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Liarou E, Han Y, Sanchez AM, Walker M, Haddleton DM. Rapidly self-deoxygenating controlled radical polymerization in water via in situ disproportionation of Cu(i). Chem Sci 2020; 11:5257-5266. [PMID: 34122982 PMCID: PMC8159280 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01512a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Rapidly self-deoxygenating Cu-RDRP in aqueous media is investigated. The disproportionation of Cu(i)/Me6Tren in water towards Cu(ii) and highly reactive Cu(0) leads to O2-free reaction environments within the first seconds of the reaction, even when the reaction takes place in the open-air. By leveraging this significantly fast O2-reducing activity of the disproportionation reaction, a range of well-defined water-soluble polymers with narrow dispersity are attained in a few minutes or less. This methodology provides the ability to prepare block copolymers via sequential monomer addition with little evidence for chain termination over the lifetime of the polymerization and allows for the synthesis of star-shaped polymers with the use of multi-functional initiators. The mechanism of self-deoxygenation is elucidated with the use of various characterization tools, and the species that participate in the rapid oxygen consumption is identified and discussed in detail.
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Theodorou A, Liarou E, Haddleton DM, Stavrakaki IG, Skordalidis P, Whitfield R, Anastasaki A, Velonia K. Protein-polymer bioconjugates via a versatile oxygen tolerant photoinduced controlled radical polymerization approach. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1486. [PMID: 32198365 PMCID: PMC7083936 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15259-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The immense application potential of amphiphilic protein-polymer conjugates remains largely unexplored, as established "grafting from" synthetic protocols involve time-consuming, harsh and disruptive deoxygenation methods, while "grafting to" approaches result in low yields. Here we report an oxygen tolerant, photoinduced CRP approach which readily affords quantitative yields of protein-polymer conjugates within 2 h, avoiding damage to the secondary structure of the protein and providing easily accessible means to produce biomacromolecular assemblies. Importantly, our methodology is compatible with multiple proteins (e.g. BSA, HSA, GOx, beta-galactosidase) and monomer classes including acrylates, methacrylates, styrenics and acrylamides. The polymerizations are conveniently conducted in plastic syringes and in the absence of any additives or external deoxygenation procedures using low-organic content media and ppm levels of copper. The robustness of the protocol is further exemplified by its implementation under UV, blue light or even sunlight irradiation as well as in buffer, nanopure, tap or even sea water.
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Zhang J, Liarou E, Town J, Li Y, Wemyss AM, Haddleton DM. Aqueous copper-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) utilizing polyetheramine derived initiators. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00555j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Polyetheramines (Jeffamines™) are used in Copper-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymeriation (Cu-RDRP) in water for the synthesis of temperature-responsive block copolymers.
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Atkins CJ, Seow DK, Burns G, Town JS, Hand RA, Lester DW, Cameron NR, Haddleton DM, Eissa AM. Branched macromonomers from catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) as precursors for emulsion-templated porous polymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00539h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) is combined for the first time with emulsion-templating to generate polyHIPE materials where functionality and rigidity can be tightly tailored, broadening their scope of application.
