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Ko CH, Wastian P, Schanzenbach D, Müller-Buschbaum P, Laschewsky A, Papadakis CM. Dynamic Behavior of Poly( N-isopropylmethacrylamide) in Neat Water and in Water/Methanol Mixtures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:15150-15160. [PMID: 38980191 PMCID: PMC11270994 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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We investigate the collective dynamics of thermoresponsive polymer poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PNIPMAM) in aqueous solution and in water/methanol mixtures in the one-phase region. In neat water, the polymer concentration c is varied in a wide range around the overlap concentration c*, that is estimated at 23 g L-1. Using dynamic light scattering (DLS), two decays ("modes") are consistently observed in the intensity autocorrelation functions for c = 2-150 g L-1 with relaxation rates which are proportional to the square of the momentum transfer. Below c*, these are attributed to the diffusion of single chains and to clusters from PNIPMAM that are formed due to hydrophobic interactions. Above c*, they are assigned to the diffusion of the chain segments between overlap points and to long-range concentration fluctuations. From the temperature-dependent behavior of the overall scattering intensities and the dynamic correlation lengths of the fast mode, the critical temperatures and the scaling exponents are determined. The latter are significantly lower than the static values predicted by mean-field theory, which may be related to the presence of the large-scale inhomogeneities. The effect of the cosolvent methanol on the dynamics is investigated for polymer solutions having c = 30 g L-1 and methanol volume fractions in the solvent mixtures of up to 60 vol %. The phase diagram was established by differential scanning calorimetry. The slow mode detected by DLS becomes significantly weaker as methanol is added, i.e., the solutions become more homogeneous. Beyond the minimum of the coexistence line, which is located at 40-50 vol % of methanol, the dynamics is qualitatively different from the one at lower methanol contents. Thus, going from the water-rich to the methanol-rich side of the miscibility gap, the change of interaction of the PNIPMAM chains with the two solvents has a severe effect on the collective dynamics.
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- Chia-Hsin Ko
- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics
Group, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics
Group, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut
für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, Chair for Functional
Materials, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut
für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institut
für Angewandte Polymerforschung, Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics
Group, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Hanyková L, Šťastná J, Krakovský I. Responsive Acrylamide-Based Hydrogels: Advances in Interpenetrating Polymer Structures. Gels 2024; 10:414. [PMID: 39057438 PMCID: PMC11276577 DOI: 10.3390/gels10070414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Hydrogels, composed of hydrophilic homopolymer or copolymer networks, have structures similar to natural living tissues, making them ideal for applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensors. Since Wichterle and Lim first synthesized hydrogels in 1960, extensive research has led to various types with unique features. Responsive hydrogels, which undergo reversible structural changes when exposed to stimuli like temperature, pH, or specific molecules, are particularly promising. Temperature-sensitive hydrogels, which mimic biological processes, are the most studied, with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) being prominent due to its lower critical solution temperature of around 32 °C. Additionally, pH-responsive hydrogels, composed of polyelectrolytes, change their structure in response to pH variations. Despite their potential, conventional hydrogels often lack mechanical strength. The double-network (DN) hydrogel approach, introduced by Gong in 2003, significantly enhanced mechanical properties, leading to innovations like shape-deformable DN hydrogels, organic/inorganic composites, and flexible display devices. These advancements highlight the potential of hydrogels in diverse fields requiring precise and adaptable material performance. In this review, we focus on advancements in the field of responsive acrylamide-based hydrogels with IPN structures, emphasizing the recent research on DN hydrogels.
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- Lenka Hanyková
- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.Š.); (I.K.)
