Jesús A. Valencia-Gallegos

Jesús A. Valencia-Gallegos


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2017 in Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
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DSDiana Sampogna-Mireles
Diana Sampogna-Mireles
IAIngrid D. Araya-Durán
Ingrid D. Araya-Durán
VMValeria Márquez-Miranda
Valeria Márquez-Miranda
JVJesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
Jesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
FGFernando Gonzalez-Nilo
Fernando Gonzalez-Nilo

1 April 2016 in Journal of Chromatography A
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MMarco Mata
Marco Mata
SYSena Yaman
Sena Yaman
JVJesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
Jesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
CTCanan Tari
Canan Tari
Marco Rito-PalomaresMarco Rito-Palomares
Marco Rito-Palomares
JGJosé González-Valdez
José González-Valdez

21 April 2018 in Molecules
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MEMariana E. Elizondo-García
Mariana E. Elizondo-García
VMValeria Márquez-Miranda
Valeria Márquez-Miranda
IAIngrid Araya-Durán
Ingrid Araya-Durán
JVJesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
Jesús A. Valencia-Gallegos
FGFernando Gonzalez-Nilo
Fernando Gonzalez-Nilo
Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers (JDs) are repetitively branched molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic components that self-assemble in water to form a variety of morphologies, including vesicles analogous to liposomes with potential pharmaceutical and medical application. To date, the self-assembly of JDs has not been fully investigated thus it is important to gain insight into its mechanism and dependence on JDs’ molecular structure. In this study, the aggregation behavior in water of a second-generation bis-MPA JD was evaluated using experimental and computational methods. Dispersions of JDs in water were carried out using the thin-film hydration and ethanol injection methods. Resulting assemblies were characterized by dynamic light scattering, confocal microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Furthermore, a coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG-MD) simulation was performed to study the mechanism of JDs aggregation. The obtaining of assemblies in water with no interdigitated bilayers was confirmed by the experimental characterization and CG-MD simulation. Assemblies with dendrimersome characteristics were obtained using the ethanol injection method. The results of this study establish a relationship between the molecular structure of the JD and the properties of its aggregates in water. Thus, our findings could be relevant for the design of novel JDs with tailored assemblies suitable for drug delivery systems.