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Liarou E, Staniforth M, Town JS, Marathianos A, Grypioti M, Li Y, Chang Y, Efstathiou S, Hancox E, Wemyss AM, Wilson P, Jones BA, Aljuaid M, Stavros VG, Haddleton DM. UV irradiation of Cu-based complexes with aliphatic amine ligands as used in living radical polymerization. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dai C, Zhu L, Chen G, Haddleton DM. Defect-related luminescent nanostructured hydroxyapatite promotes mineralization through both intracellular and extracellular pathways. RSC Adv 2019; 9:35939-35947. [PMID: 35540564 PMCID: PMC9074938 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06629b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Hydroxyapatite (HAP) is a widely used biomaterial for bone tissue substitution due to its chemical similarity with the natural bone. Defect-related luminescent HAP materials have the same chemical composition as normal HAP and excellent biocompatibility. However, only few works have focused on the defect-related luminescent HAP materials on bone regeneration. In this work, we systematically investigated the bone regeneration pathway induced by nanostructured particles using defect-related luminescent hydroxyapatite (S2) materials. We monitored the subcellular distribution and location of S2 during osteoblast differentiation with the property of defect-related luminescence. Nano-scale S2 could be internalized by osteoblasts (OBs) via caveolae-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis. S2 incorporated into the lysosomes dissolved and released calcium ions for the formation of mineralized nodules. Extracellular S2 also promoted bone regeneration as a nucleation site. Taken together, the physical properties of hydroxyapatite control the bone regeneration pathway in osteoblasts. Hydroxyapatite (HAP) is a widely used biomaterial for bone tissue substitution due to its chemical similarity with the natural bone.![]()
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Mahmoud AM, de Jongh PAJM, Briere S, Chen M, Nowell CJ, Johnston APR, Davis TP, Haddleton DM, Kempe K. Carboxylated Cy5-Labeled Comb Polymers Passively Diffuse the Cell Membrane and Target Mitochondria. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31302-31310. [PMID: 31369228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A detailed understanding of the cellular uptake and trafficking of nanomaterials is essential for the design of "smart" intracellular drug delivery vehicles. Typically, cellular interactions can be tailored by endowing materials with specific properties, for example, through the introduction of charges or targeting groups. In this study, water-soluble carboxylated N-acylated poly(amino ester)-based comb polymers of different degree of polymerization and side-chain modification were synthesized via a combination of spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerization and redox-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization and fully characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography. The comb polymers showed no cell toxicity against NIH/3T3 and N27 cell lines nor hemolysis. Detailed cellular association and uptake studies by flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) revealed that the carboxylated polymers were capable of passively diffusing cell membranes and targeting mitochondria. The interplay of pendant carboxylic acids of the comb polymers and the Cy5-label was identified as major driving force for this behavior, which was demonstrated to be applicable in NIH/3T3 and N27 cell lines. Blocking of the carboxylic acids through modification with 2-methoxyethylamine and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) or replacement of the dye label with a different dye (e.g., fluorescein) resulted in an alteration of the cellular uptake mechanism toward endocytosis as demonstrated by CLSM. In contrast, partial modification of the carboxylic acid groups allowed to retain the cellular interaction, hence, rendering these comb polymers a highly functional mitochondria targeted carrier platform for future drug delivery applications and imaging purposes.
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Town JS, Jones GR, Hancox E, Shegiwal A, Haddleton DM. Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Polymeric Structure Analysis: A Comparison of Two Common MALDI–ToF/ToF Techniques. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900088. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Alsubaie F, Liarou E, Nikolaou V, Wilson P, Haddleton DM. Thermoresponsive viscosity of polyacrylamide block copolymers synthesised via aqueous Cu-RDRP. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Luo Y, Gu Y, Feng R, Brash J, Eissa AM, Haddleton DM, Chen G, Chen H. Synthesis of glycopolymers with specificity for bacterial strains via bacteria-guided polymerization. Chem Sci 2019; 10:5251-5257. [PMID: 31191880 PMCID: PMC6540911 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05561k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Glycopolymers with specificity to template strain of E. coli were synthesised by the bacteria-sugar monomer-aptation-polymerization.
Identifying probiotics and pathogens is of great interest to the health of the human body. It is critical to develop microbiota-targeted therapies to have high specificity including strain specificity. In this study, we have utilized E. coli MG1655 bacteria as living templates to synthesize glycopolymers in situ with high selectivity. By this bacteria-sugar monomer-aptation-polymerization (BS-MAP) method, we have obtained glycopolymers from the surface of bacteria which can recognize template bacteria from two strains of E. coli and the specific bacteria-binding ability of glycopolymers was confirmed by both bacterial aggregation experiment and QCM-D measurements. Furthermore, the synthesized glycopolymers have shown a powerful inhibitory ability which can prevent bacteria from harming cells in both anti-infection and co-culture tests.
