核壳结构葡萄糖敏感微凝胶的制备

用先合成聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAM)微凝胶核再包一层N-异丙基丙烯酰胺/丙烯酸共聚物(P(NIPAM-co-AA))壳的办法合成了一系列核壳结构微凝胶.微凝胶壳层厚度随投入的壳储备溶液的增加而增加.研究了pH=3.5时核壳微凝胶的温敏体积相转变行为.由于PNIPAM核和P(NIPAM-co-AA)壳的相转变温度很接近,因此只观察到一个相转变.在EDC催化下使3-氨基苯硼酸与壳层中的羧基反应,将苯硼酸基(PBA)引入微凝胶,得到核为PNIPAM、壳为P(NIPAM-co-AMPBA)的核壳结构微凝胶.改性后的微凝胶表现出3个体积相转变过程.其中第一个对应于P(NIPAM-co-AMPBA)壳层的体积相转变.第二和第三个则是PNIPAM核的相转变过程.由于在沉淀聚合时交联剂BIS反应性更大,PNIPAM核结构不均一,形成BIS含量高的"核"和BIS含量低的"壳".BIS含量低的"壳"被一层疏水的P(NIPAM-co-AMPBA)壳包裹,拉大了其与"核"的相转变温度的差别,因此随着温度升高表现出两个相转变过程.PBA改性的微凝胶同样表现出葡萄糖敏感性,但在葡萄糖存在下溶胀度的改变较小.     

铅离子敏感N-异丙基丙烯酰胺共聚物微凝胶的制备

采用对N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-丙烯酸共聚微凝胶进行改性的方法合成了含苯并18-冠-6功能基团的PNIPAM微凝胶.红外和核磁光谱等手段证明苯并18-冠-6基团被引入到微凝胶中.改性后的微凝胶仍具有很好的温敏性,但是相转变温度由改性前的30℃提高到42℃,并且溶胀度也大大增加.在不控制离子强度的条件下微凝胶的粒径随Na+浓度增加而减小,但是随Pb2+浓度增加微凝胶粒径先减后增.在控制离子强度不变的条件下Na+浓度对微凝胶的粒径影响很小,但是随Pb2+浓度增加微凝胶粒径明显增大,显示较强的铅离子敏感性。     

苯硼酸类糖敏感微凝胶制备及其糖敏感性研究

制备了以葡聚糖作为交联剂的氨基苯硼酸类糖敏感微凝胶,用1H-NMR和FT-IR表征了其结构。利用微凝胶的不同条件下的粒径变化,深入研究了该类凝胶对糖浓度的刺激响应行为。结果表明,葡聚糖的引入使微凝胶在生理条件下具有更加优秀的依糖刺激响应行为。     

温度和pH双重敏感荧光复合微凝胶制备和表征

通过反相悬浮聚合法制备N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)和甲基丙烯酸(MAA)的共聚微凝胶P(NIPAM-co-MAA), 以其为模板, 利用3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)在碱性条件下的水解缩合反应, 制备得到了由氨基修饰的P(NIPAM-co- MAA)/SiO₂高分子/无机复合微凝胶, 再通过异硫氰酸荧光素(FITC)与氨基的键和作用, 得到了具有核-壳结构的温度和pH双重敏感荧光复合微凝胶. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、热台偏光显微镜(POM)和共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(CLSM)等手段对复合微凝胶进行了结构和性质表征, 结果表明, 该复合微凝胶对温度和pH均具有良好的响应特性, 并在可见光激发下发出荧光.     

聚(3-丙烯酰胺基苯硼酸-N,N-二甲基丙烯酰胺-丙烯酰胺)凝胶的合成和糖敏感性能

用自由基引发3-丙烯酰胺基苯硼酸(AAPBA)、N,N-二甲基丙烯酰胺(DMAA)和丙烯酰胺(AAm)共聚交联制得新型三嵌段水凝胶P(AAPBA-co-DMAA-co-AAm), 与传统的两嵌段聚合物相比, 该凝胶具有良好的糖敏感特性, 在质量浓度200 mg/dL以上有较高的糖响应特性, 这一数值接近糖尿病病人的血糖阈值, 其溶胀度达10倍以上, 同时糖响应时间缩短到2~3 h. 振荡实验结果表明, 所得凝胶对糖呈现出良好的刺激-响应特性.     

