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Raghuwanshi VS, Joram Mendoza D, Browne C, Ayurini M, Gervinskas G, Hooper JF, Mata J, Wu CM, Simon GP, Garnier G. Effect of temperature on the conformation and functionality of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-grafted nanocellulose hydrogels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:1609-1619. [PMID: 37666193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) [PNIPAM]-grafted cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are new thermo-responsive hydrogels which can be used for a wide range of applications. Currently, there is no clear understanding of the precise mechanism by which CNFs and PNIPAM interact together. Here, we hypothesize that the physical crosslinking of grafted PNIPAM on CNF inhibits the free movement of individual CNF, which increases the gel strength while sustaining its thermo-responsive properties. EXPERIMENTS The thermo-responsive behaviour of PNIPAM-grafted CNFs (PNIPAM-g-CNFs), synthesized via silver-catalyzed decarboxylative radical polymerization, and PNIPAM-blended CNFs (PNIPAM-b-CNFs) was studied. Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) combined with Ultra-SANS (USANS) revealed the nano to microscale conformation changes of these polymer hybrids as a function of temperature. The effect of temperature on the optical and viscoelastic properties of hydrogels was also investigated. FINDINGS Grafting PNIPAM from CNFs shifted the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) from 32 °C to 36 °C. Below LCST, the PNIPAM chains in PNIPAM-g-CNF sustain an open conformation and poor interaction with CNF, and exhibit water-like behaviour. At and above LCST, the PNIPAM chains change conformation to entangle and aggregate nearby CNFs. Large voids are formed in solution between the aggregated PNIPAM-CNF walls. In comparison, PNIPAM-b-CNF sustains liquid-like behaviour below LCST. At and above LCST, the blended PNIPAM phase separates from CNF to form large aggregates which do not affect CNF network and thus PNIPAM-b-CNF demonstrates low viscosity. Understanding of temperature-dependent conformation of PNIPAM-g-CNFs engineer thermo-responsive hydrogels for biomedical and functional applications.
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- Vikram Singh Raghuwanshi
- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-electron Microscopy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia; School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia; National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Han Y, Guo Y, Nakajima T, Gong JP. Thermoresponsive Lamellar Hydrogels with Tunable Turbidity, Structural Color, and Anisotropic Swelling. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 38029328 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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We report a thermoresponsive anisotropic photonic hydrogel: poly(dodecyl glyceryl itaconate)/polyacrylamide-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel (PDGI/PAAm-PNIPAM hydrogel). Hydrogels with uniaxially aligned lamellar bilayers possess bright structural color and swelling anisotropy, while PNIPAM-based hydrogels exhibit distinct thermoresponsive properties around a lower critical solution temperature (LCST). Hybridization of thermoresponsive PNIPAM with the lamellar hydrogel can give the anisotropic photonic hydrogel various fascinating thermoresponsive properties, such as structural color/turbid transition, thermoresponsive structural color, and anisotropic deswelling/reswelling behavior by temperature stimuli. The temperature-induced changes in turbidity, structural color, and anisotropic swelling of the gel around the LCST can be tuned by controlling the incorporated PNIPAM density. PNIPAM can be regioselectively incorporated into the specific region of the lamellar hydrogels by photomasking during UV polymerization. The PDGI/PAAm-PNIPAM hydrogel can find diverse promising applications such as smart windows and smart displays.
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- Yang Han
- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215, China
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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Nishat ZS, Hossain T, Islam MN, Phan HP, Wahab MA, Moni MA, Salomon C, Amin MA, Sina AAI, Hossain MSA, Kaneti YV, Yamauchi Y, Masud MK. Hydrogel Nanoarchitectonics: An Evolving Paradigm for Ultrasensitive Biosensing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107571. [PMID: 35620959 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The integration of nanoarchitectonics and hydrogel into conventional biosensing platforms offers the opportunities to design physically and chemically controlled and optimized soft structures with superior biocompatibility, better immobilization of biomolecules, and specific and sensitive biosensor design. The physical and chemical properties of 3D hydrogel structures can be modified by integrating with nanostructures. Such modifications can enhance their responsiveness to mechanical, optical, thermal, magnetic, and electric stimuli, which in turn can enhance the practicality of biosensors in clinical settings. This review describes the synthesis and kinetics of gel networks and exploitation of nanostructure-integrated hydrogels in biosensing. With an emphasis on different integration strategies of hydrogel with nanostructures, this review highlights the importance of hydrogel nanostructures as one of the most favorable candidates for developing ultrasensitive biosensors. Moreover, hydrogel nanoarchitectonics are also portrayed as a promising candidate for fabricating next-generation robust biosensors.
