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Simenido GA, Zubanova EM, Ksendzov EA, Kostjuk SV, Timashev PS, Golubeva EN. Bovine Serum Albumin Effect on Collapsing PNIPAM Chains in Aqueous Solutions: Spin Label and Spin Probe Study. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1335. [PMID: 38794528 PMCID: PMC11124808 DOI: 10.3390/polym16101335] [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: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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The influence of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on collapsing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) chains was studied with turbidimetry and spin probe and spin label electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. An increased ratio of collapsed chains in aqueous solutions in the narrow temperature region near the LCST appeared in the presence of 2.5-10 wt% BSA. The spin probe EPR data indicate that the inner cavities of the BSA dimers are probably responsive to the capture of small hydrophobic or amphiphilic molecules, such as TEMPO nitroxyl radical. The observed features of the structure and dynamics of inhomogeneities of aqueous PNIPAM-BSA solutions, including their mutual influence on the behavior of the polymer and protein below the LCST, should be considered when developing and investigating PNIPAM-based drug delivery systems.
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- Georgii A. Simenido
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.M.Z.); (P.S.T.); (E.N.G.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.M.Z.); (P.S.T.); (E.N.G.)
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- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, 220006 Minsk, Belarus; (E.A.K.); (S.V.K.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 220006 Minsk, Belarus
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- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, 220006 Minsk, Belarus; (E.A.K.); (S.V.K.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 220006 Minsk, Belarus
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.M.Z.); (P.S.T.); (E.N.G.)
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.M.Z.); (P.S.T.); (E.N.G.)
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Structure and Dynamics of Inhomogeneities in Aqueous Solutions of Graft Copolymers of N-Isopropylacrylamide with Lactide (P(NIPAM-graft-PLA)) by Spin Probe EPR Spectroscopy. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214746. [DOI: 10.3390/polym14214746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Coil-to-globule transition and dynamics of inhomogeneities in aqueous solutions of graft copolymers of NIPAM with different content of oligolactide groups were studied using spin probe continuous wave EPR spectroscopy. The technique of the suppressing of TEMPO as spin probe by spin exchange with Cu2+ ions was applied. This approach allowed us to detect individual EPR spectra of the probe in collapsed globules and estimate its magnetic and dynamic parameters reliably. The formation of inhomogeneities at temperatures lower than the volume phase transition temperature measured via transmission, and differential scanning calorimetry was fixed. An increase in oligolactide content in copolymers leads to the formation of looser globules, allowing for the exchange of the probe molecules between the globules and the external solution.
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Matthes R, Frey H. Polyethers Based on Short-Chain Alkyl Glycidyl Ethers: Thermoresponsive and Highly Biocompatible Materials. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:2219-2235. [PMID: 35622963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The polymerization of short-chain alkyl glycidyl ethers (SCAGEs) enables the synthesis of biocompatible polyethers with finely tunable hydrophilicity. Aliphatic polyethers, most prominently poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), are utilized in manifold biomedical applications due to their excellent biocompatibility and aqueous solubility. By incorporation of short hydrophobic side-chains at linear polyglycerol, control of aqueous solubility and the respective lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in aqueous solution is feasible. Concurrently, the chemically inert character in analogy to PEG is maintained, as no further functional groups are introduced at the polyether structure. Adjustment of the hydrophilicity and the thermoresponsive behavior of the resulting poly(glycidyl ether)s in a broad temperature range is achieved either by the combination of the different SCAGEs or with PEG as a hydrophilic block. Homopolymers of methyl and ethyl glycidyl ether (PGME, PEGE) are soluble in aqueous solution at room temperature. In contrast, n-propyl glycidyl ether and iso-propyl glycidyl ether lead to hydrophobic polyethers. The use of a variety of ring-opening polymerization techniques allows for controlled polymerization, while simultaneously determining the resulting microstructures. Atactic as well as isotactic polymers are accessible by utilization of the respective racemic or enantiomerically pure monomers. Polymer architectures varying from statistical copolymers, di- and triblock structures to star-shaped architectures, in combination with PEG, have been applied in various thermoresponsive hydrogel formulations or polymeric surface coatings for cell sheet engineering. Materials responding to stimuli are of increasing importance for "smart" biomedical systems, making thermoresponsive polyethers with short-alkyl ether side chains promising candidates for future biomaterials.
