A new pH-responsive block copolymer, methoxy poly（ethylene glycol）-b-poly[5-methacrylamido- pentylamine hydrochloride]（mPEG-b-PMAAPA） was synthesized and characterized in this paper. The monomer 5-methacrylamido-p...A new pH-responsive block copolymer, methoxy poly（ethylene glycol）-b-poly[5-methacrylamido- pentylamine hydrochloride]（mPEG-b-PMAAPA） was synthesized and characterized in this paper. The monomer 5-methacrylamido-pentylamine hydrochloride（MAAPA） and the macroinitiator（mPEG-ACVA） were synthesized, re- spectively, and mPEG-b-PMAAPA was then obtained by free radical polymerization. The structure and molecular weight of mPEG-b-PMAAPA were cont]rmed by hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance（~H NMR） spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography with multiangle laser light scattering（GPC-MALLS） measurements. At a low pH, it is hydrophilic due to the protonation of the primary amine groups. With increasing pH value, deprotonation occurs and the hydrophobicity of PMAAPA block increases. This molecular feature leads to interesting aggregation behavior of mPEG-b-PMAAPA in aqueous solutions at different pH values as revealed by dynamic light scattering（DLS） measurements, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） observations and resonance light scattering（RLS） measure- ments.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China（No.2009CB930103） and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China（No.ZR2011BM002）.
文摘A new pH-responsive block copolymer, methoxy poly（ethylene glycol）-b-poly[5-methacrylamido- pentylamine hydrochloride]（mPEG-b-PMAAPA） was synthesized and characterized in this paper. The monomer 5-methacrylamido-pentylamine hydrochloride（MAAPA） and the macroinitiator（mPEG-ACVA） were synthesized, re- spectively, and mPEG-b-PMAAPA was then obtained by free radical polymerization. The structure and molecular weight of mPEG-b-PMAAPA were cont]rmed by hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance（~H NMR） spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography with multiangle laser light scattering（GPC-MALLS） measurements. At a low pH, it is hydrophilic due to the protonation of the primary amine groups. With increasing pH value, deprotonation occurs and the hydrophobicity of PMAAPA block increases. This molecular feature leads to interesting aggregation behavior of mPEG-b-PMAAPA in aqueous solutions at different pH values as revealed by dynamic light scattering（DLS） measurements, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） observations and resonance light scattering（RLS） measure- ments.
