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Dai F, Lv K, Zhang B, Zhao J, Wang S, Lan K, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Kan B. Overcoming the structure deficiency of nanodrug coated with tannic acid shell through phenolic hydroxyl protection strategy for Alzheimer's disease combination treatment. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 154:213651. [PMID: 37827021 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Tannic acid (TA) shell is of great interest for nanodrug design due to its versatile application such as antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory. However, evidence is emerging that TA air oxidation in storage stage and unfavorable interactions of TA with electrolyte or protein in drug delivery could bring great challenge for the structure stability of nanodrug. In this study, a smart TA shell of nanomicelles was constructed through phenolic hydroxyl protection strategy, and the antioxidant capacity of nanomicelles maintain stable after 24 days storage. The phenolic hydroxyl protective tannic acid micelles (PHPTA micelles) show excellent performance for combination delivery of azoramide (Azo), dantrolene (Dan), Trazodone (Tra) in accelerated senescence (SAMP8) mice. This study may pave the way for the fabrication of nanodrugs with stable and smart TA shell for oxidative stress relevant diseases.
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- Fengying Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Hebei Research Centre of Analysis and Testing, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China.
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Wang X, Hu J, Liu S. Overcoming the Dilemma of Permeability and Stability of Polymersomes through Traceless Cross-Linking. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:3404-3416. [PMID: 36351034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In nature, cells are highly compartmentalized into many organelles that are well separated from the rest of the cellular space by unique membrane structures, which are of crucial importance to allow cells to perform various physiological functions in such a small and crowded space. Learning from the ubiquitous membrane structures of cells and organelles has continuously inspired the development of artificial self-assembled nanostructures, with lipid vesicles (liposomes) and polymer vesicles (polymersomes) being the most representative examples. Similar to the membrane-bound structures of cells and organelles, both liposomes and polymersomes contain an aqueous interior enclosed by a bilayer membrane. Therefore, liposomes and polymersomes have been extensively investigated to mimic the fundamental structures and functions of living cells. For example, liposomes and polymersomes have been successfully engineered as nanocarriers, smart nanoreactors, artificial organelles, and so on. Notably, living cells can exchange both energy and materials with surrounding environments, benefiting from the selective permeability of lipid membranes. The permselectivity of cell membranes is thus an essential attribute of living organisms. Compared to liposomes, polymersomes have increased structural stability but low membrane permeability. Indeed, polymersomes are almost impermeable to small molecules, ions, and even water molecules. To improve the permeability of polymersomes, much effort has been devoted to the incorporation of channel proteins, the coassembly of oppositely charged block copolymers (BCPs), the development of stimuli-responsive BCPs, and so on. Despite great achievements, these approaches generally lead to decreased stability of polymersomes and, sometimes, polymersome disintegration. In this Account, we discuss our recent efforts to reconcile the stability and permeability of polymersomes via a traceless cross-linking approach. Although cross-linking reactions within bilayer membranes generally lead to decreased permeability, the traceless cross-linking approach can concurrently improve the stability and permeability of polymersomes. Specifically, stimuli-responsive polymersomes undergo either covalent cross-linking or noncovalent cross-linking reactions under specific stimuli to increase bilayer stability, while the cross-linking processes can concurrently permeabilize polymersome bilayers through cross-linking-driven hydrophobic-to-hydrophilic transitions. Notably, unlike conventional cross-linking processes requiring additional cross-linkers, the traceless cross-linking process does not involve extra cross-linking agents but takes full advantage of the in situ generated active moieties. By taking advantage of the simultaneous modulation of the stability and permeability of polymersomes via traceless cross-linking, these polymersomes can be further engineered as smart nanocarriers and nanoreactors. The robustness and generality of this approach have been validated by both extracellular and intracellular stimuli such as light irradiation, glutathione, and hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, many functional groups such as fluorescent dyes and contrast agents can be integrated into this versatile platform as well, enabling the construction of theranostic nanovectors capable of responding to pathological microenvironments. This Account provides a new approach to regulating the permeability of polymersomes while maintaining their structural stability.
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- Xiaorui Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Tan G, Wang Y, He Y, Miao G, Li Y, Wang X. Bioinspired poly(cation-π) micelles drug delivery platform for improving chemotherapy efficacy. J Control Release 2022; 349:486-501. [PMID: 35850378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cation-π interactions widely exist in biological systems and play important roles in driving the self-assembly of biological molecules, stabilizing protein structures, and mediating molecular recognitions. Herein, a novel bioinspired poly(cation-π) micelles drug delivery platform is designed and constructed, based on the block copolymers with random cationic-aromatic sequences (amphiphilic cation-π polymer). Compared to the polymeric micelles formed by conventional amphiphilic block copolymers which are commonly limited to hydrophobic drugs loading, the engineered poly(cation-π) micelles can serve as a universal nanocarrier for a wide variety of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs with π-structure. It is found that due to the strong cation-π interactions integrated in the core of poly(cation-π) micelles, this nanosystem performs improved structural stability and higher drug loading capability. Especially, in the oxidation-responsive poly(cation-π) micelles as proof-of-concept, the process of stimuli-induced drug release is found significantly accelerated under the biologically relevant level of H2O2 in tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, the mechanism of cation-π interaction enhanced H2O2-sensitivity of poly(cation-π) micelles is proposed, and the improving anti-tumor efficacy is demonstrated in both in vitro and in vivo models. This work broadens the construction strategy of polymeric micelles and offers a universal drug delivery platform for efficient tumor chemotherapy.
