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Sivokhin A, Orekhov D, Kazantsev O, Otopkova K, Sivokhina O, Chuzhaykin I, Ovchinnikov A, Zamyshlyayeva O, Pavlova I, Ozhogina O, Chubenko M. Amide-Containing Bottlebrushes via Continuous-Flow Photoiniferter Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization: Micellization Behavior. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 16:134. [PMID: 38201799 PMCID: PMC10780833 DOI: 10.3390/polym16010134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Herein, a series of ternary amphiphilic amide-containing bottlebrushes were synthesized by photoiniferter (PI-RAFT) polymerization of macromonomers in continuous-flow mode using trithiocarbonate as a chain transfer agent. Visible light-mediated polymerization of macromonomers under mild conditions enabled the preparation of thermoresponsive copolymers with low dispersity and high yields in a very short time, which is not typical for the classical reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer process. Methoxy oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and alkoxy(C12-C14) oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate were used as the basic monomers providing amphiphilic and thermoresponsive properties. The study investigated how modifying comonomers, acrylamide (AAm), methacrylamide (MAAm), and N-methylacrylamide (-MeAAm) affect the features of bottlebrush micelle formation, their critical micelle concentration, and loading capacity for pyrene, a hydrophobic drug model. The results showed that the process is scalable and can produce tens of grams of pure copolymer per day. The unmodified copolymer formed unimolecular micelles at temperatures below the LCST in aqueous solutions, as revealed by DLS and SLS data. The incorporation of AAm, MAAm, and N-MeAAm units resulted in an increase in micelle aggregation numbers. The resulting bottlebrushes formed uni- or bimolecular micelles at extremely low concentrations. These micelles possess a high capacity for loading pyrene, making them a promising choice for targeted drug delivery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexey Sivokhin
- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- V.A. Kargin Research Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers with Pilot Plant, 606000 Dzerzhinsk, Nizhegorodskaya obl., Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Department of High Molecular Compounds and Colloidal Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky State University, Gagarina pr. 23, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Research Laboratory “New Polymeric Materials”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 24 Minin Street, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Simagin AS, Savinova MV, Kamorin DM, Kazantsev OA, Orekhov DV, Simonova MA, Orekhov SV. Amino- and Sulfo-Containing Molecular Brushes Based on Oligo(ethylene glycol) (Meth)Acrylates: Synthesis and Properties in Solutions. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES C 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1811238222700175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Solvent-free direct esterification of acrylic acid with 2-ethylhexyl alcohol using simple Zn(II) catalysts. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.120821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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