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Pelras T, Eisenga A, Érsek G, Altomare A, Portale G, Kamperman M, Loos K. One-Pot Synthesis of Strong Anionic/Charge-Neutral Amphiphilic Block Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2023; 12:1071-1078. [PMID: 37462370 PMCID: PMC10433517 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
Abstract
Despite the ever more versatile polymerization techniques that are becoming available, the synthesis of macromolecules with tailored functionalities can remain a lengthy endeavor. This becomes more conspicuous when the implementation of incompatible chemistries (i.e., strong polyelectrolytes) within sequence-controlled polymers is desired, often requiring (i) polymerization, (ii) chain extension, and (iii) postpolymerization modification. Herein, we explore the production of strong anionic/charge-neutral block copolymers (BCPs) in a one-pot fashion. This straightforward three-step process includes the synthesis of a macroinitiator and chain extension via rapid and efficient photomediated atom transfer radical polymerization, followed by in situ deprotection to expose the polyanionic domains. The resulting BCPs, which are strong amphiphiles by nature, are capable of self-assembly in aqueous media, as evidenced by dynamic light scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, ζ-potential measurements, and transmission electron microscopy. We further demonstrate the versatility of our methodology by producing several BCPs through sampling of a single reaction mixture, enabling the straightforward production of strong polymer amphiphiles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Théophile Pelras
- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Polymer
Science, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Physical
Chemistry of Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials, Zernike Institute
for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Physical
Chemistry of Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials, Zernike Institute
for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Polymer
Science, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Poly(2-oxazoline)-derived star-shaped polymers as potential materials for biomedical applications: A review. Eur Polym J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.111832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kim J, Cattoz B, Leung AHM, Parish JD, Becer CR. Enabling Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization for Brush Copolymers with a Poly(2-oxazoline) Backbone. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jungyeon Kim
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Infineum UK Ltd., Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, United Kingdom
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- Infineum UK Ltd., Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, United Kingdom
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- Infineum UK Ltd., Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Zhou D, Zhu LW, Wu BH, Xu ZK, Wan LS. End-functionalized polymers by controlled/living radical polymerizations: synthesis and applications. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01252e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
This review focuses on end-functionalized polymers synthesized by controlled/living radical polymerizations and the applications in fields including bioconjugate formation, surface modification, topology construction, and self-assembly.
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- Di Zhou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Shahrokhinia A, Biswas P, Reuther JF. Orthogonal synthesis and modification of polymer materials. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Ali Shahrokhinia
- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Massachusetts USA
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Leiske MN, Lai M, Amarasena T, Davis TP, Thurecht KJ, Kent SJ, Kempe K. Interactions of core cross-linked poly(2-oxazoline) and poly(2-oxazine) micelles with immune cells in human blood. Biomaterials 2021; 274:120843. [PMID: 33984635 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Water-soluble poly(cyclic imino ether)s (PCIEs) have emerged as promising biocompatible polymers for nanomedicine applications in recent years. Despite their generally accepted stealth properties, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of their interactions with primary immune cells in human blood. Here we present a library of core cross-linked micelles (CCMs) containing various PCIE shells. Well-defined high molar mass CCMs (Mn > 175 kDa, Ð < 1.2) of similar diameter (~20 nm) were synthesised using a cationic ring-opening polymerisation (CROP) - surfactant-free reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerisation strategy. The stealth properties of the different PCIE CCMs were assessed employing a whole human blood assay simulating the complex blood environment. Cell association studies revealed lower associations of poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMeOx) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx) CCMs with blood immune cells compared to the respective poly(2-oxazine) (POz) CCMs. Noteworthy, PMeOx CCMs outperformed all other reported CCMs, showing overall low associations and only negligible differences in the presence and absence of serum proteins. This study highlights the importance of investigating individual nanomaterials under physiologically relevant conditions and further strengthens the position of PMeOx as a highly promising stealth material for biomedical applications.
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- Meike N Leiske
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, and Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, and Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, and Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia; Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology and ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology and ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, and Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia; Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Zhu Y, Gao L, Li Z, Liu B, Zhang Z, Tong H, Qu Y, Quan Y, Zou X, Guo K. Merging of cationic RAFT and radical RAFT polymerizations with ring-opening polymerizations for the synthesis of asymmetric ABCD type tetrablock copolymers in one pot. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00971k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
A new bifunctional and switchable RAFT agent and a mechanism switching strategy were proposed to control the cationic RAFT polymerization, radical RAFT polymerization and ring-opening polymerization of vinyl and cyclic ester monomers and to produce block copolymers.
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- Yuejia Zhu
- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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Černoch P, Jager A, Černochová Z, Sincari V, Albuquerque LJC, Konefal R, Pavlova E, Giacomelli FC, Jager E. Engineering of pH-triggered nanoplatforms based on novel poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate] diblock copolymers with tunable morphologies for biomedical applications. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00141h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CROP and RAFT polymerization was used to produce PMeOxm-b-PDPAn block copolymers. The microfluid technique enabled the manufacturing of pH-triggered nanoplatforms with different morphologies as driven by the overall molecular weight of the chains.
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- Peter Černoch
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas
- Universidade Federal do ABC
- Santo André 09210-580
- Brazil
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- 16206 Prague
- Czech Republic
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Beyer VP, Cattoz B, Strong A, Schwarz A, Becer CR. Brush Copolymers from 2-Oxazoline and Acrylic Monomers via an Inimer Approach. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Valentin P. Beyer
- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, U.K
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Infineum UK Ltd., Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, U.K
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- Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Infineum UK Ltd., Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, U.K
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- Milton Hill Business & Technology Centre, Infineum UK Ltd., Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Li M, Wang S, Li F, Zhou L, Lei L. Iodine-mediated photo-controlled atom transfer radical polymerization (photo-ATRP) and block polymerization combined with ring-opening polymerization (ROP) via a superbase. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01031f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Most organocatalysts for photo-controlled atom transfer radical polymerization (photo-ATRP) are metal complexes or synthetically elaborate organic dyes, which are toxic and expensive.
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- Mengmeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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Drain BA, Becer CR. Synthetic approaches on conjugation of poly(2-oxazoline)s with vinyl based polymers. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Le D, Wagner F, Takamiya M, Hsiao IL, Gil Alvaradejo G, Strähle U, Weiss C, Delaittre G. Straightforward access to biocompatible poly(2-oxazoline)-coated nanomaterials by polymerization-induced self-assembly. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3741-3744. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00407f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) chain transfer agents are employed in photoinitiated RAFT PISA, providing access to biocompatible core–shell polymeric nanostructures with various morphologies.
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- Dao Le
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
- School of Food Safety
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
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