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Abstract

Recurrent contact between water and inert, insoluble, hydrophilic polymers is common in many biological and artificial systems. During the last decade, we have shown that in water perturbed by such contact, supramolecular aggregates form. On lyophilizing the water, which was left over after the polymer was removed, a solid residue remains. The data reported in this paper show that the composition of the residue differs from that of the material with which the water was perturbed. The thermal stability of the residue is extraordinary. The thermal properties and infrared spectrum of the residue depend on the material with which the water had been in recurrent contact. The residues prepared with some types of materials are gels, others are powders and still others are apparently polymers. These residues are a new class of materials: we named this solid "Xerosydryle," from ancient Greek: Xeros (Dry) -Ydro (Water) -Yle (Matter).

Doxorubicin aqueous systems at low concentrations: Interconnection between self-organization, fluorescent and physicochemical properties, and action on hydrobionts

“…Consequently, the SPM and SEM results confirm the DLS data on the formation of a dispersed phase of hundreds of nm in size in dilute Dox solutions, consisting mainly of ordered water, and also indicate its ability, similar to other soft materials ( Lo et al, 2012 ; Elia et al, 2022 ), to self-assemble into spatially organized structures on a substrate.…”