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- Guozhu Tan
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Wang H, Fliedel C, Manoury E, Poli R. Core-crosslinked micelles with a poly-anionic poly(styrene sulfonate)-based outer shell made by RAFT polymerization. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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György C, Smith T, Growney DJ, Armes SP. Synthesis and derivatization of epoxy-functional sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer spheres in non-polar media: does the spatial location of the epoxy groups matter? Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00559j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Epoxy-functional sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared via PISA in mineral oil and then derivatized using various reagents and reaction conditions.
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- Csilla György
- Dainton Building, Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
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- Lubrizol Ltd, Nether Lane, Hazelwood, Derbyshire, DE56 4AN, UK
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- Dainton Building, Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
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Hu H, Wang J, Ren J, Li X, Zhang B, Lv Z, Dai F. Hydrophilic polymer driven crystallization self-assembly: an inflammatory multi-drug combination nanosystem against Alzheimer's disease. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:8272-8288. [PMID: 34505608 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00762a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The hydrophobic polymer driven crystallization of self-assembled micelles is usually sufficient for their purposes in materials chemistry studies. However, with the state of smart drug delivery research, micelles alone are not enough. The principles of the self assembly driven by hydrophilic dextran brushes together with charged poly(3-acrylamidophenyl boronic acid) (PPBA) are uncovered in this study. A series of poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(3-acrylamidophenyl boronic acid)-dextran (PCL-b-PPBA-Dex) micelles and vesicles are investigated as potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments. Three inflammatory microenvironment responsive micelles, including celecoxib drug-loaded micelles (CEL), ibuprofen drug-loaded micelles (IBU) and telmisartan drug-loaded micelles (TEL), are developed. In vivo, CEL/IBU (mixture of CEL and IBU) and CEL/TEL (mixture of CEL and TEL) suppress the activation of glia and reduce the levels of inflammatory mediators through eliminating cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) signals. The CEL/TEL combination nanosystem is better at correcting neuroinflammation and improving the spatial memory ability of a senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 model (SAMP8). We consider that the inflammation responsive combination nanosystem provides a new potential treatment for AD clinical patients.
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- Haodong Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Synfuels China Co., Ltd, Beijing, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
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Gao Y, Xiang Z, Zhao X, Wang G, Qi C. Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Diblock Copolymer Worms Prepared via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: How Does the Stimulus Sensitivity Affect the Rate of Demulsification? LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11695-11706. [PMID: 34579524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Responsive Pickering emulsions exhibit promising application in industry owing to the integration of the high storage stability with on-demand demulsification. In this study, stimuli-responsive Pickering emulsions stabilized by poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate]15-b-poly(diacetone acrylamide)120 (E15D120) worms were indicated, in which E15D120 worms were prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer-based aqueous dispersion polymerization using thermo-sensitive POEGMA15 as both the stabilizer block and macro-chain transfer agent. The factors influencing the morphologies of copolymers during polymerization-induced self assembly have been investigated. A series of different morphological polymer nanoparticles including spheres, worms, and vesicles could be produced through rational synthesis. E15D120 worms demonstrated excellent emulsifying performances and could be used as emulsifiers to form n-dodecane-in-water Pickering emulsions at a low content. The formed n-dodecane-in-water Pickering emulsions revealed a slow demulsification at pH 10 or 70 °C or pH 10/70 °C combinations, and several hours were needed for the demulsification of Pickering emulsions. However, n-dodecane-in-water Pickering emulsions displayed a rapid demulsification (∼10 min) at an elevated temperature, such as 90 °C. The different demulsification rates were attributed to different sensitivities of E15D120 worms to external stimuli. Pickering emulsions integrating a rapid responsive demulsification with a slow one would be well satisfactory on different occasions.
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- Yong Gao
- Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
- College of Chemistry and Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials & Application Technology of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials of College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province 411105, China
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- College of Chemistry and Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials & Application Technology of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials of College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang, Hunan Province 414006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang, Hunan Province 414006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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Zhang F, Niu Y, Li Y, Yao Q, Chen X, Zhou H, Zhou M, Xiao J. Fabrication and characterization of structurally stable pH-responsive polymeric vesicles by polymerization-induced self-assembly. RSC Adv 2021; 11:29042-29051. [PMID: 35478560 PMCID: PMC9038146 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05555k] [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: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Smart polymeric vesicles with both tertiary amine and epoxy functional groups were fabricated for the first time via a reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization approach, using (2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DIPEMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GlyMA) in an ethanol–water mixture. Monitoring of the in situ polymerization revealed the low molecular weight distributions and the intermediate structures of spheres and worms, indicating an evolution in particle morphology. A phase diagram was constructed for reproducible fabrication of the vesicles, and copolymer composition was found to be more related to particle morphology. The vesicles exhibited superior structural stability for the cross-linking of the core through epoxydiamine chemistry, and intelligent pH responsibility due to the presence of the tertiary amine groups. The cross-linked vesicles showed good stability and reversibility during the swelling and shrinking cycles by switching the pH values, which endowed them with potential cell-like transmission functions. This research thus provides a method for producing structurally stable pH-responsive polymeric vesicles, and the reported vesicles are based on commercially available starting materials for possible industrial scale-up. Smart polymeric vesicles with both tertiary amine and epoxy functional groups were fabricated for the first time via a reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization approach.![]()
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- Fen Zhang
- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, 050018, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, 050081, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, 050018, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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Pearce S, Perez-Mercader J. PISA: construction of self-organized and self-assembled functional vesicular structures. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00564a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PISA reaction networks alone, integrated with other networks, or designing properties into the amphiphiles confer functionalities to the supramolecular assemblies.