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Li G, Zheng X, Xu T, Zhang X, Ji B, Xu Z, Bao S, Mei J, Li Z. Preparation of imprinted bacterial cellulose aerogel with intelligent modulation of thermal response stimulation for selective adsorption of Gd(III) from wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:125806-125815. [PMID: 38006485 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31184-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Research on recycling of used rare earth elements has been of great interest. Adsorption is one of the advantageous methods to recover gadolinium with high value. In the process of adsorption and separation of gadolinium from materials, the selectivity of materials for gadolinium can be significantly improved by using ion imprinting technique. However, gadolinium elution process is a traditional pickling process, which may affect the construction of imprinting sites. In this study, bacterial cellulose with three-dimensional spatial structure was used as the base material of aerogel material, and functional materials containing a large number of carboxyl groups were introduced by chemical grafting method. In combination with ion imprinting technology and N-polyacrylamide as intelligent temperature control valve, intelligent imprinting aerogel (PNBC-IIPS) with specific selectivity to gadolinium was prepared. The properties of aerogel materials were analyzed by SEM, FT-IR, and BET characterization. The experimental analysis shows that the desorption of gadolinium can be achieved by controlling the temperature change. The adsorption experiments show that PNBC-IIPS can selectively adsorb gadolinium ions from aqueous solution. The maximum adsorption capacity reached 95.51 mg g-1. Compared with unimprinted aerogel, the maximum adsorption capacity of gadolinium ion is significantly increased, which proves that the introduced ion imprinting technique plays a key role in the adsorption process. Cyclic experiments show that the adsorption capacity of PNBC-IIPS can still maintain 88% of the original adsorption capacity after 5 times of adsorption and desorption. In conclusion, PNBC-IIPS is a green adsorbent for selective recovery of gadolinium ions.
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- Guomeng Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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Henschel C, Schanzenbach D, Laschewsky A, Ko CH, Papadakis CM, Müller-Buschbaum P. Thermoresponsive and co-nonsolvency behavior of poly(N-vinyl isobutyramide) and poly(N-isopropyl methacrylamide) as poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) analogs in aqueous media. Colloid Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-023-05083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Sets of the nonionic polymers poly(N-vinyl isobutyramide) (pNVIBAm) and poly(N-isopropyl methacrylamide) (pNIPMAm) are synthesized by radical polymerization covering the molar mass range from about 20,000 to 150,000 kg mol−1, and their thermoresponsive and solvent-responsive behaviors in aqueous solution are studied. Both polymers feature a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) apparently of the rare so-called type II, as characteristic for their well-studied analogue poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (pNIPAm). Moreover, in analogy to pNIPAm, both polymers exhibit co-nonsolvency behavior in mixtures of water with several co-solvents, including short-chain alcohols as well as a range of polar aprotic solvents. While the cloud points of the aqueous solutions are a few degrees higher than those for pNIPAm and increase in the order pNIPAm < pNVIBAm < pNIPMAm, the co-nonsolvency behavior becomes less pronounced in the order pNIPAm > pNVIBAm > pNIPMAm. Exceptionally, pNIPMAm does not show co-nonsolvency in mixtures of water and N,N-dimethylformamide.
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Yuan Z, Ding J, Zhang Y, Huang B, Song Z, Meng X, Ma X, Gong X, Huang Z, Ma S, Xiang S, Xu W. Components, mechanisms and applications of stimuli-responsive polymer gels. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fandrich P, Annegarn M, Wiehemeier L, Ehring I, Kottke T, Hellweg T. Core-shell microgels synthesized in continuous flow: deep insight into shell growth using temperature-dependent FTIR. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:5492-5501. [PMID: 35843118 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00598k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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While core-shell microgels have been intensively studied in their fully synthesized state, the formation mechanism of the shell has not been completely understood. Such insight is decisive for a customization of microgel properties for applications. In this work, microgels based on a N-isopropylmethacrylamide (NiPMAM) core and a N-n-propylacrylamide (NnPAM) shell are synthesized in a continuous flow reactor. The shell growth is studied depending on the solution's time of residence inside the reactor. PCS experiments reveal a significant decrease of the volume phase transition temperatures of the core and the shell, with increasing residence time. At early stages, a decreased swelling capacity is found before a discrete NnPAM shell is formed. Temperature-dependent FTIR spectroscopy shows that the decreased swelling capacity originates from a pronounced interpenetrated network (IPN) between NnPAM and NiPMAM. AFM images resolve heterogeneously distributed shell material after 3 min, pointing to an aggregation of NnPAM domains before the distinct shell forms. The combination of diffusional properties, AFM images and vibrational information confirms a deeply interpenetrated network already at early stages of the precipitation polymerization, in which the shell material heavily influences the swelling properties.
