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Duale K, Janeczek H, Godzierz M, Juhász ÁG, Rydz J. Specific Condis Crystal-like Mesophase of Poly(butylene succinate- co-butylene adipate). ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2024; 12:9534-9540. [PMID: 38939870 PMCID: PMC11200323 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c03285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Understanding the properties of polymers, such as their crystallinity, is crucial for their material performance and predicting their behavior during and after use, especially in the case of environmentally friendly (bio)degradable polymers, enabling optimized design. In this work, for the first time, a pressure-induced condis crystal-like mesophase of poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) (PBSA) is presented. The phase behavior of pressed films obtained from commercial PBSA with 25% butylene adipate units is investigated at various processing temperatures from room temperature to 100 °C, pressed at a pressure of the press jaws and at 2-5 t for 1-5 min. The characterization and quantification evaluation of the condis crystal-like mesophase of pressed PBSA formed at temperatures above the glass transition is investigated by X-ray diffraction, polarized optical microscopy (POM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods. Our results demonstrate that pressed PBSA films at 60 °C show a condis crystal-like mesophase, characterized by the presence of reflections at wide angles, birefringence by POM, as well as a higher melting point (endotherm) by DSC. The resulting oriented mesomorphic green polymer can, in a sustainable manner, expand further technological applications of (bio)degradable polymers, especially in the medical field, and open up opportunities for further research that could provide such polymers with tailored persistence and degradation, thus changing the shelf life.
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- Khadar Duale
- Centre
of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish
Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre
of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish
Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre
of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish
Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Laboratory
of Nanochemistry Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology Semmelweis University, Nagyvárad tér 4, Budapest H-1089, Hungary
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- Centre
of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish
Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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Rydz J, Duale K, Sikorska W, Musioł M, Janeczek H, Marcinkowski A, Siwy M, Adamus G, Mielczarek P, Silberring J, Juszczyk J, Piętka E, Radecka I, Gupta A, Kowalczuk M. Oligopeptide-based molecular labelling of (bio)degradable polyester biomaterials. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131561. [PMID: 38621562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Nowadays, a very important motivation for the development of new functional materials for medical purposes is not only their performance but also whether they are environmentally friendly. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the possibility of labelling (bio)degradable polymers, in particular those intended for specific applications, especially in the medical sector, and the potential of information storage in such polymers, making it possible, for example, to track the ultimate environmental fate of plastics. This article presents a straightforward green approach that combines both aspects using an oligopeptide, which is an integral part of polymer material, to store binary information in a physical mixture of polymer and oligopeptide. In the proposed procedure the year of production of polymer films made of poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) and a blend of poly(1,4-butylene adipate-co-1,4-butylene terephthalate) and polylactide (PBAT/PLA) were encoded as the sequence of the appropriate amino acids in the oligopeptide (PEP) added to these polymers. The decoding of the recorded information was carried out using mass spectrometry technique as a new method of decoding, which enabled the successful retrieval and reading of the stored information. Furthermore, the properties of labelled (bio)degradable polymer films and stability during biodegradation of PLLA/PEP film under industrial composting conditions have been investigated. The labelled films exhibited good oligopeptide stability, allowing the recorded information to be retrieved from a green polymer/oligopeptide system before and after biodegradation. The MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay) study of the PLLA and PLLA/PBAT using the MRC-5 mammalian fibroblasts was presented for the first time.
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- Joanna Rydz
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Wooster 44691, OH, United States.
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, AGH University of Science and Technology, A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland; Laboratory of Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, AGH University of Science and Technology, A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna St., Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, City Campus, Wulfruna St., Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna St., Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
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Rydz J, Sikorska W, Musioł M. Biosynthesis and Biodegradation-Eco-Concept for Polymer Materials. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2674. [PMID: 38473920 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Polymers have become essential for various aspects of modern life, including packaging, transportation, and electronics [...].
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- Joanna Rydz
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowska 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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Nematic-to-Isotropic Phase Transition in Poly(L-Lactide) with Addition of Cyclodextrin during Abiotic Degradation Study. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147693. [PMID: 35887040 PMCID: PMC9319020 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Poly(L-lactide) is capable of self-assembly into a nematic mesophase under the influence of temperature and mechanical stresses. Therefore, subsequent poly(L-lactide) films were obtained and characterized, showing nematic liquid crystal properties both before and after degradation. Herein, we present that, by introducing β-cyclodextrin into the polymer matrix, it is possible to obtain a chiral nematic mesophase during pressing, regardless of temperature and time. The obtained poly(L-lactide) films exhibiting liquid crystal properties were subjected to degradation tests and the influence of degradation on these properties was determined. Thermotropic phase behavior was investigated using polarized optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry. The degradation process demonstrated an influence on the liquid crystal properties of pressed polymer films. The colored planar texture of the chiral nematic mesophase, which was not observed prior to degradation in films without the addition of β-cyclodextrin, appeared after incubation in water as a result of the entrapment of degradation products in the polymer matrix. These unusual tailor-made properties, obtained in liquid crystals in (bio)degradable polymers using a simple method, demonstrate the potential for advanced photonic applications.
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