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Zhao X, Li D, Zhu J, Fan Y, Xu J, Huang X, Nie Z, Chen D. Stably Grafting Polymer Brushes on Both Active and Inert Surfaces Using Tadpole-Like Single-Chain Particles with an Interactive "Head". ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:882-888. [PMID: 38953383 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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We report a "grafting to" method for stably grafting high-molecular-weight polymer brushes on both active and inert surfaces using tadpole-like single-chain particles (TSCPs) with an interactive "head" as grafting units. The TSCPs can be efficiently synthesized through intrachain cross-linking one block of a diblock copolymer; the "head" is the intrachain cross-linked single-chain particle, and the "tail" is a linear polymer chain that has a contour length up to micrometers. When grafted to a surface, the "head", integrating numerous interacting groups, can synergize multiple weak interactions with the surface, thereby enabling stable grafting of the "tail" on both active and traditionally challenging inert surfaces. Because the structural parameters and composition of the "heads" and "tails" can be separately adjusted over a wide range, the interactivity of the "heads" with the surface and properties of the brushes can be controlled orthogonally, accomplishing surface brushes that cannot be achieved by existing methods.
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- Xiaoya Zhao
- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The Dow Chemical Company, 936 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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Rong LH, Cheng X, Ge J, Wang H, Cao PF, Caldona EB, Advincula RC. On the Interfacial Behavior of Catenated Poly(l-lactide) at the Air-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9751-9759. [PMID: 35921602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Interfacial properties of polymeric materials are significantly influenced by their architectural structures and spatial features, while such a study of topologically interesting macromolecules is rarely reported. In this work, we reported, for the first time, the interfacial behavior of catenated poly(l-lactide) (C-PLA) at the air-water interface and compared it with its linear analogue (L-PLA). The isotherms of surface pressure-area per repeating unit showed significant interfacial behavioral differences between the two polymers with different topologies. Isobaric creep experiments and compression-expansion cycles also showed that C-PLA demonstrated higher stability at the air-water interface. Interestingly, when the films at different surface pressures were transferred via the Langmuir-Blodgett method, successive atomic force microscopy imaging displayed distinct nanomorphologies, in which the surface of C-PLA exhibited nanofibrous structures, while that of the L-PLA revealed a smoother topology with less fiber-like structures.
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- Li-Han Rong
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Li B, Wang YL. Self-Assembly of Miktoarm Star Polyelectrolytes in Solutions with Various Ionic Strengths. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:20791-20799. [PMID: 35755333 PMCID: PMC9219065 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We studied the self-assembly of miktoarm star polyelectrolytes with different numbers of arms in solutions with various ionic strengths using coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulations. Spherical micelles are obtained for star polyelectrolytes with fewer arms, whereas wormlike clusters are obtained for star polyelectrolytes with more arms at a low ionic strength environment, with hydrophilic arms showing a stretched conformation. The number of clusters shows an overall decreasing tendency with increasing the number of arms in star polyelectrolytes due to strong electrostatic coupling between polycations and polyanions. The formation of wormlike clusters follows an overall stepwise pathway with an intermittent association-dissociation process for star polyelectrolytes with weak electrostatic coupling. These computational results can provide relevant physical insights to understand the self-assembly mechanism of star polyelectrolytes in solvents with various ionic strengths and to design star polyelectrolytes with functional groups that can fine-tune self-assembled structures for specific applications.
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- Bin Li
- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lee D, Kim J, Ku KH, Li S, Shin JJ, Kim B. Poly(vinylpyridine)-Containing Block Copolymers for Smart, Multicompartment Particles. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00150k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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Multicompartment particles generated by the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) have received considerable attention due to their unique morphologies and functionalities. A class of important building blocks for multicomponent particles...