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- Pascal Fandrich
- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Biophysical Chemistry and Diagnostics, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Xia W, Yan T, Wen L, Zhu S, Yin W, Zhu M, Lang M, Wang C, Guo C. Hypothermia-Triggered Mesoporous Silica Particles for Controlled Release of Hydrogen Sulfide to Reduce the I/R Injury of the Myocardium. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2022; 8:2970-2978. [PMID: 35671486 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite the fact that heart transplantation (HTx) is a relatively mature procedure, heart ischemic and reperfusion (I/R) injury during HTx remains a challenge. Even after a successful operation, the heart will be at risk of primary graft failure and mortality during the first year. In this study, temperature-sensitive polymer poly(N-n-propylacrylamide-co-N-tert-butyl acrylamide) (PNNTBA) was coated on diallyl trisulfide (DATS)-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DATS-MSN) to synthesize hypothermia-triggered hydrogen sulfide (H2S) releasing particles (HT-MSN). Because the PNNTBA shell dissolves in phosphate-buffered saline at 4 °C, the loaded DATS could continuously release H2S within 6 h when activated by glutathione (GSH). Furthermore, after co-culturing biocompatible HT-MSN with cardiomyocytes, H2S released from HT-MSN at 4 °C was found to protect cardiomyocytes from ischemic and reperfusion (I/R) injury. In detail, the rate of cell apoptosis and lactate dehydrogenase activity was decreased, as manifested by increased BCL-2 expression and decreased BAX expression. More importantly, in an isolated heart preservation experiment, HT-MSN demonstrated potent protection against cardiac I/R injury and reduced expression of inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-1β. This study provided a new method for the controlled release of H2S by the donor and myocardial protection from I/R injury.
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- Wenyi Xia
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Berret JF, Graillot A. Versatile Coating Platform for Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Applications to Materials and Biological Science. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:5323-5338. [PMID: 35483044 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this feature article, we provide an overview of our research on statistical copolymers as a coating material for metal oxide nanoparticles and surfaces. These copolymers contain functional groups enabling noncovalent binding to oxide surfaces and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymers for colloidal stability and stealthiness. The functional groups are organic derivatives of phosphorous acid compounds R-H2PO3, also known as phosphonic acids that have been screened for their strong affinity to metals and for their multidentate binding ability. Herein we develop a polymer-based coating platform that shares features with the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) and layer-by-layer (L-b-L) deposition techniques. The milestones of this endeavor are the synthesis of PEG-based copolymers containing multiple phosphonic acid groups, the implementation of simple protocols combining versatility with high particle production yields, and the experimental evidence of the colloidal stability of the coated particles. As a demonstration, coating studies are conducted on cerium (CeO2), iron (γ-Fe2O3), aluminum (Al2O3), and titanium (TiO2) oxides of different sizes and morphologies. We finally discuss applications in the domain of nanomaterials and nanomedicine. We evaluate the beneficial effects of coatings on redispersible nanopowders, contrast agents for in vitro/vivo assays, and stimuli-responsive particles.
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- Specific Polymers, ZAC Via Domitia, 150 Avenue des Cocardières, 34160 Castries, France
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Hannappel Y, Wiehemeier L, Dirksen M, Kottke T, Hellweg T. Smart Microgels from Unconventional Acrylamides. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yvonne Hannappel
- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Bielefeld University Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Bielefeld University Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Bielefeld University Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Bielefeld University Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Bielefeld University Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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Kawaguchi H. On Going to a New Era of Microgel Exhibiting Volume Phase Transition. Gels 2020; 6:gels6030026. [PMID: 32824458 PMCID: PMC7559898 DOI: 10.3390/gels6030026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The discovery of phenomena of volume phase transition has had a great impact not only on bulk gels but also on the world of microgels. In particular, research on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels, whose transition temperature is close to body temperature, has made remarkable progress in almost 35 years. This review presents some breakthrough findings in microgels that exhibit volume phase transitions and outlines recent works on the synthesis, structural analysis, and research direction of microgels.