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- Rebecca Matthes
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55128, Germany
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Roos AH, Hoffmann JF, Binder WH, Hinderberger D. Nanoscale structure and dynamics of thermoresponsive single-chain nanoparticles investigated by EPR spectroscopy. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:7032-7037. [PMID: 34251013 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00582k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We characterize temperature-dependent macroscopic and nanoscopic phase transitions and nanoscopic pre-transitions of water-soluble single chain nanoparticles (SCNPs). The studied SCNPs are based on polymers displaying lower-critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior and show nanoscale compartmentation. SCNPs are amenable to continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW EPR) spectroscopy to study how amphiphilic, non-covalently added nitroxide spin probes or covalently attached spin labels sample their environment concerning nanoscale structures (polarity, hydrophilicity/-phobicity) and dynamics. These SCNPs are formed through single-chain collapse and have been shown to have nanosized compartments that are rigidified during the crosslinking process. We analyze the temperature-dependent phase transitions of spin-labeled SCNPs by rigorous spectral simulations of a series of multicomponent EPR-spectra that derive from the nanoinhomogeneities (1) that are due to the single-chain compartmentation in SCNPs and (2) the transformation upon temperature change due to the LCST behavior. These transitions of the SCNPs and their respective polymer precursors can be monitored and understood on the nanoscale by following EPR-spectroscopic parameters like hyperfine couplings that depend on the surrounding solvent molecules or Heisenberg spin exchange between small molecule spin probes or covalently attached spin labels in the nanocompartments. In particular, for one SCNP, we find an interesting behavior that we ascribe to the properties of the nanosized inner core with continuous effects before and jump-like changes after the macroscopic thermal collapse, indicating highly efficient desolvation and compaction upon an increase in temperature and aggregation of individual nanoparticles above the collapse temperature.
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- Andreas H Roos
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Laaß K, Quiroz FG, Hunold J, Roberts S, Chilkoti A, Hinderberger D. Nanoscopic Dynamics Dictate the Phase Separation Behavior of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1015-1025. [PMID: 33403854 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Many intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in nature may undergo liquid-liquid phase separation to assemble membraneless organelles with varied liquid-like properties and stability/dynamics. While solubility changes underlie these properties, little is known about hydration dynamics in phase-separating IDPs. Here, by studying IDP polymers of similar composition but distinct liquid-like dynamics and stability upon separation, namely, thermal hysteresis, we probe at a nanoscopic level hydration/dehydration dynamics in IDPs as they reversibly switch between phase separation states. Using continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW EPR) spectroscopy, we observe distinct backbone and amino acid side-chain hydration dynamics in these IDPs. This nanoscopic view reveals that side-chain rehydration creates a dynamic water shield around the main-chain backbone that effectively and counterintuitively prevents water penetration and governs IDP solubility. We find that the strength of this superficial water shell is a sequence feature of IDPs that encodes for the stability of their phase-separated assemblies. Our findings expose and offer an initial understanding of how the complexity of nanoscopic water-IDP interactions dictate their rich phase separation behavior.
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- Katharina Laaß
- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0281, United States
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0281, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0281, United States
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- Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Uddin MA, Yu H, Wang L, Naveed K, Haq F, Amin BU, Mehmood S, Nazir A, Xing Y, Shen D. Recent progress in
EPR
study of spin labeled polymers and spin probed polymer systems. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Md Alim Uddin
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Huang D, Zhang Q, Deng Y, Luo Z, Li B, Shen X, Qi Z, Dong S, Ge Y, Chen W. Polymeric crown ethers: LCST behavior in water and stimuli-responsiveness. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00412a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A crown ether-functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) system shows lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase separation behavior in water.