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- Zakia Sultana Nishat
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, UK
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- Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Exosome Biology Laboratory, Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Brisbane City, QLD, 4029, Australia
- Departamento de Investigación, Postgrado y Educación Continua (DIPEC), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Alba, Santiago, 8320000, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P. O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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Hsu HC, Wear KA, Joshua Pfefer T, Vogt WC. Tissue-mimicking phantoms for performance evaluation of photoacoustic microscopy systems. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:1357-1373. [PMID: 35415004 PMCID: PMC8973174 DOI: 10.1364/boe.445702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phantom-based performance test methods are critically needed to support development and clinical translation of emerging photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) devices. While phantoms have been recently developed for macroscopic photoacoustic imaging systems, there is an unmet need for well-characterized tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) and phantoms suitable for evaluating PAM systems. Our objective was to develop and characterize a suitable dermis-mimicking TMM based on polyacrylamide hydrogels and demonstrate its utility for constructing image quality phantoms. TMM formulations were optically characterized over 400-1100 nm using integrating sphere spectrophotometry and acoustically characterized using a pulse through-transmission method over 8-24 MHz with highly confident extrapolation throughout the usable band of the PAM system. This TMM was used to construct a spatial resolution phantom containing gold nanoparticle point targets and a penetration depth phantom containing slanted tungsten filaments and blood-filled tubes. These phantoms were used to characterize performance of a custom-built PAM system. The TMM was found to be broadly tunable and specific formulations were identified to mimic human dermis at an optical wavelength of 570 nm and acoustic frequencies of 10-50 MHz. Imaging results showed that tungsten filaments yielded 1.1-4.2 times greater apparent maximum imaging depth than blood-filled tubes, which may overestimate real-world performance for vascular imaging applications. Nanoparticles were detectable only to depths of 120-200 µm, which may be due to the relatively weaker absorption of single nanoparticles vs. larger targets containing high concentration of hemoglobin. The developed TMMs and phantoms are useful tools to support PAM device characterization and optimization, streamline regulatory decision-making, and accelerate clinical translation.
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Kalkan B, Orakdogen N. Negatively charged poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid)/polyacrylamide semi-IPN hydrogels: Correlation between swelling and compressive elasticity. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mendoza DJ, Ayurini M, Browne C, Raghuwanshi VS, Simon GP, Hooper JF, Garnier G. Thermoresponsive Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) Grafted from Cellulose Nanofibers via Silver-Promoted Decarboxylative Radical Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:1610-1621. [PMID: 35041381 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A family of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) [PNIPAM]-grafted cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) was synthesized via a novel silver-promoted decarboxylative polymerization approach. This method relies on the oxidative decarboxylation of carboxylic acid groups to initiate free radicals on the surface of CNFs. The polymerization reaction employs relatively mild reaction conditions and can be performed in a one-step, one-pot fashion. This rapid reaction forms a C─C bond between CNF and PNIPAM, along with the formation of free polymer in solution. The degree of functionalization (DF) and the amount of PNIPAM grafted can be controlled by the Ag concentration in the reaction. Similar to native bulk PNIPAM, PNIPAM-grafted CNFs (PNIPAM-g-CNFs) show remarkable thermoresponsive properties, albeit exhibiting a slight hysteresis between the heating and cooling stages. Grafting PNIPAM from CNFs changes its cloud point from about 32 to 36 °C, influenced by the hydrophilic nature of CNFs. Unlike physical blending, covalently tethering PNIPAM transforms the originally inert CNFs into thermosensitive biomaterials. The Ag concentration used does not significantly change the cloud point of PNIPAM-g-CNFs, while the cloud point slightly decreases with fiber concentration. Rheological studies demonstrated the sol-gel transition of PNIPAM-g-CNFs and revealed that the storage modulus (G') above cloud point increases with the amount of PNIPAM grafted. The novel chemistry developed paves the way for the polymerization of any vinyl monomer from the surface of CNFs and carbohydrates. This study validates a novel approach to graft PNIPAM from CNFs for the synthesis of new thermoresponsive and transparent hydrogels for a wide range of applications.