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- Samuel Pearce
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
- Santa Fe Institute
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Czajka A, Armes SP. In situ SAXS studies of a prototypical RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization formulation: monitoring the evolution in copolymer morphology during polymerization-induced self-assembly. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11443-11454. [PMID: 34094387 PMCID: PMC8162469 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03411h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is used to characterize the in situ formation of diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles during reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate at 70 °C using a poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) steric stabilizer. 1H NMR spectroscopy indicates more than 99% HPMA conversion within 80 min, while transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering studies are consistent with the final morphology being pure vesicles. Analysis of time-resolved SAXS patterns for this prototypical polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) formulation enables the evolution in copolymer morphology, particle diameter, mean aggregation number, solvent volume fraction, surface density of copolymer chains and their mean inter-chain separation distance at the nanoparticle surface to be monitored. Furthermore, the change in vesicle diameter and membrane thickness during the final stages of polymerization supports an 'inward growth' mechanism.
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- Adam Czajka
- Dainton Building Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Dainton Building Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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The chemistry of cross-linked polymeric vesicles and their functionalization towards biocatalytic nanoreactors. Colloid Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-020-04681-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AbstractSelf-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers into polymersomes continues to be a hot topic in modern research on biomimetics. Their well-known and valued mechanical strength can be increased even further if they are cross-linked. These additional bonds prevent a collapse or disassembly of the polymersomes and open the way towards smart nanoreactors. A variety of chemistries have been applied to obtain the desired cross-linked polymersomes, and therefore, the chemical approaches performed over time will be highlighted in this mini-review. Due to the large number of studies, a selected set of photo-cross-linked and pH-sensitive polymersomes will be specifically highlighted. This system has proven to be a very potent candidate for the formation of nanoreactors and drug delivery systems, and even for the formation of functional multicompartment cell mimics.
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Cornel EJ, O'Hora PS, Smith T, Growney DJ, Mykhaylyk OO, Armes SP. SAXS studies of the thermally-induced fusion of diblock copolymer spheres: formation of hybrid nanoparticles of intermediate size and shape. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4312-4321. [PMID: 34122889 PMCID: PMC8152590 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00569j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Dilute dispersions of poly(lauryl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) (PLMA-PBzMA) diblock copolymer spheres (a.k.a. micelles) of differing mean particle diameter were mixed and thermally annealed at 150 °C to produce spherical nanoparticles of intermediate size. The two initial dispersions were prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in n-dodecane at 90 °C. Systematic variation of the mean degree of polymerization of the core-forming PBzMA block enabled control over the mean particle diameter: small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis indicated that PLMA39-PBzMA97 and PLMA39-PBzMA294 formed well-defined, non-interacting spheres at 25 °C with core diameters of 21 ± 2 nm and 48 ± 5 nm, respectively. When heated separately, both types of nanoparticles regained their original dimensions during a 25-150-25 °C thermal cycle. However, the cores of the smaller nanoparticles became appreciably solvated when annealed at 150 °C, whereas the larger nanoparticles remained virtually non-solvated at this temperature. Moreover, heating caused a significant reduction in mean aggregation number for the PLMA39-PBzMA97 nanoparticles, suggesting their partial dissociation at 150 °C. Binary mixtures of PLMA39-PBzMA97 and PLMA39-PBzMA294 nanoparticles were then studied over a wide range of compositions. For example, annealing a 1.0% w/w equivolume binary mixture led to the formation of a single population of spheres of intermediate mean diameter (36 ± 4 nm). Thus we hypothesize that the individual PLMA39-PBzMA97 chains interact with the larger PLMA39-PBzMA294 nanoparticles to form the hybrid nanoparticles. Time-resolved SAXS studies confirm that the evolution in copolymer morphology occurs on relatively short time scales (within 20 min at 150 °C) and involves weakly anisotropic intermediate species. Moreover, weakly anisotropic nanoparticles can be obtained as a final copolymer morphology over a restricted range of compositions (e.g. for PLMA39-PBzMA97 volume fractions of 0.20-0.35) when heating dilute dispersions of such binary nanoparticle mixtures up to 150 °C. A mechanism involving both chain expulsion/insertion and micelle fusion/fission is proposed to account for these unexpected observations.