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- Haruma Kawaguchi
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Hiyoshi, Yokohama 241-0814, Japan
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Ko CH, Claude KL, Niebuur BJ, Jung FA, Kang JJ, Schanzenbach D, Frielinghaus H, Barnsley LC, Wu B, Pipich V, Schulte A, Müller-Buschbaum P, Laschewsky A, Papadakis CM. Temperature-Dependent Phase Behavior of the Thermoresponsive Polymer Poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) in an Aqueous Solution. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Chia-Hsin Ko
- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton 3168, Australia
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, 4111 Libra Drive, Orlando, Florida 32816-2385, United States
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung, Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Es Sayed J, Meyer C, Sanson N, Perrin P. Oxidation-Responsive Emulsions Stabilized by Cleavable Metallo-Supramolecular Cross-Linked Microgels. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1040-1045. [PMID: 35648615 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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An original route to develop an advanced class of microgel emulsifiers containing stimulable metallo-supramolecular instead of frozen covalent cross-links is reported. The poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PNiPMAM) chains of the microgel are connected by iron(II)-bis(terpyridine) coordination supramolecular complexes that can be cleaved on demand, leading to unique properties both at interfaces and in volume. The microgel synthesis is not demanding, and the characterization of its supramolecular structure can be precisely achieved by standard methods. Singularly, interfaces of an oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by the supramolecular particles can be triggered at the molecular scale by oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III), leading to emulsion breaking. In bulk, we show that a microgel dispersion can indeed be transformed into a polymer solution upon oxidation. Our study paves the way to the discovery of unusual microgel properties as our proof-of-concept can be extended to different supramolecular chemistry and architecture.
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- Julien Es Sayed
- Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, ESPCI, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Cedex 05 Paris, France
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- Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials, ESPCI, PSL University, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Cedex 05 Paris, France
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- Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, ESPCI, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Cedex 05 Paris, France
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- Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, ESPCI, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Cedex 05 Paris, France
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Kreuzer LP, Widmann T, Bießmann L, Hohn N, Pantle J, Märkl R, Moulin JF, Hildebrand V, Laschewsky A, Papadakis CM, Müller-Buschbaum P. Phase Transition Kinetics of Doubly Thermoresponsive Poly(sulfobetaine)-Based Diblock Copolymer Thin Films. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Lucas P. Kreuzer
- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- German Engineering Materials Science Center at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung, Geiselbergstr. 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik der weichen Materie, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Işık D, Quaas E, Klinger D. Thermo- and oxidation-sensitive poly(meth)acrylates based on alkyl sulfoxides: dual-responsive homopolymers from one functional group. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01321h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Alkyl sulfoxide side groups introduce thermo- and oxidation-sensitivity into poly(meth)acrylates, thus realizing new dual-responsive homopolymers based on one functional group.
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- Doğuş Işık
- Institute of Pharmacy
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Fedorczyk M, Krzywicka A, Cieciórski P, Romański J, Megiel E. A Novel Strategy for the Synthesis of Amphiphilic and Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)- b-Polystyrene Block Copolymers via ATRP. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1484. [PMID: 31514392 PMCID: PMC6780390 DOI: 10.3390/polym11091484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new synthetic approach is presented for the preparation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-block-styrene) PNIPAM-b-PS via an Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) technique. The proposed method is based on application of 2-chloro-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)propanamide (NCPAE) as a bifunctional initiator, which enables ATRP of two monomers, differing in activity and polarity, into two stages. The synthesized copolymer molecules contain two well-defined polymer chains connected by a linker, which is a derivative of the proposed initiator. Using NCPAE led to PNIPAMs with well-planned molecular weight, low polydispersities (PDI=1.1÷1.3) and hydroxyl functionality. Activation of such blocks for initiation of styrene polymerization was performed using α-bromoisobutyryl bromide. After such a modification, the synthesized homopolymers acted as macroinitiators in ARGET ATRP and a well-defined polystyrene block, as the next one in the polymer chain was successfully formed. Both of the synthesized macromolecules, PNIPAM and PNIPAM-b-PS, exhibit a thermoresponsive behavior with explicit lower critical solution temperatures (LCST) in their aqueous solutions. The synthesized homopolymers and subsequently derived block copolymers were characterized using Size-Exclusion Chromatography, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Dynamic Light Scattering, and NMR spectroscopy.
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- Magdalena Fedorczyk
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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Papadakis CM, Müller-Buschbaum P, Laschewsky A. Switch It Inside-Out: "Schizophrenic" Behavior of All Thermoresponsive UCST-LCST Diblock Copolymers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:9660-9676. [PMID: 31314540 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This feature article reviews our recent advancements on the synthesis, phase behavior, and micellar structures of diblock copolymers consisting of oppositely thermoresponsive blocks in aqueous environments. These copolymers combine a nonionic block, which shows lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior, with a zwitterionic block that exhibits an upper critical solution temperature (UCST). The transition temperature of the latter class of polymers is strongly controlled by its molar mass and by the salt concentration, in contrast to the rather invariant transition of nonionic polymers with type II LCST behavior such as poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or poly(N-isopropyl methacrylamide). This allows for implementing the sequence of the UCST and LCST transitions of the polymers at will by adjusting either molecular or, alternatively, physical parameters. Depending on the location of the transition temperatures of both blocks, different switching scenarios are realized from micelles to inverse micelles, namely via the molecularly dissolved state, the aggregated state, or directly. In addition to studies of (semi)dilute aqueous solutions, highly concentrated systems have also been explored, namely water-swollen thin films. Concerning applications, we discuss the possible use of the diblock copolymers as "smart" nanocarriers.
