Y-shaped block copolymers of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) synthesized by ATRP

Novel Y-shaped block copolymers of poly（ethylene glycol） and poly（N-isopropylacrylamide）, PEG-b-（PNIPAM）2, were successfully synthesized through atom transfer radical polymerization （ATRP）. A difunctional macroinitiator was prepared by esterification of 2,2-dichloroacetyl chloride with poly（ethylene glycol） monomethyl ether （PEG）. The copolymers were obtained via the ATRP ofN-isopropylacrylamide （NIPAM） at 30℃ with CuCl/Me6TREN as a catalyst system and DMF/H2O （v/v = 3：1） mixture as solvent. The resulting copolymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography （GPC） and ^1H NMR. These block copolymers show controllable molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions （PDI 〈 1.15）. Their phase transition temperatures and the corresponding enthalpy changes in aqueous solution were measured by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. As a result, the phase transition temperature of PEG45-b-（PNIPAM55）2 is higher than that of PNIPAM, however, the corresponding enthalpy change is much lower, indicating the significant influence of the macromolecular composition and architecture on the phase transition.

Reversible Aggregation Kinetics of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) in Aqueous Solutions Revealed by Elastic Light Scattering Spectroscopy

Poly（N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone） [P（NIPAM-co-NVP）] copolymers with different content of N-vinylpyrrolidone （NVP） were synthesized, and reversible aggregation kinetics of the copolymers in aqueous solutions was investigated with elastic light scattering （ELS） spectra. The results indicated that the apparent activation energy of aggregation process during heating and dissociation process during cooling increased with the NVP content increasing. The phase transition temperature also increased as the content of NVP increased, suggesting that the hydrophilic nature of NVP strongly affected the phase behavior of the copolymer solutions. The higher the content of NVP, the higher the temperature required to break the balance between the hydrophilic and hydrophobie interaction. Besides, during heating and cooling process, the phase transition hysteresis of P（NIPAM-co-NVP） chains decreased when the hydrophilic comonomer increased.

Synthesis and Properties of Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) and Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) Hydrogels

The thermosensitive poly （ N-isopropylacrylamide ） （PNIPAAm） and poly （N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide） [ poly （NIPAAm-co-AAm） ] hydrogels with different acrylamide molar percentage are prepared by radiation polymerization using Co^60 γ-ray. Their swelling equilibrium data in the media of deionized water, NaCl aqueous solutions and different pH buffer solutions are determined. It appears that lower critical solution temperature （LCST） of the hydrogels will drop with the increase of ionic strength and increase with the rising of acrylamide content, A semi-empirical formula is set up with the experimental results. Moreover, it also indicates that this copolymer is pH-sensitive, which is similar to the homopolymer of PNIPAAm.

Microwave-assisted Preparation of Temperature Sensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel with Improved Responsive Properties

Poly（N-isopropylacrylamide）-based hydrogel was prepared under microwave irradiation The hydrogel thus prepared, comparing with that prepared by thermal heating method, exhibits faster swelling and shrinking kinetics. The improved responsive properties are due to the more heterogeneous and porous networks formed under microwave irradiation.

Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide Hydrogel Based Fluoroimmunoassay of Methyltestosterone

A novel immunoassay method for methyltestosterone (MT) in serum ovas developed.The antigen of MT (Ag(MT))was synthesized by covalently bonding MT to BSA and raising its antibody (Ab(MT)). Ab(MT) was con.jugated to poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (p-NIPAAm) to form Ab(MT) bound thermally reversible hydrogel p-NIPAAm-Ab((MT) A competitive immunoassay method based on the competition of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) labeled MT antigen (FITC-Ag(MT)) and free MT with limited amount of p-NIPAAm-Ab(MT) was established. The separation in the assay process was achieved by precipitation of the immuno-complex above its critical solution temperature. The detection limit for MT is 50ng/ml. The recoveries of MT from human serum are satisfactory.

THERMAL-SENSITIVE BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN-CONTAINING POLY(NISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE)HYDROGELS CROSSLINKED BY Si—O—Si BONDS—SYNTHESIS,CHARACTERIZATION AND PROLONGING IN VITRO RELEASE OF 5-FLUOROURACIL