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- E J Cornel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Dainton Building, Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Lubrizol Ltd Nether Lane, Hazelwood Derbyshire DE56 4AN UK
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- Lubrizol Ltd Nether Lane, Hazelwood Derbyshire DE56 4AN UK
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- Lubrizol Ltd Nether Lane, Hazelwood Derbyshire DE56 4AN UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Dainton Building, Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Dainton Building, Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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D'Agosto F, Rieger J, Lansalot M. RAFT‐vermittelte polymerisationsinduzierte Selbstorganisation (PISA). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Franck D'Agosto
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Sorbonne Université and CNRS UMR 8232 Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Polymer Chemistry Team (ECP) 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris Frankreich
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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D'Agosto F, Rieger J, Lansalot M. RAFT‐Mediated Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8368-8392. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Franck D'Agosto
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Sorbonne Université and CNRS UMR 8232 Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) Polymer Chemistry Team (ECP) 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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From drug delivery to nanoreactors and protocells, polymersomes have gained considerable interest from researchers due to their novel applications.
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- James Lefley
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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Docherty PJ, Girou C, Derry MJ, Armes SP. Epoxy-functional diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles via polymerization-induced self-assembly in mineral oil. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00380h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Epoxy-functional poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) spheres, worms or vesicles can be prepared by RAFT dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate in mineral oil at 70 °C.
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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Zhang WJ, Kadirkhanov J, Wang CH, Ding SG, Hong CY, Wang F, You YZ. Polymerization-induced self-assembly for the fabrication of polymeric nano-objects with enhanced structural stability by cross-linking. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00368a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review discusses the strategies of core-cross-linking in most of the PISA literatures (including post-polymerization cross-linking, photo-cross-linking and in situ cross-linking) and the applications of the cross-linked nano-objects.
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- Wen-Jian Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Department of Cardiology
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- Department of Pediatrics
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Neurosurgical Department
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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Li S, Han G, Zhang W. Cross-linking approaches for block copolymer nano-assemblies via RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00627k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This minireview summarizes the current cross-linking approaches to stabilize block copolymer nano-assemblies obtained via RAFT-mediated PISA process.
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- Shenzhen Li
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Special Functional Waterproof Materials
- Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co
- Ltd
- Beijing 100123
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Hatton FL, Derry MJ, Armes SP. Rational synthesis of epoxy-functional spheres, worms and vesicles by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerisation of glycidyl methacrylate. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01097a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The rational synthesis of epoxy-functional diblock copolymer nano-objects has been achieved by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerisation of glycidyl methacrylate under mild conditions (50 °C, pH 7) to preserve the epoxy groups.
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- Fiona L. Hatton
- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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Hu FF, Sun YW, Zhu YL, Huang YN, Li ZW, Sun ZY. Enthalpy-driven self-assembly of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers into onion-like vesicles: a Janus particle model. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:17350-17356. [PMID: 31517380 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05885k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Synthetic vesicles of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers are known as dendrimersomes. The understanding of the conditions and formation mechanism of dendrimersomes is meaningful for further controlling the structures. Herein, the characteristics of the self-assembly of amphiphilic Janus dendrimer/water solutions into unilamellar and onion-like dendrimersomes are studied by molecular dynamics simulations via a spherical single-site Janus particle model. The model with two distinct surfaces, one hydrophobic side and another hydrophilic side, describes the amphiphilic nature of Janus dendrimers. By reducing the dendrimers with complex architectures to be simple Janus particles, we investigate the concentration-dependent self-assembled structures as well as the enthalpy-driven formation process of onion-like dendrimersomes, in contrast to the entropy-mediated self-assembly of amphiphilic flexible chains. Three typical equilibrium morphologies including linear micelles, lamellar structures and vesicles are found upon varying the Janus balance and dendrimer concentration. It is observed that the dendrimersomes consisting of the dendrimers with neglectable molecular configuration entropy become very stable, which agrees well with experimental observation. Specifically, different from many lipidsomes and polymersomes which can spontaneously merge, the size of dendrimersomes will not increase through mutual fusion once the well-defined onion-like structure is formed. Moreover, the discharge of water is achieved by water diffusion in our simulations, instead of in the "peeling-one-onion-layer-at-a-time" fashion. Our study combined with the previous ones using flexible chain models could depict a complete picture of dendrimersomes in favor of their applications in drug and gene delivery.
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- Fang-Fang Hu
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China and School of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Chen SPR, Jia Z, Bobrin VA, Monteiro MJ. UV-Cross-Linked Polymer Nanostructures with Preserved Asymmetry and Surface Functionality. Biomacromolecules 2019; 21:133-142. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Sung-Po R. Chen
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Penfold NJW, Yeow J, Boyer C, Armes SP. Emerging Trends in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1029-1054. [PMID: 35619484 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various morphologies. Much of the PISA literature has been based on thermally initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Herein, we pay particular attention to alternative PISA protocols, which allow the preparation of nanoparticles with improved control over copolymer morphology and functionality. For example, initiation based on visible light, redox chemistry, or enzymes enables the incorporation of sensitive monomers and fragile biomolecules into block copolymer nanoparticles. Furthermore, PISA syntheses and postfunctionalization of the resulting nanoparticles (e.g., cross-linking) can be conducted sequentially without intermediate purification by using various external stimuli. Finally, PISA formulations have been optimized via high-throughput polymerization and recently evaluated within flow reactors for facile scale-up syntheses.