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Limer A, Haddleton DM. Transition Metal Mediated Living Radical Polymerisation. PROGRESS IN REACTION KINETICS AND MECHANISM 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/007967404777726223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Living radical polymerisation has witnessed an unprecedented interest from polymer and materials scientists. Traditionally, polymers tended to replace natural materials such as wood, cotton and glass, and were used primarily for their structural features and performance and cost advantages. New functional polymers are essential for the manufacture of cell phones, lap-top computers, new cosmetics, and many pharmaceuticals. It is important to be able to control how monomers are put together within the macromolecule for the design at the molecular level for specific applications. Living polymerisation allows for end group control, polymer chain length and relatively narrow polydispersity polymers. In nature, the ability to control monomer distribution and chain length is obvious with approximately 20 amino acids being the monomers for polymers as diverse as hair, insulin and haemoglobin. Living radical polymerisation solves many of the problems in the use of monomers that contain heteroatoms and functional groups. These tend to be reactive towards strong nucleophiles and electrophiles which are required in ionic polymerisation. Protecting group chemistry as used in small molecule organic synthesis is not practical in polymer synthesis. Thus radicals that are inert to most functional groups and in particular protic species seem to be the answer. The mechanism of the transition metal mediate systems is extremely complicated with a range of organometallic species present in the reaction mixture. Solvents and coordinating monomers drastically affect the ideal reaction conditions and it is impossible to predict the optimum conditions for each synthesis without certain experiments being carried out. Nevertheless, catalyst systems are available which are acceptable and work well enough to be able to make a plethora of different macromolecules for a diverse range of applications /properties.
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Klein T, Parkin J, Jongh PAJM, Esser L, Sepehrizadeh T, Zheng G, Veer M, Alt K, Hagemeyer CE, Haddleton DM, Davis TP, Thelakkat M, Kempe K. Functional Brush Poly(2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazine)s: Synthesis by CROP and RAFT, Thermoresponsiveness and Grafting onto Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1800911. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dolinski ND, Page ZA, Discekici EH, Meis D, Lee IH, Jones GR, Whitfield R, Pan X, McCarthy BG, Shanmugam S, Kottisch V, Fors BP, Boyer C, Miyake GM, Matyjaszewski K, Haddleton DM, de Alaniz JR, Anastasaki A, Hawker CJ. What happens in the dark? Assessing the temporal control of photo-mediated controlled radical polymerizations. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE. PART A, POLYMER CHEMISTRY 2019; 57:268-273. [PMID: 31011240 PMCID: PMC6474683 DOI: 10.1002/pola.29247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A signature of photo-mediated controlled polymerizations is the ability to modulate the rate of polymerization by turning the light source 'on' and 'off.' However, in many reported systems, growth can be reproducibly observed during dark periods. In this study, emerging photo-mediated controlled radical polymerizations are evaluated with in situ 1H NMR monitoring to assess their behavior in the dark. Interestingly, it is observed that Cu-mediated systems undergo long-lived, linear growth during dark periods in organic media.
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Liu Y, Nevanen TK, Paananen A, Kempe K, Wilson P, Johansson LS, Joensuu JJ, Linder MB, Haddleton DM, Milani R. Self-Assembling Protein-Polymer Bioconjugates for Surfaces with Antifouling Features and Low Nonspecific Binding. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:3599-3608. [PMID: 30566323 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A new method is demonstrated for preparing antifouling and low nonspecific adsorption surfaces on poorly reactive hydrophobic substrates, without the need for energy-intensive or environmentally aggressive pretreatments. The surface-active protein hydrophobin was covalently modified with a controlled radical polymerization initiator and allowed to self-assemble as a monolayer on hydrophobic surfaces, followed by the preparation of antifouling surfaces by Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGA) performed in situ. By taking advantage of hydrophobins to achieve at the same time the immobilization of protein A, this approach allowed to prepare surfaces for IgG1 binding featuring greatly reduced nonspecific adsorption. The success of the surface modification strategy was investigated by contact angle, XPS, and AFM characterization, while the antifouling performance and the reduction of nonspecific binding were confirmed by QCM-D measurements.
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Tanaka J, Gurnani P, Cook AB, Häkkinen S, Zhang J, Yang J, Kerr A, Haddleton DM, Perrier S, Wilson P. Microscale synthesis of multiblock copolymers using ultrafast RAFT polymerisation. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01437j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We demonstrate that ultrafast RAFT in the presence of air can be scaled down to 2 μL with good control using microvolume insert vials as the polymerisation vessel.
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Liarou E, Anastasaki A, Whitfield R, Iacono CE, Patias G, Engelis NG, Marathianos A, Jones GR, Haddleton DM. Ultra-low volume oxygen tolerant photoinduced Cu-RDRP. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01720d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We introduce the first oxygen tolerant ultra-low volume (as low as 5 μL) photoinduced Cu-RDRP of a range of hydrophobic, hydrophilic and semi-fluorinated monomers.
