, the structural dynamics of phase transitions in phytantriol-based cubosomes and hexosomes are revealed. Both cubosome and hexosome LCNPs undergo phase transitions into noncrystalline phases at high temperatures. Their phase transition kinetics, occurring within milliseconds (ms) and involving one intermediate structure, are captured. Additionally, the reverse self-assembly processes of LCNPs were observed, occurring on the timescale of a few hundred ms. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of LCNP T-jump induced phase transitions on the ms timescale and their reverse self-assembly. These findings provide valuable insights into the LCNP phase transition processes, with potential implications for drug delivery applications.

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lyotropic liquid crystal nanoparticlephase transition kineticstemperature jumptime‐resolved X‐ray solution scattering

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PMID40293325
PMCPMC12276034

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