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- Nicholas J. W. Penfold
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2051, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2051, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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Varlas S, Foster JC, Georgiou PG, Keogh R, Husband JT, Williams DS, O'Reilly RK. Tuning the membrane permeability of polymersome nanoreactors developed by aqueous emulsion polymerization-induced self-assembly. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:12643-12654. [PMID: 31237603 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02507c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Polymeric vesicles (or polymersomes) are hollow bilayer structures consisting of an inner aqueous compartment enclosed by a hydrophobic membrane. Vesicular constructs are ubiquitous in nature and perform a variety of functions by compartmentalizing molecules into disparate environments. For polymer chemists, the synthesis of vesicles can be readily accomplished using polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), whereby pure vesicle morphologies can be easily accessed by tuning initial reaction parameters. Research into polymersomes is motivated primarily by the fact that hydrophilic cargo such as drug molecules, DNA, or enzymes can be encapsulated and protected from the often harsh conditions of the surrounding environment. A key factor governing the capability of vesicles to retain and protect their cargo is the permeability of their hydrophobic membrane. Herein, we demonstrate that membrane permeability of enzyme-loaded epoxy-functionalized polymersomes synthesized by aqueous emulsion PISA can be modulated via epoxide ring-opening with various diamine cross-linkers and hydrophobic primary amines. In general, membrane cross-linking or amine conjugation resulted in increased polymersome membrane thickness. Membrane modification was also found to decrease permeability in all cases, as measured by enzymatically-catalysed oxidation of an externally administered substrate. Functionalization with hydrophobic amines resulted in the largest reduction in enzyme activity, suggesting significant blocking of substrate diffusion into the central aqueous compartment. This procedurally facile strategy yields meaningful insight into how the chemical structure of the membrane influences permeability and thus could be generally applied to the formulation of polymeric vesicles for therapeutic applications.
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- Spyridon Varlas
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK. and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK. and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK. and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Swansea University, SA2 8PP, Swansea, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
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Qin H, Liu X, Huang J, Liang H, Zhang Z, Lu J. Design and Synthesis of a Facile Solution‐Processing and Ultrastable Crosslinkable Branched Nitroxide Polymer. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Herong Qin
- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin‐based Composites Materials Science InstituteSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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Kocak G, Solmaz G, Tuncer C, Bütün V. Modification of glycidyl methacrylate based block copolymers and their aqueous solution behaviours. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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He G, Bennett TM, Alias K, Jiang L, Schwab ST, Alauhdin M, Howdle SM. In situ crosslinking of nanostructured block copolymer microparticles in supercritical carbon dioxide. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00556k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Nanostructured block copolymer microparticles crosslinked in situ during RAFT dispersion polymerisation in supercritical CO2.
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- Guping He
- School of Chemistry
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham
- UK
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham
- UK
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- Interface and Surface Analysis Centre
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham
- UK
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Xu S, Yeow J, Boyer C. Exploiting Wavelength Orthogonality for Successive Photoinduced Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly and Photo-Crosslinking. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1376-1382. [PMID: 35651246 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a facile benchtop process for the synthesis of cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles by exploiting wavelength-selective photochemistry to perform orthogonal photoinduced polymerization-induced self-assembly (Photo-PISA) and photo-crosslinking processes. We first established that the water-soluble photocatalyst, zinc meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine tetrachloride (ZnTMPyP) could activate the aqueous PET-RAFT dispersion polymerization of hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA). This photo-PISA process could be conducted under low energy red light (λmax = 595 nm, 10.2 mW/cm2) and without deoxygenation due to the action of the singlet oxygen quencher, biotin (vitamin B7), which allowed for the synthesis of a range of nanoparticle morphologies (spheres, worms, and vesicles) directly in 96-well plates. To perform wavelength selective nanoparticle cross-linking, we added the photoresponsive monomer, 7-[4-(trifluoromethyl)coumarin] methacrylamide (TCMAm) as a comonomer without inhibiting the evolution of the nanoparticle morphology. Importantly, under red light, exclusive activation of the photo-PISA process occurs, with no evidence of TCMAm dimerization under these conditions. Subsequent switching to a UV source (λmax = 365 nm, 10.2 mW/cm2) resulted in rapid cross-linking of the polymer chains, allowing for retention of the nanoparticle morphology in organic solvents. This facile synthesis of cross-linked spheres, worms, and vesicles demonstrates the utility of orthogonal light-mediated chemistry for performing decoupled wavelength selective chemical processes.
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- Sihao Xu
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Le D, Keller D, Delaittre G. Reactive and Functional Nanoobjects by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800551. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Dao Le
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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Varlas S, Blackman LD, Findlay HE, Reading E, Booth PJ, Gibson MI, O’Reilly RK. Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in the Presence of Surfactants Enables Membrane Protein Incorporation into Vesicles. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Spyridon Varlas
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, U.K
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Wang X, Shen L, An Z. Dispersion polymerization in environmentally benign solvents via reversible deactivation radical polymerization. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wang X, An Z. New Insights into RAFT Dispersion Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: From Monomer Library, Morphological Control, and Stability to Driving Forces. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800325. [PMID: 29974537 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been established as an efficient, robust, and versatile approach to synthesize various block copolymer nano-objects with controlled morphologies, tunable dimensions, and diverse functions. The relatively high concentration and potential scalability makes it a promising technique for industrial production and practical applications of functional polymeric nanoparticles. This feature article outlines recent advances in PISA via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization. Considerable efforts to understand morphological control, broaden the monomer library, enhance morphological stability, and incorporate multiple driving forces in PISA syntheses are summarized herein. Finally, perspectives on the future of PISA research are discussed.
