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Objective
- Running DSC on ribbons
- Running Powder XRD on ribbons
- Testing absorption of ribbons over time
- Synthesis of Beads following Mary's protocol
Description
- Running DSC on ribbons
- weighed out a tzero pan with a hermetic lid
- placed between 3-10 mg of ribbon in it
- seal it up
- Running Powder XRD on ribbons
- a section of ribbon was sliced and dried
- Testing absorption of ribbons over time
- a stock solution of 20ppm was prepared by Eleni
- a chunk of ribbon was weighed and placed in a scintillation vial with 10mL of 20.2ppm Malachite Green Solution
- Extractions were started at 9:20 taken initially and at 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 90
- 50uL sample into 950uL of water
- Synthesis of Beads following Mary's protocol (original synthesis may be viewed here).
- Add 0.51520g PVA and 0.05154g Clay in 6 mL 10% HCl
- 750 uL of 0.8% glutaraldehyde was added to 20 mL of ethyl acetate. The mixture was stirred at maximum speed on a stirrer.
- The PVA-Clay-HCl solution was added to the ethyl acetate mixture in a drop wise manner.
- Depending on the conditions, microbeads should form between 2-3 minutes. As soon as the beads are visible, IMMEDIATELY ADD 25 mL of 0.2 M NaHCO3. Stir for at least 4 minutes, 15 minutes at most.
- Beads will be ready once a clear separation of the water and organic phase is observed. Beads will precipitate to the bottom of the beaker. There will still be some beads left in the organic solvent phase.
- Pour the contents into the falcon tube.
- Centrifuge for 1 min at 3000 rpm.
- Afterwards, remove the organic phase and suspend the beads in distilled water.
Data
DSC Prep
- mass of pan and lid: 0.05254g
- mass of ribbon: 0.00784g
pXRD Prep
- ribbon dry mass of 0.3424 g
Bead Prep
- PVA: 1.00885g
- Clay: 0.11118g
Ribbon Absorption
- Initial Ribbon (wet): 1.3550g
Note of the Day
Started from the bottom now she's here. Team MVP of this week goes to Mary for creating a super cool way to synthesize beads when no one else could. A true champion, pioneer of our time. <3
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Biomaterials Design Lab