A series of novel p（N-isopropylacrylamide） （PNIPAM） hydrogels were synthesized by radical copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide （NIPAM） and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane （MPTMS）. The copolymers were then crosslinked through hydrolysis of the siloxane in acetic acid/water mixed solvent. Beta-cyclodextrin （Beta-CD） was introduced into the polymeric networks by condensation of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane derived beta-cyclodextrin （KH560-beta-CD） with MPTMS under acidic condition. These gels were heterogeneous, porous and exhibited fast deswelling kinetics when the temperature was elevated to above lower critical solution temperature （LCST）. The swelling ratios of the gels containing beta-CD at room temperature were higher than that of the normal PNIPAM hydrogel, which was caused by the lower crosslinking density in beta-CD contained gels. In comparison to that of the normal PNIPAM gel, the amount of loaded-drug in the hydrogel containing beta-CD was higher, and the release time of 5-fluorouracil （5-Fu） was prolonged, which was attributed to the formation of inclusion compounds between 5-Fu and beta-CD in gel network.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based Vertically Sandwich-typed Hydrogel with Fast Temperature-response Speed and Its Controlled-release Characteristics

A novel poly（N-isopropylacrylamide）-based sandwich-typed hydrogel, which was featured with both ends of linear poly（N-isopropylaerylamide） （PNIPAM） chains being grafted onto cross-linked PNIPAM chains, was successfully prepared in a three-step process by a method of sequential synthesis. The proposed hydrogel displays faster and hydration/dehydration dynamic response to temperature cycling owing to linear PNIPAM chains to form big-pore structure. This work may lead to high attraction for targeting drug delivery systems, polymeric pump, sensors and so on.

Temperature-pH Sensitive IPN Hydrogels Composed of Silk Sericin and Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

Interpenetrating polymer network （IPN） composed of silk sericin （SS） and poly（N-isopropylacrylamide） （PNIPAAm） was prepared. The morphology of the IPNs, in which the SS phase was stained with ammonium cuprate, was examined with TEM and a relative homogeneous distribution of the two polymers was exhibited. The swelling behavior of the IPN hydrogels showed both temperature and pH dependences.

THE ADSORPTION OF LINEAR POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE)CHAINS ON SURFACTANT-FREE POLYSTYRENE NANOPARTICLES

The adsorption of linear poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) chains on surfactant-free polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles was used as a model system to study the hydrophobic adsorption of polymer on the surface, because the hydrophobility of PNIPAM can be continuously varied by a small temperature change. The adsorption was investigated by a combination of static and dynamic laser light scattering (LLS) measurements. In static LLS, the absolute excess scattered light intensity led to the amount of PNIPAM adsorbed on the surface. In dynamic LLS, the hydrodynamic thickness of the adsorbed PNIPAM layer was accurately measured. For a given particle concentration, the adsorption increases as the PNIPAM concentration and the incubation temperature increase. The average density of the adsorbed PNIPAM layer is reciprocally proportional to the number of the PNIPAM chains on the surface, revealing a simple scaling of the chain density distribution. The adsorption follows the Langmuir's isotherm. The enthalpy change estimated from the adsorption at 25 degrees C and 30 degrees C is slightly positive, indicating that the adsorption involves the coil-to-globule transition of the chains on the surface.

Thermo-Responsive Electrospun Nanofibers from Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide )/Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Blends

A novel nanofiber composite poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm)/polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP)was successfully prepared by electrospinning.Analogous medicated fibers loaded with ketoprofen(KET)as a model drug were prepared.X-ray diffraction(XRD)demonstrated that the drug was presented in the fibers with an amorphous form.Both scanning and transmission electron microscopy showed that the fibers had an even diameter and smooth surface,and no phase separation was observed.The KET loaded nanofibers did not affect the morphology of the fibers,and no drug aggregation was separated from the polymer fibers.Water contact angle measurements proved that the PNIPAAm/PVP fibers switched from hydrophilic to hydrophobic when the temperature increased the lower critical solution temperature of 32℃.In vitro drug release studies were also undertaken and the result indicated that the PNIPAAm/PVP blend nanofiber presented the properties of the two polymers,having temperature-sensitive systems with sustained release properties.In addition,MTT assay demonstrated that the nanofiber film was non-toxic and suitable for cell growth.Thus,the nanofiber can be used as thermoresponsive carriers for sustained release of poor water soluble drugs.

Laterally Sandwich-typed Hydrogel Columns with Liner Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Layer:Preparation, Swelling/deswelling Kinetics and Drug Delivery Characteristics

A novel thermo-responsive hydrogel column, featured with both ends of linear poly（N- isopropylacrylarnide） （PNIPAM） chains being grafted onto cross-linked PNIPAM chains, was reported. The laterally sandwich-typed hydrogel columns were fabricated by radical polymerization in a three-step process using a method of ice-melting synthesis. The initiating path, morphology and thermoresponsive characteristics of the prepared hydrogel columns were experimentally studied. The results show that the hydrogel column obtained by the initiator inside part has more quick swelling and deswelling rates responsing to temperature cycling than other hydrogels owing to linear PNIPAM chains to form supermacroporous structure. The proposed hydrogel structure provide a new mode of the phase transition behavior for thermo-sensitive ＂smart＂ or ＂intelligent＂ monodisperse micro-actuators, which is highly attractive for targeting drug delivery systems, chemical separations, and sensors and so on.