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- David Joram Mendoza
- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.,School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.,School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Kozhunova EY, Rudyak VY, Li X, Shibayama M, Peters GS, Vyshivannaya OV, Nasimova IR, Chertovich AV. Microphase separation of stimuli-responsive interpenetrating network microgels investigated by scattering methods. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 597:297-305. [PMID: 33872886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polymer stimuli-responsive microgels find their use in various applications. The knowledge of its internal structure is of importance for further improvement and expanding the scope. Interpenetrating network (IPN) microgels may possess a remarkable feature of strongly non-uniform inner architecture, even microphase separation, in conditions of a selective solvent. In this research, we, for the first time, use a combination of static light scattering (SLS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques to collect the structure factors of aqueous dispersions of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-polyacrylic acid IPN microgels on the broad scale ofqvalues. We study the influence of solvent quality on microgel conformations and show that in a selective solvent, such a system undergoes microphase separation: the sub-network in a poor solvent conditions forms dense small aggregates inside the large swollen sub-network in a good solvent. We propose the microstructured sphere model for the IPN microgel structure factor interpretation and perform additional analysis and verification through coarse-grained molecular dynamics computer simulations.
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- Elena Yu Kozhunova
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan.
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- Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan.
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Akademika Kurchatova pl., 1, Moscow 123182, Russian Federation
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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- Russian Academy of Science, Moscow 119991, Russia; Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Moscow 119991, Russia; Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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J. Hossen M, Sarkar SD, Uddin MM, Roy CK, Azam MS. Mussel‐Inspired Adhesive Nano‐Filler for Strengthening Polyacrylamide Hydrogel. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Md. J. Hossen
- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh
- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) Dhaka 1208 Bangladesh
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- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh
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- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh
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- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh
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- Department of ChemistryBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh
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Ortiz de Solorzano I, Bejagam KK, An Y, Singh SK, Deshmukh SA. Solvation dynamics of N-substituted acrylamide polymers and the importance for phase transition behavior. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:1582-1593. [PMID: 31951239 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01798d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Functional groups present in thermo-responsive polymers are known to play an important role in aqueous solutions by manifesting their coil-to-globule conformational transition in a specific temperature range. Understanding the role of these functional groups and their interactions with water is of great interest as it may allow us to control both the nature and temperature of this coil-to-globule transition. In this work, polyacrylamide (PAAm), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm), and poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PNIPMAm) solvated in water are studied with the goal of discovering the structure of the solvent and its interaction with these polymers in determining the polymer conformations. Specifically, all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed on polymer chains with 30 monomer units (30-mers) at 295 K, 310 K and 320 K, which is below and above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PNIPAm (LCST = 305 K) and PNIPMAm (LCST = 315 K), respectively. The MD simulation trajectories suggest that changes in the functional groups in the backbone and side-chains alter the water solvation shell around the polymer. This results in a change in the residence time probability and hydrogen bond characteristics of water at simulated temperatures. Specifically, water molecules reside for longer times near PAAm (no LCST) and PNIPMAm (LCST = 315 K) chains as compared to PNIPAm. This might be one of the possible causes for the higher LCST of PNIPMAm as compared to that of PNIPAm. These results can guide experimentalists and theoreticians to design new polymer structures with tailor-made LCST transitions while controlling the water solvation shell around the functional group.
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- Isabel Ortiz de Solorzano
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Aragon Institute of Nanoscience (INA), University of Zaragoza, Campus Río Ebro-Edificio I+D, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor S/N, 50018-Zaragoza, Spain
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Krakovský I, Kouřilová H, Hrubovský M, Labuta J, Hanyková L. Thermoresponsive double network hydrogels composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and polyacrylamide. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Investigation of the Effects of Different Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Comonomers on the Volume Phase Transition Temperatures and Thermal Properties of N-Isopropylacrylamide-Based Hydrogels. INT J POLYM SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1155/2019/7324181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this work, a series of thermally responsive terpolymers of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) with three different comonomer contents was synthesized, and their swelling behaviour was studied as a function of composition and temperature. Temperature-sensitive, random cross-linked terpolymers of NIPA were prepared from methyl methacrylate (MMA), N-tert-butylacrylamide (NTBA), and acrylic acid (AA) using a free radical polymerization method. In the synthesis of terpolymer hydrogels, N,N-methylene bisacrylamide (BIS) was used as cross-linkers and ammonium persulfate (APS) as initiator. The NIPA content of the monomer feed varied from 80 to 50 mol %, and other comonomer feed varied from 40 to 5 mol %. The swelling equilibrium of these hydrogels was studied as a function of temperature and hydrophobic and hydrophilic comonomer contents. The swelling properties of the polymers were investigated in pure water at temperatures from 10 to 80°C. All of the synthesized gels were found to be sensitive to temperature. Glass transition temperature analyses and thermal analyses of the synthesized hydrogels were studied. The volume phase transition temperature and the swelling equilibrium (r) values of NIPA-based hydrogels synthesized in different feed ratios and in varying monomer contents were found in the range of 17–52°C and 14–51 g H2O/g polymer, respectively. The glass temperature (Tg) of the NIPA/AA/(MMA or NTBA) hydrogels synthesized with feed ratios of 50/40/10 was found to be 133 or 142°C, respectively. The initial and the end degradation that were determined for hydrogels at high temperatures indicated the quite good thermal stability of hydrogels. When the mass loss of the synthesized hydrogels was 50%, the temperatures were measured between 247 and 258°C.
