Exploring amino acid-tethered polymethacrylates as CO2-sensitive macromolecules: A concealed property

A Guideline for the Synthesis of Amino-Acid-Functionalized Monomers and Their Polymerizations

Amino acids have emerged as a sustainable source for the design of functional polymers. Besides their wide availability, especially their high degree of biocompatibility makes them appealing for a broad range of applications in the biomedical research field. In addition to these favorable characteristics, the versatility of reactive functional groups in amino acids (i.e., carboxylic acids, amines, thiols, and hydroxyl groups) makes them suitable starting materials for various polymerization approaches, which include step- and chain-growth reactions. This review aims to provide an overview of strategies to incorporate amino acids into polymers. To this end, it focuses on the preparation of polymerizable monomers from amino acids, which yield main chain or side chain-functionalized polymers. Furthermore, postpolymerization modification approaches for polymer side chain functionalization are discussed. Amino acids are presented as a versatile platform for the development of polymers with tailored properties.

Amino acid-derived stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications

The recent advances achieved in the study of various stimuli-responsive polymers derived from natural amino acids have been reviewed.

BODIPY-derived multi-channel polymeric chemosensor with pH-tunable sensitivity: selective colorimetric and fluorimetric detection of Hg2+ and HSO4− in aqueous media

A water-soluble BODIPY-containing polymeric chemosensor was synthesized for the selective colorimetric and turn-on fluorimetric detection of Hg²⁺ and HSO₄⁻ ions, respectively, in 100% aqueous media at physiological pH.

RAFT polymerization to form stimuli-responsive polymers

Stimuli-responsive polymers respond to a variety of external stimuli, which include optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, redox, pH, chemical, environmental and biological signals. This paper is concerned with the process of forming such polymers by RAFT polymerization.