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- Xiao Wang
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Wang J, Wu Z, Wang G, Matyjaszewski K. In Situ Crosslinking of Nanoparticles in Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly via ARGET ATRP of Glycidyl Methacrylate. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800332. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Jian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
- School of Science North University of China Taiyuan Shanxi 030006 China
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- School of Science North University of China Taiyuan Shanxi 030006 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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György C, Lovett JR, Penfold NJW, Armes SP. Epoxy-Functional Sterically Stabilized Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles via RAFT Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization: Comparison of Two Synthetic Strategies. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800289. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Csilla György
- Dainton Building; Department of Chemistry; University of Sheffield; Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Dainton Building; Department of Chemistry; University of Sheffield; Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Dainton Building; Department of Chemistry; University of Sheffield; Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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- Dainton Building; Department of Chemistry; University of Sheffield; Brook Hill Sheffield South Yorkshire S3 7HF UK
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Leong J, Teo JY, Aakalu VK, Yang YY, Kong H. Engineering Polymersomes for Diagnostics and Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1701276. [PMID: 29334183 PMCID: PMC6377267 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Engineered polymer vesicles, termed as polymersomes, confer a flexibility to control their structure, properties, and functionality. Self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers leads to vesicles consisting of a hydrophobic bilayer membrane and hydrophilic core, each of which is loaded with a wide array of small and large molecules of interests. As such, polymersomes are increasingly being studied as carriers of imaging probes and therapeutic drugs. Effective delivery of polymersomes necessitates careful design of polymersomes. Therefore, this review article discusses the design strategies of polymersomes developed for enhanced transport and efficacy of imaging probes and therapeutic drugs. In particular, the article focuses on overviewing technologies to regulate the size, structure, shape, surface activity, and stimuli- responsiveness of polymersomes and discussing the extent to which these properties and structure of polymersomes influence the efficacy of cargo molecules. Taken together with future considerations, this article will serve to improve the controllability of polymersome functions and accelerate the use of polymersomes in biomedical applications.
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- Jiayu Leong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA,
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Zhang B, Lv X, Zhu A, Zheng J, Yang Y, An Z. Morphological Stabilization of Block Copolymer Worms Using Asymmetric Cross-Linkers during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Baohua Zhang
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Truong NP, Zhang C, Nguyen TAH, Anastasaki A, Schulze MW, Quinn JF, Whittaker AK, Hawker CJ, Whittaker MR, Davis TP. Overcoming Surfactant-Induced Morphology Instability of Noncrosslinked Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects Obtained by RAFT Emulsion Polymerization. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:159-165. [PMID: 35610912 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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RAFT emulsion polymerization techniques including polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) and temperature-induced morphological transformation (TIMT) are widely used to produce noncrosslinked nano-objects with various morphologies. However, the worm, vesicle and lamellar morphologies produced by these techniques typically cannot tolerate the presence of added surfactants, thus limiting their potential applications. Herein we report the surfactant tolerance of noncrosslinked worms, vesicles, and lamellae prepared by RAFT emulsion polymerizations using poly(di(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether methacrylate-co-N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) (P(DEGMA-co-HPMA)) as a macromolecular chain transfer agent (macro-CTA). Significantly, these P(DEGMA-co-HPMA) nanoparticles are highly stable in concentrated solutions of surfactants (e.g., sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)). We also demonstrate that the surfactant tolerance is related to the limited binding of SDS to the main-chain of the P(DEGMA-co-HPMA) macro-CTA constituting the particle shell. This work provides new insight into the interactions between surfactants and thermoresponsive copolymers and expands the scope of RAFT emulsion polymerization techniques for the preparation of noncrosslinked and surfactant-tolerant nanomaterials.
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- Nghia P Truong
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Yao H, Ning Y, Jesson CP, He J, Deng R, Tian W, Armes SP. Using Host-Guest Chemistry to Tune the Kinetics of Morphological Transitions Undertaken by Block Copolymer Vesicles. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:1379-1385. [PMID: 35650800 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Host-guest chemistry is exploited to tune the rate at which block copolymer vesicles undergo morphological transitions. More specifically, a concentrated aqueous dispersion of poly(glycerol monomethacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) [P(GMA-co-GlyMA)-PHPMA] diblock copolymer vesicles was prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). The epoxy groups in the GlyMA residues were ring-opened using a primary amine-functionalized β-cyclodextrin (NH2-β-CD) in order to prepare β-CD-decorated vesicles. Addition of azobenzene-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (azo-mPEG) to such vesicles results in specific binding of this water-soluble macromolecular reagent to the β-CD groups on the hydrophilic P(GMA-co-GlyMA) stabilizer chains. Such host-guest chemistry induces a morphological transition from vesicles to worms and/or spheres. Furthermore, the rate of this morphological transition can be tuned by UV/visible-light irradiation and/or guest molecule competition. This novel molecular recognition strategy offers considerable scope for the design of new stimulus-responsive diblock copolymer vesicles for targeted delivery and controlled release of cargoes.