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Pham QT, Yao ZH, Chang YT, Wang FM, Chern CS. LCST phase transition kinetics of aqueous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solution. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2018.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Grinberg VY, Burova TV, Grinberg NV, Papkov VS, Khokhlov AR. Conformation-Dependent Affinity of Thermoresponsive Biodegradable Hydrogels for Multifunctional Ligands: A Differential Scanning Calorimetry Approach. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:14378-14387. [PMID: 30392359 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We investigated energetics of binding of multifunctional pyranine ligands to hydrogels of the cross-linked poly(methoxyethylaminophosphazene) (PMOEAP) from data on the thermotropic volume phase transition of the gels by means of high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. Dependences of the transition temperature, enthalpy, and width on the concentration of pyranines were obtained, and the excess transition free energy as a function of the pyranine concentration was calculated. We found that the affinity of the gels for the pyranine ligands increased very significantly upon the gel collapse. The intrinsic binding constants and free energies of binding of the ligands to the gels in the collapsed state were estimated from the DSC data. They revealed a significant increase in the hydrogel affinity for pyranines proportional to the number of anionic groups in the ligand structure. The affinity of the PMOEAP hydrogels for the multifunctional ligands was not affected by an increase in the cross-linking density of the gels and only slightly reduced by physiological salt concentrations.
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- Valerij Y Grinberg
- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St. 28 , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
- N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Kosygin St. 4 , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St. 28 , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St. 28 , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St. 28 , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
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- Physics Department , M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University , Vorobyevy Gory , Moscow 119334 , Russian Federation
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Micali N, Bertoldo M, Buratti E, Nigro V, Angelini R, Villari V. Interpenetrating Polymer Network Microgels in Water: Effect of Composition on the Structural Properties and Electrosteric Interactions. Chemphyschem 2018; 19:2894-2901. [PMID: 30074305 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Microgels of cross-linked interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) are very versatile systems combining the properties of colloids and polymers. Herein we study IPN microgels composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(acrylic acid) to understand how weight composition and reactant concentrations affect their structural, conformational and electrosteric properties in water. The results show that it is possible to drive the formation of microgels with the desired properties by adjusting IPN composition and preparation method during the synthesis. During synthesis, the polymerization of acrylic acid triggers the merging among IPNs via covalent linking, giving rise to microgels with larger mass and size, the effect being larger for higher concentration of the reactants. In addition, a close relation between the microgel internal conformation and the colloidal stability is observed, due to the presence of screened groups inside the microgel.
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- Norberto Micali
- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 37, I-98158, Messina, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area della Ricerca, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124, Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area della Ricerca, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124, Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-ISC Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, sede Sapienza, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, P.le Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- CNR-ISC Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, sede Sapienza, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, P.le Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 37, I-98158, Messina, Italy
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De Silva CC, Leophairatana P, Ohkuma T, Koberstein JT, Kremer K, Mukherji D. Sequence transferable coarse-grained model of amphiphilic copolymers. J Chem Phys 2018; 147:064904. [PMID: 28810779 DOI: 10.1063/1.4997638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Polymer properties are inherently multi-scale in nature, where delicate local interaction details play a key role in describing their global conformational behavior. In this context, deriving coarse-grained (CG) multi-scale models for polymeric liquids is a non-trivial task. Further complexities arise when dealing with copolymer systems with varying microscopic sequences, especially when they are of amphiphilic nature. In this work, we derive a segment-based generic CG model for amphiphilic copolymers consisting of repeat units of hydrophobic (methylene) and hydrophilic (ethylene oxide) monomers. The system is a simulation analogue of polyacetal copolymers [S. Samanta et al., Macromolecules 49, 1858 (2016)]. The CG model is found to be transferable over a wide range of copolymer sequences and also to be consistent with existing experimental data.
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- Central Research Division, Bridgestone Corporation, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8531, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, Columbia, New York 10027, USA
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- Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Narang P, Venkatesu P. Unravelling the role of polyols with increasing carbon chain length and OH groups on the phase transition behavior of PNIPAM. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02510j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In advanced applications of pharmaceutical, agricultural and biomedical research, thermoresponsive polymers (TRPs) are potential candidates which show conformational transitions at given temperatures.