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- Christine M Papadakis
- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie/Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department , Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Straße 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany
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- Fachgebiet Physik weicher Materie/Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department , Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Straße 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) , Lichtenbergstraße 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany
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- Institut für Chemie , Universität Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht straße 24-25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP , Geiselbergstraße 69 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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de Oliveira TE, Marques CM, Netz PA. Molecular dynamics study of the LCST transition in aqueous poly(N-n-propylacrylamide). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:10100-10107. [PMID: 29589029 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp00481a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The breadth of technological applications of smart polymers relies on the possibility of tuning their molecular structure to respond to external stimuli. In this context, N-substituted acrylamide-based polymers are widely studied thermoresponsive polymers. Poly(N-n-propylacrylamide) (PNnPAm), which is a structural isomer of the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) exhibits however, a lower phase transition in aqueous solution. In this work, we use all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of PNnPAm in aqueous solutions to study, from a microscopic point-of-view, the influence of chain size and concentration on the LCST of PNnPAm. Our analysis shows that the collapse of a single oligomer of PNnPAm upon heating is dependent on the chain length and corresponds to a complex interplay between hydration and intermolecular interactions. Analysis of systems with multiple chains shows an aggregation of PNnPAm chains above the LCST.
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- Tiago E de Oliveira
- Institut Charles Sadron, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
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Grinberg VY, Burova TV, Grinberg NV, Papkov VS, Dubovik AS, Khokhlov AR. Salt-Induced Thermoresponsivity of Cross-Linked Polymethoxyethylaminophosphazene Hydrogels: Energetics of the Volume Phase Transition. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1981-1991. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Valerij Y. Grinberg
- N.M.
Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin St. 4, 119334 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.N.
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov St. 28, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.N.
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov St. 28, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.N.
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov St. 28, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.M.
Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin St. 4, 119334 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics
Department, Vorobyevy
Gory, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Bovaldinova KA, Feldstein MM, Sherstneva NE, Moscalets AP, Khokhlov AR. Thermo-switchable pressure-sensitive adhesives with strong tunable adhesion towards substrate surfaces of different hydrophilicity. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Spěváček J, Konefał R, Dybal J, Čadová E, Kovářová J. Thermoresponsive behavior of block copolymers of PEO and PNIPAm with different architecture in aqueous solutions: A study by NMR, FTIR, DSC and quantum-chemical calculations. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kozbekçi C, Şenkal BF, Erbil C. Compressive moduli and network parameters of N
-isopropylacrylamide hydrogels copolymerized by monoesters of itaconic acid and crosslinked with tetraallylammonium bromide. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cansu Kozbekçi
- Istanbul Technical University, Science and Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department; 34469 Maslak İstanbul Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Science and Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department; 34469 Maslak İstanbul Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Science and Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department; 34469 Maslak İstanbul Turkey
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Osváth Z, Iván B. The Dependence of the Cloud Point, Clearing Point, and Hysteresis of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) on Experimental Conditions: The Need for Standardization of Thermoresponsive Transition Determinations. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Zsófia Osváth
- Polymer Chemistry Research Group; Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry; Research Centre for Natural Sciences; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Magyar tudósok krt. 2 H-1117 Budapest Hungary
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- Polymer Chemistry Research Group; Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry; Research Centre for Natural Sciences; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Magyar tudósok krt. 2 H-1117 Budapest Hungary
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Wedel B, Hertle Y, Wrede O, Bookhold J, Hellweg T. Smart Homopolymer Microgels: Influence of the Monomer Structure on the Particle Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:E162. [PMID: 30979256 PMCID: PMC6432239 DOI: 10.3390/polym8040162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this work, we compare the properties of smart homopolymer microgels based on N-n-propylacrylamide (NNPAM), N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and N-isopropylmethacrylamide (NIPMAM) synthesized under identical conditions. The particles are studied with respect to size, morphology, and swelling behavior using scanning electron and scanning force microscopy. In addition, light scattering techniques and fluorescent probes are employed to follow the swelling/de-swelling of the particles. Significant differences are found and discussed. Poly(N-n-propylacrylamide) (PNNPAM) microgels stand out due to their very sharp volume phase transition, whereas Poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PNIPMAM) particles are found to exhibit a more homogeneous network structure compared to the other two systems.