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Shevchenko VV, Gumenna M, Lee H, Klimenko N, Stryutsky O, Trachevsky V, Korolovych V, Tsukruk VV. Reactive Amphiphilic Aprotic Ionic Liquids Based on Functionalized Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Valery V. Shevchenko
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 48 Kharkivske Shose, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 48 Kharkivske Shose, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 48 Kharkivske Shose, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 48 Kharkivske Shose, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- Technical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 13 Pokrovska Str., Kyiv 04070, Ukraine
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Roy D, Naskar B, Bala T. Exploring Langmuir-Blodgett technique to investigate effect of various subphase conditions on monolayers formed by amphiphilic block co-polymers tetronic 701 and tetronic 90R4. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lee H, Stryutsky A, Mahmood AU, Singh A, Shevchenko VV, Yingling YG, Tsukruk VV. Weakly Ionically Bound Thermosensitive Hyperbranched Polymers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:2913-2927. [PMID: 33621461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We synthesized novel amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) with variable contents of weakly ionically tethered thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) macrocations in contrast to traditional covalent linking. Their assembling behavior was studied below and above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST). The HBPs underwent a morphological transition under changing temperature and ionic strength due to the LCST transition of PNIPAM and the reduction in the ionization degree of terminal ionic groups, respectively. We suggest that, in contrast to traditional branched polymers, ionically linked PNIPAM macrocations can reversibly disassociate from the sulfonate groups and form mobile coronas, endowing the dynamic micellar morphologies. In addition, assembly at the air-water interface confined PNIPAM macrocations and resulted in the formation of heterogeneous Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) monolayers with diverse surface morphologies for different peripheral compositions with circular domains formed in the condensed state. The HBPs with 25% PNIPAM showed larger and more stable circular domains that were partially preserved at high compression than those of HBPs with 50% PNIPAM. Moreover, the LB monolayers showed variable surface mechanical and surface charge distribution, which can be attributed to net dipole redistribution caused by the behavior of mobile PNIPAM macrocations and core sulfonate groups.
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- Hansol Lee
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkivske Shosse 48, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkivske Shosse 48, Kyiv 02160, Ukraine
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Lee H, Stryutsky AV, Korolovych VF, Mikan E, Shevchenko VV, Tsukruk VV. Transformations of Thermosensitive Hyperbranched Poly(ionic liquid)s Monolayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:11809-11820. [PMID: 31418576 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We synthesized amphiphilic hyperbranched poly(ionic liquid)s (HBPILs) with asymmetrical peripheral composition consisting of hydrophobic n-octadecylurethane arms and hydrophilic, ionically linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) macrocations and studied low critical solution temperature (LCST)-induced reorganizations at the air-water interface. We observed that the morphology of HBPIL Langmuir monolayers is controlled by the surface pressure with uniform well-defined disk-like domains formed in a liquid phase. These domains are merged and transformed to uniform monolayers with elevated ridge-like network structures representing coalesced interdomain boundaries in a solid phase because the branched architecture and asymmetrical chemical composition stabilize the disk-like morphology under high compression. Above LCST, elevated individual islands are formed because of the aggregation of the collapsed hydrophobized PNIPAM terminal macrocations in a solid phase. The presence of thermoresponsive PNIPAM macrocations initiates monolayer reorganization at LCST with transformation of surface mechanical contrast distribution. The heterogeneity of elastic response and adhesion distributions for HBPIL monolayers in the wet state changed from highly contrasted two-phase distribution below LCST to near-uniform mechanical response above LCST because of the hydrophilic to hydrophobic transformation of the PNIPAM phase.
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- Hansol Lee
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , Kyiv 02160 , Ukraine
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , Kyiv 02160 , Ukraine
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Kennemur JG. Poly(vinylpyridine) Segments in Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Versatility. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Justin G. Kennemur
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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Vishwakarma NK, Hwang YH, Adiyala PR, Kim DP. Flow-Assisted Switchable Catalysis of Metal Ions in a Microenvelope System Embedded with Core-Shell Polymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:43104-43111. [PMID: 30444347 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Many efforts have been made on stimuli-responsive switchable catalysis to trigger catalytic activity over various chemical reactions. However, the reported light-, pH- or chemically responsive organocatalysts are mostly incomplete in the aspects of shielding efficiency and long-term performance. Here, we advance the flow-assisted switchable catalysis of metal ions in a microenvelope system that allows the on-off catalysis mode on demand for long-lasting catalytic activity. Various metal-ion catalysts can be selectively embedded in a novel polymeric core-shell of the heteroarm star copolymer of poly(styrene) and poly(4-vinylpyridine) emanated from a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane center. The immobilized core-shell polymer on the inner wall of a poly(dimethylsiloxane) envelope microreactor shows on-off switching catalysis between the expanded active mode and contracted protective mode under continuous flow of solvents or subsequent dry conditions. In particular, the preserved catalytic activity of toxic Hg2+ for oxymercuration was demonstrated even for 2 weeks without leaching, whereas the activity of moisture-sensitive Ru3+ ions for polymerization of methyl methacrylate was maintained even after 5 days from an open atmosphere. It is practical that the tight environment of the enveloped microfluidic system facilitates cyclic switching between the reaction-"on" and -"off" modes of such toxic, sensitive/expensive catalysts for long-term prevention and preservation.