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Marathianos A, Liarou E, Anastasaki A, Whitfield R, Laurel M, Wemyss AM, Haddleton DM. Photo-induced copper-RDRP in continuous flow without external deoxygenation. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00945k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Photo-induced Cu-RDRP of acrylates in a continuous flow reactor without the need for deoxygenation or externally added reagents.
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Atkins CJ, Patias G, Town JS, Wemyss AM, Eissa AM, Shegiwal A, Haddleton DM. A simple and versatile route to amphiphilic polymethacrylates: catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) coupled with post-polymerisation modifications. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01641k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Amphiphilic polymers have become key figures in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, agriculture and cosmetics.
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Patias G, Wemyss AM, Efstathiou S, Town JS, Atkins CJ, Shegiwal A, Whitfield R, Haddleton DM. Controlled synthesis of methacrylate and acrylate diblock copolymers via end-capping using CCTP and FRP. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01133a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This work demonstrates a method for preparing acrylic-methacrylic diblock copolymers via end-capping.
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Hancox E, Liarou E, Town JS, Jones GR, Layton SA, Huband S, Greenall MJ, Topham PD, Haddleton DM. Microphase separation of highly amphiphilic, low N polymers by photoinduced copper-mediated polymerization, achieving sub-2 nm domains at half-pitch. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01312a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Fluoro-polyacrylic acid block copolymers with vary narrow dispersity are shown to have sub-2 nm domain sizes on phase separation.
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de Jongh PA, Haddleton DM, Kempe K. Spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerisation: An undervalued and efficacious technique for the synthesis of functional degradable oligomers and polymers. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Whitfield R, Anastasaki A, Truong NP, Cook AB, Omedes-Pujol M, Loczenski Rose V, Nguyen TAH, Burns JA, Perrier S, Davis TP, Haddleton DM. Efficient Binding, Protection, and Self-Release of dsRNA in Soil by Linear and Star Cationic Polymers. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:909-915. [PMID: 35650964 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Double stranded RNA (dsRNA) exhibits severe degradation within 3 days in live soil, limiting its potential application in crop protection. Herein we report the efficient binding, protection, and self-release of dsRNA in live soil through the usage of a cationic polymer. Soil stability assays show that linear poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate) can delay the degradation of dsRNA by up to 1 week while the star shaped analogue showed an increased stabilization of dsRNA by up to 3 weeks. Thus, the architecture of the polymer can significantly affect the lifetime of dsRNA in soil. In addition, the hydrolysis and dsRNA binding and release profiles of these polymers were carefully evaluated and discussed. Importantly, hydrolysis could occur independently of environmental conditions (e.g., different pH, different temperature) showing the potential for many opportunities in agrochemicals where protection and subsequent self-release of dsRNA in live soil is required.
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Jones GR, Anastasaki A, Whitfield R, Engelis N, Liarou E, Haddleton DM. Copper‐Mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:10468-10482. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liarou E, Whitfield R, Anastasaki A, Engelis NG, Jones GR, Velonia K, Haddleton DM. Copper-Mediated Polymerization without External Deoxygenation or Oxygen Scavengers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:8998-9002. [PMID: 29757482 PMCID: PMC6055709 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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As a method for overcoming the challenge of rigorous deoxygenation in copper-mediated controlled radical polymerization processes [e.g., atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)], reported here is a simple Cu0 -RDRP (RDRP=reversible deactivation radical polymerization) system in the absence of external additives (e.g., reducing agents, enzymes etc.). By simply adjusting the headspace of the reaction vessel, a wide range of monomers, namely acrylates, methacrylates, acrylamides, and styrene, can be polymerized in a controlled manner to yield polymers with low dispersities, near-quantitative conversions, and high end-group fidelity. Significantly, this approach is scalable (ca. 125 g), tolerant to elevated temperatures, compatible with both organic and aqueous media, and does not rely on external stimuli which may limit the monomer pool. The robustness and versatility of this methodology is further demonstrated by the applicability to other copper-mediated techniques, including conventional ATRP and light-mediated approaches.
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Liarou E, Whitfield R, Anastasaki A, Engelis NG, Jones GR, Velonia K, Haddleton DM. Copper-Mediated Polymerization without External Deoxygenation or Oxygen Scavengers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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