This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. We propose to use SAXS to characterize a mixed micellar system of PEG-phospholipids and egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (EYPC), selected to control the particle size and shape of the micelles for drug delivery applications. The size and shape will be controlled by the amount of local curvature introduced by the surfactants by varying the size of the PEG polymer and the relative amounts of PEG-phospholipid and EYPC. The morphology and size of the hydrophobic core wiII be determined and compared with the drug solubilization potential of the mixture. We will use the results to test a hypothesis that by increasing the volume of the hydrophobic core of the micelles, through control of the micelle particle size and shape, that the solubilization potential of the mixture can be increased. This is an essential step in the development of a new, potentially more effective, drug delivery method.
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