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- Niraj K Vishwakarma
- National Creative Research Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) , Pohang 37673 , Korea
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- National Creative Research Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) , Pohang 37673 , Korea
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- National Creative Research Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) , Pohang 37673 , Korea
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- National Creative Research Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) , Pohang 37673 , Korea
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Iatridi Z, Angelopoulou A, Voulgari E, Avgoustakis K, Tsitsilianis C. Star-Graft Quarterpolymer-Based Polymersomes as Nanocarriers for Co-Delivery of Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Chemotherapeutic Agents. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:11896-11908. [PMID: 30320280 PMCID: PMC6173558 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the fabrication of polymersomes, using as building blocks star-graft quarterpolymers, composed of hydrophobic polystyrene and pH-sensitive poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (P2VP-b-PAA) arms, emanated from a common nodule, enriched by thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) grafts covalently bonded on the PAA block-arms. These multicompartmental polymersomes were evaluated as nanocarriers for the encapsulation and controlled co-delivery of doxorubicin (hydrophilic) and paclitaxel (hydrophobic) chemotherapeutic agents. The polymersomes can load these drugs in different compartments and can efficiently be internalized in the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells, delivering their cargo and inducing high cell apoptosis. The release kinetics of both anticancer agents was controlled differently by the environmental conditions (pH and temperature). Enhanced release was observed at the acidic pH 6.0 and under physiological temperature (37 °C). At the same total drug level, co-delivery of these drugs with the polymersomes caused enhanced cytotoxicity and induced significantly higher cell apoptosis in the cancer cell line compared to the polymersomes loaded with either of the two drugs.
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- Zacharoula Iatridi
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Pharmacy, Medical
School, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Pharmacy, Medical
School, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Pharmacy, Medical
School, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Pharmacy, Medical
School, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
- Biomedical
Research Foundation of Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens 11527, Greece
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Pharmacy, Medical
School, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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Erwin AJ, Korolovych VF, Iatridi Z, Tsitsilianis C, Ankner JF, Tsukruk VV. Tunable Compartmentalized Morphologies of Multilayered Dual Responsive Star Block Polyampholytes. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Andrew J. Erwin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Xu W, Qin Z, Chen CT, Kwag HR, Ma Q, Sarkar A, Buehler MJ, Gracias DH. Ultrathin thermoresponsive self-folding 3D graphene. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1701084. [PMID: 28989963 PMCID: PMC5630237 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Graphene and other two-dimensional materials have unique physical and chemical properties of broad relevance. It has been suggested that the transformation of these atomically planar materials to three-dimensional (3D) geometries by bending, wrinkling, or folding could significantly alter their properties and lead to novel structures and devices with compact form factors, but strategies to enable this shape change remain limited. We report a benign thermally responsive method to fold and unfold monolayer graphene into predesigned, ordered 3D structures. The methodology involves the surface functionalization of monolayer graphene using ultrathin noncovalently bonded mussel-inspired polydopamine and thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes. The functionalized graphene is micropatterned and self-folds into ordered 3D structures with reversible deformation under a full control by temperature. The structures are characterized using spectroscopy and microscopy, and self-folding is rationalized using a multiscale molecular dynamics model. Our work demonstrates the potential to design and fabricate ordered 3D graphene structures with predictable shape and dynamics. We highlight applicability by encapsulating live cells and creating nonlinear resistor and creased transistor devices.
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- Weinan Xu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Dyakonova MA, Gotzamanis G, Niebuur BJ, Vishnevetskaya NS, Raftopoulos KN, Di Z, Filippov SK, Tsitsilianis C, Papadakis CM. pH Responsiveness of hydrogels formed by telechelic polyampholytes. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:3568-3579. [PMID: 28443918 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00315c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigate the influence of pH on the rheological and structural properties of hydrogels formed by hydrophobic association of the sticky ends of the triblock terpolymer poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA-b-P(DEA-co-MAA)-b-PMMA). The middle block is a weak polyampholyte having a pH dependent charge density and sign, which enables tuning of the rheological and structural properties by pH variation. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) studies of solutions in D2O at 0.05 wt% and pH 3.0 reveal clusters of interconnected spherical micelles having PMMA cores, stabilized by repulsive ionic interactions in the middle polyampholyte block. With increasing pH, the degree of ionization of the DEA units decreases, whereas the one of the MAA units increases, resulting in a complete loss of the correlation between these micelles. At a concentration of 3 wt% at low pH values, the system forms a gel with charged fuzzy spheres from PMMA interacting via a screened Coulomb potential. With increasing pH, the gel disintegrates due to the decrease in the effective charge on the micelles. At both concentrations, the hydrophobic aggregation of micelles is observed near the isoelectric point. At pH 3.0-7.4, the autocorrelation functions measured by rotational dynamic light scattering at 3 wt% exhibit a decay steeper than single exponential, which confirms that the gels are frozen, presumably due to the glassy PMMA cores and hydrophobic interpolyelectrolyte complexes. At pH 11, the diffusion of single micelles is observed in addition to the frozen dynamics.