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- Hao Yao
- School
of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, P. R. China
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K
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- School
of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K
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- School
of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K
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Ratcliffe LPD, Bentley KJ, Wehr R, Warren NJ, Saunders BR, Armes SP. Cationic disulfide-functionalized worm gels. Polym Chem 2017; 8:5962-5971. [PMID: 29308095 PMCID: PMC5735358 DOI: 10.1039/c7py01306j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The recent development of polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has facilitated the rational synthesis of a range of diblock copolymer worms, which hitherto could only be prepared via traditional post-polymerization processing in dilute solution. Herein we explore a new synthetic route to aqueous dispersions of cationic disulfide-functionalized worm gels. This is achieved via the PISA synthesis of poly[(glycerol monomethacrylate-stat-glycidyl methacrylate)]-block-poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) (P(GMA-stat-GlyMA)-PHPMA) block copolymer worms via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization of HPMA. A water-soluble reagent, cystamine, is then reacted with the pendent epoxy groups located within the P(GMA-stat-GlyMA) stabilizer chains to introduce disulfide functionality, while simultaneously conferring cationic character via formation of secondary amine groups. Moreover, systematic variation of the cystamine/epoxy molar ratio enables either chemically cross-linked worm gels or physical (linear) primary amine-functionalized disulfide-based worm gels to be obtained. These new worm gels were characterized using gel permeation chromatography, 1H NMR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, aqueous electrophoresis and rheology. In principle, such hydrogels may offer enhanced mucoadhesive properties.
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- L P D Ratcliffe
- Dainton Building , Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Dainton Building , Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Dainton Building , Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK .
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- School of Materials , The University of Manchester , MSS Tower , Manchester , M13 9PL , UK
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- Dainton Building , Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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Huang J, Li D, Liang H, Lu J. Synthesis of Photocrosslinkable and Amine Containing Multifunctional Nanoparticles via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017; 38. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Jianbing Huang
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin-Based Composites; School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin-Based Composites; School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin-Based Composites; School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Resin-Based Composites; School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou 510275 China
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Zhang L, Lu Q, Lv X, Shen L, Zhang B, An Z. In Situ Cross-Linking as a Platform for the Synthesis of Triblock Copolymer Vesicles with Diverse Surface Chemistry and Enhanced Stability via RAFT Dispersion Polymerization. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Ling Zhang
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology,
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Truong NP, Quinn JF, Anastasaki A, Rolland M, Vu MN, Haddleton DM, Whittaker MR, Davis TP. Surfactant-free RAFT emulsion polymerization using a novel biocompatible thermoresponsive polymer. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py02158a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A facile, high-scale, and versatile technique to prepare biocompatible nanoparticles with tailorable properties from thermoresponsive macro-CTAs and macro-stabilizers.
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- Nghia P. Truong
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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Hatton FL, Lovett JR, Armes SP. Synthesis of well-defined epoxy-functional spherical nanoparticles by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01107e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The environmentally-friendly synthesis of epoxy-functional spherical nanoparticles is achieved via RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate under mild conditions; derivatization of such nanoparticles with sodium azide or diamines is demonstrated.
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- Fiona L. Hatton
- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- South Yorkshire S3 7HF
- UK
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- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- South Yorkshire S3 7HF
- UK
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- Dainton Building
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- South Yorkshire S3 7HF
- UK
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Penfold NJW, Ning Y, Verstraete P, Smets J, Armes SP. Cross-linked cationic diblock copolymer worms are superflocculants for micrometer-sized silica particles. Chem Sci 2016; 7:6894-6904. [PMID: 28567260 PMCID: PMC5450592 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03732a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A series of linear cationic diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) using a binary mixture of non-ionic and cationic macromolecular RAFT agents, namely poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO113, Mn = 4400 g mol-1; Mw/Mn = 1.08) and poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride) (PQDMA125, Mn = 31 800 g mol-1, Mw/Mn = 1.19). A detailed phase diagram was constructed to determine the maximum amount of PQDMA125 stabilizer block that could be incorporated while still allowing access to a pure worm copolymer morphology. Aqueous electrophoresis studies indicated that zeta potentials of +35 mV could be achieved for such cationic worms over a wide pH range. Core cross-linked worms were prepared via statistical copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GlyMA) with HPMA using a slightly modified PISA formulation, followed by reacting the epoxy groups of the GlyMA residues located within the worm cores with 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES), and concomitant hydrolysis/condensation of the pendent silanol groups with the secondary alcohol on the HPMA residues. TEM and DLS studies confirmed that such core cross-linked cationic worms remained colloidally stable when challenged with either excess methanol or a cationic surfactant. These cross-linked cationic worms are shown to be much more effective bridging flocculants for 1.0 μm silica particles at pH 9 than the corresponding linear cationic worms (and also various commercial high molecular weight water-soluble polymers.). Laser diffraction studies indicated silica aggregates of around 25-28 μm diameter when using the former worms but only 3-5 μm diameter when employing the latter worms. Moreover, SEM studies confirmed that the cross-linked worms remained intact after their adsorption onto the silica particles, whereas the much more delicate linear worms underwent fragmentation under the same conditions. Similar results were obtained with 4 μm silica particles.