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- Bastian Wedel
- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Shieh YT, Chen BH. Effect of carbon nanotubes on free radical polymerization of N -isopropylacrylamide in supercritical carbon dioxide and in methanol. J Supercrit Fluids 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2015.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gambinossi F, Sefcik LS, Wischerhoff E, Laschewsky A, Ferri JK. Engineering adhesion to thermoresponsive substrates: effect of polymer composition on liquid-liquid-solid wetting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:2518-2528. [PMID: 25569588 DOI: 10.1021/am507418m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Adhesion control in liquid-liquid-solid systems represents a challenge for applications ranging from self-cleaning to biocompatibility of engineered materials. By using responsive polymer chemistry and molecular self-assembly, adhesion at solid/liquid interfaces can be achieved and modulated by external stimuli. Here, we utilize thermosensitive polymeric materials based on random copolymers of di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (x = MEO2MA) and oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (y = OEGMA), that is, P(MEO2MAx-co-OEGMAy), to investigate the role of hydrophobicity on the phenomenon of adhesion. The copolymer ratio (x/y) dictates macromolecular changes enabling control of the hydrophilic-to-lipophilic balance (HBL) of the polymer brushes through external triggers such as ionic strength and temperature. We discuss the HBL of the thermobrushes in terms of the surface energy of the substrate by measuring the contact angle at water-decane-P(MEO2MAx-co-OEGMAy) brush contact line as a function of polymer composition and temperature. Solid supported polyelectrolyte layers grafted with P(MEO2MAx-co-OEGMAy) display a transition in the wettability that is related to the lower critical solution temperature of the polymer brushes. Using experimental observation of the hydrophilic to hydrophobic transition by the contact angle, we extract the underlying energetics associated with liquid-liquid-solid adhesion as a function of the copolymer ratio. The change in cellular attachment on P(MEO2MAx-co-OEGMAy) substrates of variable (x/y) composition demonstrates the subtle role of compositional tuning on the ability to control liquid-liquid-solid adhesion in biological applications.
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- Filippo Gambinossi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lafayette College , 740 High Street, Easton18042, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hirano T, Segata T, Hashimoto J, Miwa Y, Oshimura M, Ute K. Syndiotactic- and heterotactic-specific radical polymerization of N-n-propylmethacrylamide complexed with alkali metal ions. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00755k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Addition of Li+ enhanced the radical polymerization of N-n-propylmethacrylamide, in which the stoichiometry of the monomer–Li+ complexes determined the stereospecificity of the radical polymerization.
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- Tomohiro Hirano
- Department of Chemical Science and Technology
- Institute of Technology and Science
- Tokushima University
- Tokushima 770-8506
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology
- Institute of Technology and Science
- Tokushima University
- Tokushima 770-8506
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology
- Institute of Technology and Science
- Tokushima University
- Tokushima 770-8506
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Gifu University
- Gifu 501-1193
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology
- Institute of Technology and Science
- Tokushima University
- Tokushima 770-8506
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology
- Institute of Technology and Science
- Tokushima University
- Tokushima 770-8506
- Japan
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Grinberg VY, Burova TV, Grinberg NV, Dubovik AS, Concheiro A, Alvarez-Lorenzo C. Binding affinity of thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte hydrogels for charged amphiphilic ligands. A DSC approach. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:4165-4171. [PMID: 24655346 DOI: 10.1021/la5005984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Controlled drug binding and release stand among top requirements postulated for targeted drug delivery systems of the new generations. "Smart" polymers and gels are highly suitable for the controlled delivery due to their structural sensitivity to minor environmental variations. The aim of this work was to study thermoresponsive polyanionic and polycationic hydrogels of N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers with acrylic acid and N-aminopropylmethacrylamide in terms of their interaction with two widely used drugs, propranolol and ibuprofen. Binding energetics of these drugs by the gels in swollen and collapsed state was estimated by means of high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. Thermodynamic parameters of the gel collapse (transition temperature, enthalpy, heat capacity increment, and width) were determined as a dependence of the drug concentrations. From these data the excess free energy of collapse was calculated as a function of drug concentration. Deconvolution of this function resulted in the evaluation of binding parameters and contributions from interactions of various types to the free energy of binding. The binding mechanism of both drugs to the swollen and collapsed gels was elucidated. Its main features are the cooperative character of the drug binding by the collapsed gel and the predominant role of the hydrophobicity of drugs in their affinity for the swollen gel.