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- Margarita A Dyakonova
- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at MLZ, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Heyrovský Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Erwin AJ, Xu W, He H, Matyjaszewski K, Tsukruk VV. Linear and Star Poly(ionic liquid) Assemblies: Surface Monolayers and Multilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:3187-3199. [PMID: 28277672 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The surface morphology and organization of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs), poly[1-(4-vinylbenzyl)-3-butylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide] are explored in conjunction with their molecular architecture, adsorption conditions, and postassembly treatments. The formation of stable PIL Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) monolayers at the air-water and air-solid interfaces is demonstrated. The hydrophobic bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (Tf2N-) is shown to be a critical agent governing the assembly morphology, as observed in the reversible condensation of LB monolayers into dense nanodroplets. The PIL is then incorporated as an unconventional polyelectrolyte component in the layer-by-layer (LbL) films of hydrophobic character. We demonstrate that the interplay of capillary forces, macromolecular mobility, and structural relaxation of the polymer chains influence the dewetting mechanisms in the PIL multilayers, thereby enabling access to a diverse set of highly textured, porous, and interconnected network morphologies for PIL LbL films that would otherwise be absent in conventional LbL films. Their compartmentalized internal structure is relevant to molecular separation membranes, ultrathin hydrophobic coatings, targeted cargo delivery, and highly conductive films.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew J Erwin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University , 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University , 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Cao ZQ, Wang GJ. Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Materials: Particles, Films, and Bulk Gels. CHEM REC 2016; 16:1398-435. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201500281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zi-Quan Cao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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Xu W, Ledin PA, Iatridi Z, Tsitsilianis C, Tsukruk VV. Multicompartmental Microcapsules with Orthogonal Programmable Two‐Way Sequencing of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Cargo Release. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:4908-13. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Weinan Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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Xu W, Ledin PA, Iatridi Z, Tsitsilianis C, Tsukruk VV. Multicompartmental Microcapsules with Orthogonal Programmable Two‐Way Sequencing of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Cargo Release. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201600383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Weinan Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
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Zhong Q, Metwalli E, Rawolle M, Kaune G, Bivigou-Koumba AM, Laschewsky A, Papadakis CM, Cubitt R, Wang J, Müller-Buschbaum P. Influence of Hydrophobic Polystyrene Blocks on the Rehydration of Polystyrene-block-poly(methoxy diethylene glycol acrylate)-block-polystyrene Films Investigated by in Situ Neutron Reflectivity. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Qi Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials & Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education; Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation in Textiles and Consumer-Goods Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 310018 Hangzhou, China
- Physik-Department,
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien/Fachgebiet Physik Weicher
Materie, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department,
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien/Fachgebiet Physik Weicher
Materie, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department,
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien/Fachgebiet Physik Weicher
Materie, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-Universität
Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz
3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut
für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselberg-Str.69, 14469 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Physik-Department,
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien/Fachgebiet Physik Weicher
Materie, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 rue Jules
Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials & Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education; Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation in Textiles and Consumer-Goods Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 310018 Hangzhou, China
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- Physik-Department,
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien/Fachgebiet Physik Weicher
Materie, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Xu W, Ledin PA, Shevchenko VV, Tsukruk VV. Architecture, Assembly, and Emerging Applications of Branched Functional Polyelectrolytes and Poly(ionic liquid)s. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:12570-12596. [PMID: 26010902 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Branched polyelectrolytes with cylindrical brush, dendritic, hyperbranched, grafted, and star architectures bearing ionizable functional groups possess complex and unique assembly behavior in solution at surfaces and interfaces as compared to their linear counterparts. This review summarizes the recent developments in the introduction of various architectures and understanding of the assembly behavior of branched polyelectrolytes with a focus on functional polyelectrolytes and poly(ionic liquid)s with responsive properties. The branched polyelectrolytes and poly(ionic liquid)s interact electrostatically with small molecules, linear polyelectrolytes, or other branched polyelectrolytes to form assemblies of hybrid nanoparticles, multilayer thin films, responsive microcapsules, and ion-conductive membranes. The branched structures lead to unconventional assemblies and complex hierarchical structures with responsive properties as summarized in this review. Finally, we discuss prospectives for emerging applications of branched polyelectrolytes and poly(ionic liquid)s for energy harvesting and storage, controlled delivery, chemical microreactors, adaptive surfaces, and ion-exchange membranes.
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- Weinan Xu
- †School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- †School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- ‡Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkovskoe shosse 48, Kiev 02160, Ukraine
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- †School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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