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- Payal Narang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Delhi
- Delhi – 110 007
- India
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Narang P, Vepuri SB, Venkatesu P, Soliman ME. An unexplored remarkable PNIPAM-osmolyte interaction study: An integrated experimental and simulation approach. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 504:417-428. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sol–gel transition characterization of thermosensitive hydrogels based on water mobility variation provided by low field NMR. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1185-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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de Oliveira TE, Mukherji D, Kremer K, Netz PA. Effects of stereochemistry and copolymerization on the LCST of PNIPAm. J Chem Phys 2017; 146:034904. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4974165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Tiago E. de Oliveira
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Passos MF, Fernández-Gutiérrez M, Vázquez-Lasa B, Román JS, Filho RM. PHEMA-PLLA semi-interpenetrating polymer networks: A study of their swelling kinetics, mechanical properties and cellular behavior. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hanyková L, Spěváček J, Radecki M, Zhigunov A, Kouřilová H, Sedláková Z. Phase transition in hydrogels of thermoresponsive semi-interpenetrating and interpenetrating networks of poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) and polyacrylamide. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Haq MA, Su Y, Wang D. Mechanical properties of PNIPAM based hydrogels: A review. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 70:842-855. [PMID: 27770962 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.09.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Materials which adjust their properties in response to environmental factors such as temperature, pH and ionic strength are rapidly evolving and known as smart materials. Hydrogels formed by smart polymers have various applications. Among the smart polymers, thermoresponsive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) is very important because of its well defined structure and property specially its temperature response is closed to human body and can be finetuned as well. Mechanical properties are critical for the performance of stimuli responsive hydrogels in diverse applications. However, native PNIPAM hydrogels are very fragile and hardly useful for any practical purpose. Intense researches have been done in recent decade to enhance the mechanical features of PNIPAM hydrogel. In this review, several strategies including interpenetrating polymer network (IPN), double network (DN), nanocomposite (NC) and slide ring (SR) hydrogels are discussed in the context of PNIPAM hydrogel.
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- Muhammad Abdul Haq
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China; Laboratory of Food Engineering, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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Konefał R, Spěváček J, Jäger E, Petrova S. Thermoresponsive behaviour of terpolymers containing poly(ethylene oxide), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and poly(ε-caprolactone) blocks in aqueous solutions: an NMR study. Colloid Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-016-3930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Filippov SK, Bogomolova A, Kaberov L, Velychkivska N, Starovoytova L, Cernochova Z, Rogers SE, Lau WM, Khutoryanskiy VV, Cook MT. Internal Nanoparticle Structure of Temperature-Responsive Self-Assembled PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solutions: NMR, SANS, and Light Scattering Studies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:5314-5323. [PMID: 27159129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, we report detailed information on the internal structure of PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM nanoparticles formed from self-assembly in aqueous solutions upon increase in temperature. NMR spectroscopy, light scattering, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) were used to monitor different stages of nanoparticle formation as a function of temperature, providing insight into the fundamental processes involved. The presence of PEG in a copolymer structure significantly affects the formation of nanoparticles, making their transition to occur over a broader temperature range. The crucial parameter that controls the transition is the ratio of PEG/PNIPAM. For pure PNIPAM, the transition is sharp; the higher the PEG/PNIPAM ratio results in a broader transition. This behavior is explained by different mechanisms of PNIPAM block incorporation during nanoparticle formation at different PEG/PNIPAM ratios. Contrast variation experiments using SANS show that the structure of nanoparticles above cloud point temperatures for PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM copolymers is drastically different from the structure of PNIPAM mesoglobules. In contrast with pure PNIPAM mesoglobules, where solidlike particles and chain network with a mesh size of 1-3 nm are present, nanoparticles formed from PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM copolymers have nonuniform structure with "frozen" areas interconnected by single chains in Gaussian conformation. SANS data with deuterated "invisible" PEG blocks imply that PEG is uniformly distributed inside of a nanoparticle. It is kinetically flexible PEG blocks which affect the nanoparticle formation by prevention of PNIPAM microphase separation.
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- Sergey K Filippov
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- ISIS-STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX Oxon United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights , PO Box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights , PO Box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacy & Research Centre in Topical Drug Delivery and Toxicology, University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield, AL10 9AB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Exothermic nonreversing process in the phase transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) studied with stochastic temperature-modulated DSC. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.24089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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