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- Valerij Y Grinberg
- N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences , Kosygin St. 4, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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Influence of high-pressure on cononsolvency of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) nanogels in water/methanol mixtures. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pang X, Cui S. Single-chain mechanics of poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): comparative study reveals the effect of hydrogen bond donors. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:12176-12182. [PMID: 24003907 DOI: 10.1021/la403132e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The single-chain mechanics of two similar thermosensitive polymers, poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) (PDEAM) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), have been studied by atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). In a typical nonpolar organic solvent, octane, both of the polymers show the same inherent elasticity, although they have different substitutional groups. However, the mechanics of the two polymers presents large differences in water. The energies needed for the rearrangement of the bound water during elongation at room temperature are estimated by the SMFS method at the single-chain level, which is ~1.13 ± 0.10 and ~5.19 ± 0.10 kJ/mol for PDEAM and PNIPAM, respectively. In addition, PNIPAM shows a temperature-dependent single-chain mechanics when the temperature is increased across the lower critical solution temperature (LCST), while PDEAM does not. These differences observed in aqueous solution originate from the different structures of the two polymers. With a hydrogen bond donor in the amide group, PNIPAM will be more hydrated when T < LCST. When T > LCST, PNIPAM will have larger changes in both conformation and hydration. These findings also suggest that PNIPAM is a good candidate for a thermo-driven single-molecule motor, while PDEAM is not.
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- Xiangchao Pang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu 610031, China
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Pinaud F, Russo L, Pinet S, Gosse I, Ravaine V, Sojic N. Enhanced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence in Thermoresponsive Microgels. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:5517-20. [DOI: 10.1021/ja401011j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Florent Pinaud
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,
CNRS UMR
5255, University of Bordeaux, ENSCBP. 33607
Pessac, France
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Seuring J, Agarwal S. Polymers with upper critical solution temperature in aqueous solution. Macromol Rapid Commun 2012; 33:1898-920. [PMID: 22961764 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201200433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 396] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This review focuses on polymers with upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water or electrolyte solution and provides a detailed survey of the yet few existing examples. A guide for synthetic chemists for the design of novel UCST polymers is presented and possible handles to tune the phase transition temperature, sharpness of transition, hysteresis, and effectiveness of phase separation are discussed. This review tries to answer the question why polymers with UCST remained largely underrepresented in academic as well as applied research and what requirements have to be fulfilled to make these polymers suitable for the development of smart materials with a positive thermoresponse.
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- Jan Seuring
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Department of Chemistry and Scientific Center for Materials Science, Hans-Meerwein Straße, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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1H NMR study of temperature-induced phase transitions in aqueous solutions of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide)/poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) mixtures. Polym Bull (Berl) 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-012-0831-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wedel B, Zeiser M, Hellweg T. Non NIPAM Based Smart Microgels: Systematic Variation of the Volume Phase Transition Temperature by Copolymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2012.0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Thermoresponsive copolymer microgels based on N-n-propylacrylamide (NNPAM) and N-isopropylmethacrylamide (NIPMAM) with varying compositions were synthesized via precipitation polymerization. Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and turbidity measurements were used to investigate their volume phase transition. A linear correlation between the nominal composition and the volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) was observed. Furthermore, the hydrodynamic radii of the particles exhibit a linear dependency on the nominal composition. The presented system is suitable for the synthesis of thermoresponsive microgels with a well defined VPTT or size and gives access to tune these two crucial parameters in a systematic and controlled way by simply choosing the right composition of the monomer feed. Additionally, the first derivatives of the swelling curves obtained from turbidity measurements were analyzed in detail, allowing a quantitative comparison of the phase transition of different microgels.