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Herzberger J, Niederer K, Pohlit H, Seiwert J, Worm M, Wurm FR, Frey H. Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, and Other Alkylene Oxides: Synthesis, Novel Polymer Architectures, and Bioconjugation. Chem Rev 2015; 116:2170-243. [PMID: 26713458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The review summarizes current trends and developments in the polymerization of alkylene oxides in the last two decades since 1995, with a particular focus on the most important epoxide monomers ethylene oxide (EO), propylene oxide (PO), and butylene oxide (BO). Classical synthetic pathways, i.e., anionic polymerization, coordination polymerization, and cationic polymerization of epoxides (oxiranes), are briefly reviewed. The main focus of the review lies on more recent and in some cases metal-free methods for epoxide polymerization, i.e., the activated monomer strategy, the use of organocatalysts, such as N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) as well as phosphazene bases. In addition, the commercially relevant double-metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst systems are discussed. Besides the synthetic progress, new types of multifunctional linear PEG (mf-PEG) and PPO structures accessible by copolymerization of EO or PO with functional epoxide comonomers are presented as well as complex branched, hyperbranched, and dendrimer like polyethers. Amphiphilic block copolymers based on PEO and PPO (Poloxamers and Pluronics) and advances in the area of PEGylation as the most important bioconjugation strategy are also summarized. With the ever growing toolbox for epoxide polymerization, a "polyether universe" may be envisaged that in its structural diversity parallels the immense variety of structural options available for polymers based on vinyl monomers with a purely carbon-based backbone.
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- Jana Herzberger
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz , Staudingerweg 9, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz , Staudingerweg 9, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Max Planck Graduate Center , Staudingerweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center , Langenbeckstraße 1, D-55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Max Planck Graduate Center , Staudingerweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Graduate Center , Staudingerweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz , Staudingerweg 9, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Xiang X, Ding X, Chen N, Zhang B, Heiden PA. End group polarity and block symmetry effects on cloud point and hydrodynamic diameter of thermoresponsive block copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Xu Xiang
- Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technological University; Houghton Michigan 49931
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- Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technological University; Houghton Michigan 49931
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Penninsylvania 15261
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- Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technological University; Houghton Michigan 49931
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- Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technological University; Houghton Michigan 49931
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- Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technological University; Houghton Michigan 49931
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Herzberger J, Kurzbach D, Werre M, Fischer K, Hinderberger D, Frey H. Stimuli-Responsive Tertiary Amine Functional PEGs Based on N,N-Dialkylglycidylamines. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501367b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jana Herzberger
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School
Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger
Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna Biocenter Campus 5, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School
Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger
Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg
11, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz
4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Vagias A, Košovan P, Koynov K, Holm C, Butt HJ, Fytas G. Dynamics in Stimuli-Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel Layers As Revealed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma500928p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Institute
für Computerphysik, Universität Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department
of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, 120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
für Computerphysik, Universität Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Department
of /Materials Science University of Crete and IESL-FORTH, 71110 Heraklion, Greece
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Micutz M, Matalon E, Staicu T, Angelescu D, Ariciu AM, Rogozea A, Turcu IM, Ionita G. The influence of hydroxy propyl β-cyclodextrin on the micellar to gel transition in F127 solutions investigated at macro and nanoscale levels. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj00123k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kurzbach D, Hassouneh W, McDaniel JR, Jaumann EA, Chilkoti A, Hinderberger D. Hydration layer coupling and cooperativity in phase behavior of stimulus responsive peptide polymers. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:11299-308. [PMID: 23822733 PMCID: PMC4167343 DOI: 10.1021/ja4047872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
It is shown that hydrophilic (backbone) and hydrophobic (side chain) hydration layers of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs), a class of stimulus responsive peptide polymers that exhibit lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase transition behavior, can exist in a coupled and decoupled state. The decoupled hydration state consists of hydrophobic and hydrophilic hydration layers that respond independently to temperature, while the coupled hydration state is characterized by a common, cooperative dehydration of both hydration layers. It is further shown that the primary sequence of an ELP can be tuned to exhibit either of the hydration layer coupling modes. Charged side chains lead to decoupling, while strongly hydrophobic side chains trigger stronger interaction between hydrophilic and hydrophobic hydration, leading to coupling of both layers. Further, for aprotic residues this coupling is fostered by decreasing bulkiness of hydrophobic side chains due to larger hydration numbers and water molecules mediating coupling between side chain and backbone hydration shells. For coupled hydration shells, the LCST phase transition characterized by spin probing continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy is reminiscent of a first-order process even on nanoscopic length scales. In contrast, analogous synthetic polymers exhibit nanoscale phase transitions over a broad temperature range, indicating that their nanoscale phase behavior is not of first order. Hence, our results indicate that ELPs are the first identified class of polymers that exhibit a first-order inverse phase transition on nanoscopic length scales. These results may also provide insights into the role of hydration layers in governing the structure-function relationship of intrinsically disordered proteins.
