Stock solutions of [Cho][DHP], [Cho][OAc], and [Cho][Cl]
were prepared as previously described.63 (link)Table 5 shows the
composition of the formulation buffers developed herein. For each,
stock solutions were prepared. The specified components were dissolved
in ultrapure water (ELGA LabWater, High Wycombe, UK) in a glass vial
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) and mixed by means
of vortex and sonication for 30 min at 25 °C.
Ionogel formulations were prepared by stirring each
IL with silk
fibroin solution at 25 °C, and the desired formulation buffer
(Table 5) was added
dropwise to achieve a silk fibroin/formulation buffer/IL ratio of
1:1.6:12.8, by weight. In the absence of IL, systems contained a silk
fibroin/formulation buffer ratio of 1:1.6 by weight and prepared as
before. To produce the PVP inclusive formulations, silk fibroin and
PVP were mixed at a ratio of 1:1 by weight, and the desired formulation
buffer in the presence and absence of IL was added as before. Each
system developed herein consisted of 4 mg/mL of phenobarbital. Sodium
hydroxide and hydrochloric acid were added dropwise to obtain a formulation
pH of 6.5; ensured by pH measurement with the pH electrode Mettler
Toledo InLab Micro (Wolflabs, Pocklington, York, UK).
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