Influence of the Macromolecular Architecture on the Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Copolymers Based on Poly(N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate) and Poly(ε-caprolactone)

Langmuir ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (15) ◽  
pp. 8272-8279 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Bougard ◽  
C. Giacomelli ◽  
L. Mespouille ◽  
R. Borsali ◽  
Ph. Dubois ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Contini ◽  
Russell Pearson ◽  
Linge Wang ◽  
Lea Messager ◽  
Jens Gaitzsch ◽  
...  

<div><div><div><p>We report the design of polymersomes using a bottom-up approach where the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC-PDPA) into membranes is tuned using pH and temperature. We study this process in detail using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and stop-flow ab- sorbance disclosing the molecular and supramolecular anatomy of each structure observed. We report a clear evolution from disk micelles to vesicle to high-genus vesicles where each passage is controlled by pH switch or temperature. We show that the process can be rationalised adapting membrane physics theories disclosing important scaling principles that allow the estimation of the vesiculation minimal radius as well as chain entanglement and coupling. This allows us to propose a new approach to generate nanoscale vesicles with genus from 0 to 70 which have been very elusive and difficult to control so far.</p></div></div></div>


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Contini ◽  
Russell Pearson ◽  
Linge Wang ◽  
Lea Messager ◽  
Jens Gaitzsch ◽  
...  

<div><div><div><p>We report the design of polymersomes using a bottom-up approach where the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC-PDPA) into membranes is tuned using pH and temperature. We study this process in detail using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and stop-flow ab- sorbance disclosing the molecular and supramolecular anatomy of each structure observed. We report a clear evolution from disk micelles to vesicle to high-genus vesicles where each passage is controlled by pH switch or temperature. We show that the process can be rationalised adapting membrane physics theories disclosing important scaling principles that allow the estimation of the vesiculation minimal radius as well as chain entanglement and coupling. This allows us to propose a new approach to generate nanoscale vesicles with genus from 0 to 70 which have been very elusive and difficult to control so far.</p></div></div></div>


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1644-1644
Author(s):  
Anastasis Karatzas ◽  
Johannes S. Haataja ◽  
Dimitrios Skoulas ◽  
Panayiotis Bilalis ◽  
Spyridon Varlas ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (29) ◽  
pp. 4729-4740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djallal Ikkene ◽  
Ana Andreea Arteni ◽  
Malika Ouldali ◽  
Jean-Luc Six ◽  
Khalid Ferji

The self-assembly methods and the temperature have a considerable impact on the morphology of the resulting nanoobjects in the case of amphiphilic glycopolymers.


Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (47) ◽  
pp. 9562-9570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Bačová ◽  
Romanos Foskinis ◽  
Emmanouil Glynos ◽  
Anastassia N. Rissanou ◽  
Spiros H. Anastasiadis ◽  
...  

We present a detailed simulation study of the structural and dynamical behavior of amphiphilic mikto-arm stars versus that of linear diblock copolymers in a selective homopolymer host.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 4069-4075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoshan Fan ◽  
Zhuo Wang ◽  
Du Yuan ◽  
Yang Sun ◽  
Zibiao Li ◽  
...  

Tailoring the self-assembly of linear-dendritic-like amphiphilic copolymers via stereocomplexation.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1357
Author(s):  
Michel Nguyen ◽  
Khalid Ferji ◽  
Sébastien Lecommandoux ◽  
Colin Bonduelle

Nucleobase-containing polymers are an emerging class of building blocks for the self-assembly of nanoobjects with promising applications in nanomedicine and biology. Here we present a macromolecular engineering approach to design nucleobase-containing polypeptide polymers incorporating thymine that further self-assemble in nanomaterials. Diblock and triblock copolypeptide polymers were prepared using sequential ring-opening polymerization of γ-Benzyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (BLG-NCA) and γ-Propargyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (PLG-NCA), followed by an efficient copper(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAc) functionalization with thymidine monophosphate. Resulting amphiphilic copolymers were able to spontaneously form nanoobjects in aqueous solutions avoiding a pre-solubilization step with an organic solvent. Upon self-assembly, light scattering measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the impact of the architecture (diblock versus triblock) on the morphology of the resulted nanoassemblies. Interestingly, the nucleobase-containing nanoobjects displayed free thymine units in the shell that were found available for further DNA-binding.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (33) ◽  
pp. 21938-21945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Mu ◽  
Jian-Quan Li ◽  
Sheng-Yu Feng

The self-assembly of a copolymer thin film, whose molecular structure is composed of one hydrophobic branch (denoted in green) and two hydrophilic branches (denoted in red), gives (a) cylindrical structure, (b) micellar structure, and (c) lamellar structure.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (56) ◽  
pp. 50543-50552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Zhang ◽  
Delong Zhang ◽  
Xiaoshan Fan ◽  
Guangyue Bai ◽  
Yuqin Jiang ◽  
...  

Novel dumbbell-shaped amphiphilic copolymers based on P188 and PLA were synthesized by click chemistry and ring opening polymerization. The self-assembly behavior of the stereocomplexes and the DOX release profile from the aggregates were studied.


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