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LCST behavior of copolymers of N-isopropylacrylamide and N-isopropylmethacrylamide in water. Colloid Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2706-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Balaceanu A, Mayorga V, Lin W, Schürings MP, Demco DE, Böker A, Winnik MA, Pich A. Copolymer microgels by precipitation polymerisation of N-vinylcaprolactam and N-isopropylacrylamides in aqueous medium. Colloid Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2659-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PANG JUAN, YANG HU, MA JING, CHENG RONGSHI. UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT LCST LEVELS OF POLY(N-ALKYLACRYLAMIDE)S BY MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS AND QUANTUM MECHANICS CALCULATIONS. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633611006505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Poly(N-alkylacrylamide) is a group of thermo-sensitive polymers that include poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(N-n-propylacrylamide), poly(N-isopropylmethacryl-amide), and so on. The polymers exhibit different levels of lower critical solution temperatures (LCST) in aqueous solutions. In this article, their monomers and oligomers with 10 repeating units are selected, respectively, to demonstrate the cause of different LCST levels of the polymers in aqueous solutions using molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics calculations. The monomers have functional groups of different steric volume that greatly affect the conformational transition of chains and LCST levels of the polymers. A branched chain of N-propyl group in N-isopropylacrylamide and an additional methyl group at α-carbon in N-isopropylmethacrylamide both increase the steric effect, making it more difficult for monomers to draw closer and resulting in higher LCST levels of the polymers. In addition, the simulated results from their corresponding oligomers exhibit the similar trend to those from the monomers.
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- JUAN PANG
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
- Polymer Institute, College of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Alf ME, Hatton TA, Gleason KK. Insights into thin, thermally responsive polymer layers through quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:10691-10698. [PMID: 21806008 DOI: 10.1021/la201935r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The thermodynamics of temperature-responsive polymeric layers was analyzed using a two-state coil to globule model to which the van't Hoff relationship was applied. For soluble homopolymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAAm), enthalpies of transition, ΔH(vH), were calculated using varations in ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy with temperature to be 8400 ± 30 and 1652 ± 4 kJ mol-cooperative unit(-1) for standard synthesis and initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), respectively. For the insoluble surface-bound layer of cross-linked iCVD poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-di(ethylene glycol) divinyl ether) [p(NIPAAm-co-DEGDVE)], ΔH(vH) was determined to be 810 ± 30 kJ mol-cooperative unit(-1) using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). Microcalorimetry measurements showed the enthalpies per mole NIPAAm monomer to be 5.8 ± 0.2, 3.5 ± 0.6, and 3.1 ± 0.3 kJ mol-NIPAAm(-1), resulting in cooperative unit sizes of 1460 ± 60, 470 ± 80, and 260 ± 30 monomer units for the standard pNIPAAm, iCVD pNIPAAm, and p(NIPAAm-co-DEGDVE) systems, respectively. These values indicate that both per monomer enthalpic contribution as well as cooperative unit size are primary factors contributing to the variations in van't Hoff enthalpies for the three systems studied. Diffusion of bovine serum albumin (BSA) into swollen p(NIPAAm-co-DEGDVE) films below its lower critical solution temperature was elucidated via QCM-D measurements. These data provided a calculated diffusion coefficient of (3.5 ± 0.1) × 10(-14) cm(2) s(-1) of BSA into the swollen hydrogel film with a mesh size of 6.0 ± 0.2 nm (compared to the hydrodynamic radius of BSA, r(H) = 3.36 nm).
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- Mahriah E Alf
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Spěváček J. NMR Investigations of Temperature-Induced Phase Transition in Aqueous Polymer Solutions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.201000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yin J, Hu H, Wu Y, Liu S. Thermo- and light-regulated fluorescence resonance energy transfer processes within dually responsive microgels. Polym Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0py00254b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Uğuzdoğan E, Kabasakal OS. Synthesis and characterization of thermally-sensitive polymer: Poly(aminomethoxypropylacrylamide). Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An application of concatenated 2D correlation spectroscopy: Exploration of the reversibility of the temperature-induced hydration variation of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) in aqueous solution. J Mol Struct 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2009.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lai H, Wu P. A infrared spectroscopic study on the mechanism of temperature-induced phase transition of concentrated aqueous solutions of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and N-isopropylpropionamide. POLYMER 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Aseyev V, Tenhu H, Winnik FM. Non-ionic Thermoresponsive Polymers in Water. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2010_57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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