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- Dennis Kurzbach
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Kurzbach D, Zhang X, Zhang B, Arnold P, Hinderberger D. Load-collapse-release cascades of amphiphilic guest molecules in charged dendronized polymers through spatial separation of noncovalent forces. Chemistry 2013; 19:5602-8. [PMID: 23463391 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The ability to pack guest molecules into charged dendronized polymers (denpols) and the possibility to release these guest molecules from subsequently densely aggregated denpols in a load-collapse-release cascade is described. Charged denpols, which constitute molecular objects with a persistent, well-defined envelope and interior, are capable of incorporating large amounts of amphiphilic guest molecules. Simultaneously, multivalent ions can coordinate to the surfaces of charged denpols, leading to counterion-induced aggregation of the already guest-loaded host structures. Thus, although the local guest concentration in denpol-based molecular transport might already be initially high due to the dense guest packing inside the dendritic denpol scaffolding, the "local" guest concentration can nonetheless be further increased by packing (through aggregation) of the host-guest complexes themselves. Subsequent release of guest compounds from densely aggregated dendronized polymers is then possible (e.g., through increasing the solution concentration of imidazolium-based ions). Augmented with this release possibility, the concept of twofold packing of guests, firstly through hosting itself and secondly through aggregation of the hosts, gives rise to a load-collapse-release cascade that strikingly displays the high potential of dendronized macromolecules for future molecular transport applications.
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Wilms VS, Frey H. Aminofunctional polyethers: smart materials for applications in solution and on surfaces. POLYM INT 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Valerie S. Wilms
- Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Department of Organic Chemistry; Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, and Graduate School ‘Materials Science in Mainz’; Staudingerweg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Department of Organic Chemistry; Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, and Graduate School ‘Materials Science in Mainz’; Staudingerweg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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Kurzbach D, Wilms VS, Frey H, Hinderberger D. Impact of Amino-Functionalization on the Response of Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to External Stimuli. ACS Macro Lett 2013; 2:128-131. [PMID: 35581772 DOI: 10.1021/mz300596r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
It is shown that amino-functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with the comonomer N,N-diethyl glycidyl amine (DEGA) triggers the emergence of extraordinary stimuli responsiveness and phase behavior of PEG. In dependence of the solution pH, tapered PEG-co-PDEGA exhibits a highly cooperative two-step inverse phase transition with respect to temperature. The polymer forms dispersed metastable nanoglobules in the medically relevant temperature range around human body temperature. Independently, cloud points can be adjusted between 40 and 90 °C via the pH of the solution. Changing the polymer architecture to a block structure, in pronounced contrast, the polymer exhibits a gradual growth of micelles with temperature until macroscopic aggregation takes place. Thus, through amino-functionalization of PEG, one can precisely control the temperature range and the mechanism of the inverse phase transition of this promising polymer-therapeutics candidate by adjusting solution conditions and polymer topology.
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- Dennis Kurzbach
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz,
Germany
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- Department
of Organic
Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Organic
Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz,
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Kurzbach D, Junk MJN, Hinderberger D. Nanoscale Inhomogeneities in Thermoresponsive Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2012; 34:119-34. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201200617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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