Iron-catalysed atom transfer radical polyaddition for the synthesis and modification of novel aliphatic polyesters displaying lower critical solution temperature and pH-dependent release behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (28) ◽  
pp. 3912-3921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chi Lu ◽  
Li-Chieh Chou ◽  
Chih-Feng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Lower Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Amphiphilic Polymer ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Aliphatic Polyesters ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Click Reactions ◽  
Ph Dependent

Novel aliphatic polyesters were synthesized and quantitatively modified by click reactions to obtain amphiphilic polymer brushes for nano-carrier applications.

Stability and Cell Adhesion Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes with Variable Grafting Densities

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Sui ◽  
Andrea Di Luca ◽  
Michel Klein Gunnewiek ◽  
E. Stefan Kooij ◽  
Clemens A. van Blitterswijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Lower Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes with three different grafting densities were synthesized via surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization on glass or on silicon substrates. The substrates were modified with monochlorosilane-based or trimethoxysilane-based atom-transfer radical polymerization initiators. Atomic force microscopy images showed detachment of brushes from the monochlorosilane-based system under cell culture conditions. In situ ellipsometry demonstrated the reversible swelling and collapse of the brushes as the temperature was varied across the lower critical solution temperature of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in pure water. The polymer brushes were evaluated as supporting substrates for MC-3T3 cell cultures. At 37°C (T>lower critical solution temperature), the seeded cells adhered, spread, and proliferated, whereas at 25°C (T<lower critical solution temperature), the cells detached from the surface. The low-density polymer brush showed the highest cell adhesion, featuring adhering cells with an elongated morphology.

A polyelectrolyte-containing copolymer with a gas-switchable lower critical solution temperature-type phase transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Jin Li ◽  
Yin-Ning Zhou ◽  
Zheng-Hong Luo ◽  
Shiping Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Cloud Point ◽  
Lower Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Type Phase

A polyelectrolyte-containing copolymer with a CO2/N2-switchable cloud point, resulting from the gas-induced alternation of hydrophilicity, was prepared.

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