Preparation and chromatographic evaluation of thermoresponsive N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers stationary phases containing amino groups

Two cationic thermoresponsive stationary phases were designed and prepared containing poly [ N-isopropylacrylamide-co-（ 2-dimethylamino ） ethylmethacrylate ] and poly [ N-isopropylacryl- amide-co-（2-diethylamino） ethylmethacrylate] via a simple method, the direct copolymerization of monomers with double bonds on silica surfaces. The two copolymers were synthesized by radical polymerization and then characterized using Fourier transform infrared and gel permeation chroma- tography. The thermoresponsive property and amounts of copolymers grafted on silica were deter- mined through transmittance measurements and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. The copol- ymers grafted silica particles were then applied as high-performance liquid phase （HPLC） stationary phases for chromatographic separation. Chromatographic properties of mobile phases at different pH values were evaluated by changing temperatures and using benzene and hydrocortisone as the test an- alytes. Retention time of the analytes was prolonged with increasing temperature on both thermore- sponsive columns due to enhanced hydrophobic interaction between analytes and stationary phases. The resolution increased with increasing pH of mobile phase. The optimal separation was obtained at phosphate buffer solution （ 10 raM, pH 8. 0） and at 50 ℃. The pH of mobile phase had a crucial effect on separation efficiency. The results illustrated that poly（ N-isopropylacrylamide-co-（2-diethyl- amino） ethylmethacrylate ] copolymer modified silica was more advantageous for the temperature-re- sponsive chromatographic separation because its lower critical solution temperature was relatively lower compared to the poly [ N-isopropylacrylamide-co-（2-dimethylamino） ethylmethacrylate ] sta- tionary phase.

偶氮苯基小分子光控聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺在离子液体中的自组装

偶氮苯基材料因其具有可逆的光致顺反异构特性,可调控聚合物的自组装行为而受到广泛关注。采用不同结构且广泛商业化的偶氮苯基小分子(偶氮苯(AZO)、对羟基偶氮苯(AZO-OH)、对氨基偶氮苯(AZO-NH2)、二甲基黄[AZO-N(CH_(3))_(2)])作为光分子开关,控制聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAm)在1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑双(三氟甲基磺酰基)亚胺([C2mim][NTf_(2)])离子液体中的自组装行为,探讨不同偶氮苯基末端基元对于PNIPAm自组装相行为的影响。结果表明,偶氮苯基小分子均能有效调控PNIPAm在[C2mim][NTf_(2)]离子液体中的相变响应行为,但不同的末端基元对于PNIPAm的相变温度及相变区间影响甚微。结合原位变温红外谱图分析可知,紫外光照强化了PNIPAm与离子液体之间的相互作用,从而抑制了PNIPAm侧链间的相互聚集,这将促进紫外光照条件下“溶剂化”效应的发生,可获得更低的相变温度。

智能窗口用热响应聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)水凝胶的研究进展

本文综述了智能窗口用热响应聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)水凝胶的热响应机理,介绍了该水凝胶材料的制备方法及相关的性能,阐述了影响PTC效应的主要因素及提高其稳定性的方法,展望了智能窗口用热响应聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)水凝胶未来的研究方向和发展前景。

聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺/聚丙烯酸水凝胶的制备及性能研究

当外界环境发生变化时,环境敏感型水凝胶的物理性质或化学性质会随之发生改变,大部分水凝胶对环境的响应比较单一。以丙烯酸(AA)和N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAm)为原料制备的聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺/聚丙烯酸水凝胶既可以对温度变化也可以对pH值变化做出响应。实验采用一锅法制备了聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺/聚丙烯酸水凝胶,通过调节丙烯酸的中和度、丙烯酸(AA)和N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAm)两种单体的配比、交联剂N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰(BIS)和引发剂过硫酸钾(KPS)的用量,研究其对水凝胶的吸水性能、拉伸性能的影响,并考察了所制备的聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺/聚丙烯酸水凝胶对温度及pH响应性能。实验结果表明:当丙烯酸的中和度为125%、n(NIPAm)∶n(AA)=0.3∶1、BIS的质量分数为0.5%、KPS的质量分数为1%时,制备的水凝胶溶胀率最大且有一定的弹性,室温下吸水率达179.73 g/g。该水凝胶在酸性缓冲溶液(pH值=3)中收缩,当缓冲溶液的pH值大于3,水凝胶发生溶胀,具有灵敏可逆的pH响应性能,同时该水凝胶兼具热缩温敏性能。