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- Nicholas J W Penfold
- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Procter & Gamble, Eurocor NV/SA , Temselaan 100 , 1853 Strombeek-Bever , Belgium
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- Procter & Gamble, Eurocor NV/SA , Temselaan 100 , 1853 Strombeek-Bever , Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire S3 7HF , UK . ;
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Zhang X, Wang Y, Li G, Liu Z, Liu Z, Jiang J. Amphiphilic Imbalance and Stabilization of Block Copolymer Micelles on-Demand through Combinational Photo-Cleavage and Photo-Crosslinking. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 38. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xuan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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Song Z, Huang Y, Prasad V, Baumgartner R, Zhang S, Harris K, Katz JS, Cheng J. Preparation of Surfactant-Resistant Polymersomes with Ultrathick Membranes through RAFT Dispersion Polymerization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:17033-17037. [PMID: 27367934 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Surfactant-resistant polymersomes have substantial potential to be used as delivery vehicles in industrial applications. Herein, we report the preparation of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene copolymers with ultrahigh hydrophobic-block molecular weights through RAFT dispersion polymerization, which allows the polymerization-induced self-assembly into well-defined polymersomes with ultrathick membranes up to ∼47 nm. These ultrathick membranes significantly enhance the resistance against surfactant solubilization of the vesicles, improving the vesicles' potential for use in industrial encapsulations. Vesicle-encapsulated actives are well retained in the presence of up to 40 wt % of various anionic and nonionic surfactants, with less than 7% active leakage being observed after 30 days.
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- Formulation Science, Corporate Research and Development, The Dow Chemical Company , Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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Rudolph T, Schacher FH. Selective crosslinking or addressing of individual domains within block copolymer nanostructures. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Lovett JR, Ratcliffe LPD, Warren NJ, Armes SP. A Robust Cross-Linking Strategy for Block Copolymer Worms Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2016; 49:2928-2941. [PMID: 27134311 PMCID: PMC4848732 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) chain transfer agent is chain-extended by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) statistical copolymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) with glycidyl methacrylate (GlyMA) in concentrated aqueous solution via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). A series of five free-standing worm gels is prepared by fixing the overall degree of polymerization of the core-forming block at 144 while varying its GlyMA content from 0 to 20 mol %. 1H NMR kinetics indicated that GlyMA is consumed much faster than HPMA, producing a GlyMA-rich sequence close to the PGMA stabilizer block. Temperature-dependent oscillatory rheological studies indicate that increasing the GlyMA content leads to progressively less thermoresponsive worm gels, with no degelation on cooling being observed for worms containing 20 mol % GlyMA. The epoxy groups in the GlyMA residues can be ring-opened using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in order to prepare core cross-linked worms via hydrolysis-condensation with the siloxane groups and/or hydroxyl groups on the HPMA residues. Perhaps surprisingly, 1H NMR analysis indicates that the epoxy-amine reaction and the intermolecular cross-linking occur on similar time scales. Cross-linking leads to stiffer worm gels that do not undergo degelation upon cooling. Dynamic light scattering studies and TEM analyses conducted on linear worms exposed to either methanol (a good solvent for both blocks) or anionic surfactant result in immediate worm dissociation. In contrast, cross-linked worms remain intact under such conditions, provided that the worm cores comprise at least 10 mol % GlyMA.
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- J. R. Lovett
- Dainton
Building, Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Dainton
Building, Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Dainton
Building, Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Dainton
Building, Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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Canning S, Smith GN, Armes SP. A Critical Appraisal of RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2016; 49:1985-2001. [PMID: 27019522 PMCID: PMC4806311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 637] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of controlled size, morphology, and surface chemistry. Several reviews of this field have been published since 2012, but a substantial number of new papers have been published in the last three years. In this Perspective, we provide a critical appraisal of the various advantages offered by this approach, while also pointing out some of its current drawbacks. Promising future research directions as well as remaining technical challenges and unresolved problems are briefly highlighted.
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- Sarah
L. Canning
- Dainton Building, Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Dainton Building, Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Dainton Building, Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, U.K.
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Qu Q, Liu G, Lv X, Zhang B, An Z. In Situ Cross-Linking of Vesicles in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:316-320. [PMID: 35614727 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In situ cross-linking of nano-objects with controllable morphologies in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been a challenge because cross-linking lowers chain mobility and hence inhibits morphology transition. Herein, we propose a novel strategy that allows in situ cross-linking of vesicles in PISA in an aqueous dispersion polymerization formulation. This is realized by utilizing an asymmetric cross-linker bearing two vinyl groups of differing reactivities such that cross-linking is delayed to the late stage of polymerization when morphology transition has completed. Cross-linked vesicles with varying degrees (1-5 mol %) of cross-links were prepared, and their resistance to solvent dissolution and surfactant disruption was investigated. It was found that vesicles with ≥2 mol % cross-links were able to retain their structural integrity and colloidal stability when dispersed in DMF or in the presence of 1% of an anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate.
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- Qingwu Qu
- Institute of Nanochemistry
and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry
and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry
and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry
and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry
and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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