交联剂和温度对聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)水凝胶热致行为的影响

聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)具有良好的两亲性,是一种热响应型水凝胶。系统考察了交联剂用量和反应温度对PNIPAM水凝胶热致行为的影响。研究发现,两个因素对PNIPAM水凝胶的低临界溶液温度(LCST)影响不大,但对其外观形态、溶胀率以及收缩和溶胀动力学有较大影响。动力学结果表明,PNIPAM水凝胶的收缩和溶胀是一个多步复杂的过程,相对于低温(4℃)和高温(45℃)下的反应,25℃下交联剂用量大于6 phr时可获得性能较稳定、热致行为近似一致的PNIPAM水凝胶。稳定的热响应性能使其在智能材料、智能机器人、控制药物释放等方面具有巨大的应用潜力。

APPLICATION OF SURFACE GRAFTED POLY N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE BY RADIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR PROTEIN SOLUTION CONCENTRATION

Poly N-isopropyl acrylamide (abbreviated as PNIPA) as a kind of thermally sensitive hydrogel is utilized to concentrate Bovin Serum Albumin (BSA) solution. In order to decrease its surface adsorption to BSA in aqueous solution, surface layer grafting of the gels by radiation technology was carried out. The results showed that hydroxyl propyl methacrylate (HPMA) grained gel exhibited a low level of BSA adsorption and still kept the original thermally sensitive properties of PNIPA hydrogels.

Blood Compatibility of Amphiphilic Poly(N-α-acrylamide-L-lysine-<i>b</i>-dimethylsiloxane) Block Copolymers

Amphiphilic block copolymers poly(LysAA-b-DMS) consisting of a hydrophilic poly(N-α-acrylamide-L-lysine) [poly(LysAA)] segment with different molecular weights and a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) segment were prepared as follows. The precursor copolymer poly(Boc-LysAA-OtBu-b-PDMS) was obtained from radical polymerization of N-α-acrylamide-N-ε-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-lysine-tert-butylester (Boc-LysAA-OtBu) initiated with 4,4’-azobis(polydimethylsiloxane 4-cyanopentanoate) (azo-PDMS) with the molecular weight of PDMS Mw = 4.3 × 103 in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) as a chain-transfer agent. Removal of the protecting groups of the precursor copolymer was carried out in 80% trifluoroacetic acid aqueous solution to give poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3. The weight average molecular weight of poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was Mw = 1.02 × 104 – 2.52 × 104. From the 1H-NMR and fluorescence spectra measurements, poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was determined to self-organize and form core-shell micelles in water. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) increased to 1000 - 4000 mg·L–1 with increasing molar ratio of the poly(LysAA) segment from 0.42 to 0.65. From morphological analysis with a scanning probe microscope (SPM), poly(LysAA-b-DMS) has microphase-separated structures made up of hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions with the domain size ranging from several tens to several hundreds of nanometers. Inhibition of thrombin activity of poly(LysAA-b-DMS) was evaluated from the Michaelis constant (KM) and catalytic activity (kcat) for the enzymatic reaction of thrombin and synthetic substrate S-2238 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.10 - 0.11 mM and 4.04 × 105 – 4.26 × 105 min–1, respectively. Fibrinolytic activity was also verified from the transformation of plasminogen to plasmin by tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) using synthetic substrate S-2251 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.07 mM and 5.73 × 106 –5.95 × 106 min–1, respectively.

基于聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)的热响应性细胞培养表面及其在细胞片工程的应用研究进展

通过接枝聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PIPAAm)制备的热响应细胞培养表面,在外部温度变化后显示受控的细胞黏附和分离特性,可用于制造细胞片。对基于热响应性细胞培养表面的细胞片制备、细胞片操作和移植的广泛研究建立了细胞片工程的跨学科领域,使其成为组织工程和再生医学中一项有前途和有吸引力的技术。本综述整理各种类型的PIPAAm基热响应表面的制备方法、性质,并介绍了细胞片的制备及细胞片工程用于治疗和再生受损人体组织的研究进展。

温敏性聚合物聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺及其应用

聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺由于其大分子侧链上同时具有亲水性的酰胺基和疏水性的异丙基而具有良好的温敏性能,作为一种新型的智能材料得到广泛的应用;这种由温度敏感性而引起高聚物产生的智能型和记忆效应成为国际上高分子领域一个新的研究热点。综述了聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺的温敏机理,合成的分类及其特点,在药物释放、酶的固定、物料分离、免疫分析和医用生物高分子材料等方面的应用,并提出今后的发展方向。