体积相转变温度可调的温敏性N-异丙基丙烯酰胺共聚物微凝胶的制备与性能研究

选用甲基丙烯酸异丙酯(iPMA)与N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)共聚,制备了一系列疏水改性、相转变温度可调的温敏性P(NIPAM-co-iPMA)微凝胶.利用透射电子显微技术(TEM)、浊度法、动态光散射(DLS)技术及示差扫描量热(DSC)技术对所得微凝胶的形态及去溶胀行为进行了表征.TEM与DLS结果表明,所制备的微凝胶具有规则的球型形态.浊度、DLS及DSC结果表明,疏水性单体iPMA的引入能有效调节共聚物微凝胶的相转变温度;在所考察的范围内,微凝胶的相转变温度随iPMA投料比的增加几乎呈线性降低.     

含可脱除侧基的功能化微凝胶及其在药物释放中的应用

环境敏感微凝胶由于其对外界刺激的快速响应能力在药物传输和释放领域得到广泛的关注.本文报道了一种侧链含可脱除基团的温敏微凝胶,并探讨了其在药物释放中的潜在应用.通过分子设计,合成出含侧链N-叔丁氧羰基(N-Boc)的疏水单体N-(N-叔丁氧羰基-乙二胺)甘氨酸二肽甲基丙烯酰胺(BEMAGG),然后将其与N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAAm)沉淀共聚合直接得到侧链含Boc基团的微凝胶MG-Boc.通过浊点法、粒径和Zeta电位测定研究了微凝胶中Boc基团在酸中的脱除过程及其对微凝胶性能的影响,研究表明Boc基团的脱除显著影响微凝胶的体积相转变温度、粒径和Zeta电位.对盐酸阿霉素药物的释放研究表明,释放明显依赖于释放介质的pH值.该响应性的微凝胶在药物控制释放领域具有潜在的应用前景.     

温度和pH敏感P(NIPA-co-AA)/粘土复合水凝胶的辐射制备与表征

以N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPA)作为温敏性聚合单体,丙烯酸(AA)为pH敏感性单体,有机粘土为改性剂,采用~(60)Co-γ射线为辐射源,辐射合成了P(NIPA-co-AA),粘土复合水凝胶,研究了粘土的加入对水凝胶溶胀率、温度及pH敏感性和压缩性能的影响.结果表明,P(NIPA-co-AA)/粘土复合水凝胶的溶胀性能优于P(NIPA-co-AA)水凝胶,平衡溶胀率(SR)明显提高;且复合水凝胶仍表现出明显的温度和pH敏感性;粘土的加入提高了水凝胶的压缩强度、最大压缩力和压缩屈服力等力学性能,当粘土含量为15%时,P(NIPA-co-AA)/粘土复合水凝胶的压缩强度为P(NIPA-co-AA)共聚水凝胶的2.4倍,最大压缩力为P(NIPA-co-AA)的2.1倍.     

温度和pH敏感P（NIPA／AA）／黏土互穿网络水凝胶的辐射合成与表征

以N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPA)和丙烯酸(AA)为聚合单体、有机黏土作为改性剂,采用60Co-γ射线为放射源,辐射合成了P(NIPA/AA)/黏土互穿网络(IPN)水凝胶,研究了IPN的表面形貌以及AA浓度、黏土对水凝胶溶胀性能和压缩性能的影响.SEM电镜观察表明:P(NIPA/AA)共聚水凝胶的表面致密,没有明显相分离,而IPN凝胶表面疏松多孔且非连续,有明显的相分离,形成了较好的IPN结构.P(NIPA/AA)IPN水凝胶在碱性和弱碱性溶液中的溶胀率高,且其溶胀速率由网络中高分子链的松弛运动控制;而在酸性介质中,水分子的扩散为水凝胶溶胀的决定过程.P(NIPA/AA)IPN水凝胶具有良好的力学性能,加入黏土后凝胶的压缩性能参数均有不同程度的提高,水凝胶受压时只发生塑性变形,没有被破坏.     

负载纳米银复合微球制备及其催化性能

以具有温度和pH双重敏感性能的N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)共聚丙烯酸(AA) P(NIPAM-co-AA)高分子微凝胶为模板, 以乙醇为还原剂, 原位还原得到负载纳米银的微米尺度Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微凝胶材料. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)仪和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)分光光度计等对复合材料的形貌、组成和催化性能进行表征. 研究结果表明, Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微球具有均一的表面结构, 微凝胶的限域作用显著提高了纳米银的分散性和稳定性. 另外, Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微球对对硝基苯酚(4-NP)的还原具有较好的催化活性, 且其催化活性与微凝胶网络结构的溶胀、收缩行为有一定关系, 即模板微凝胶的温敏特性可以实现对对硝基苯酚催化反应活性的调控作用.     

Swelling Kinetics of Microgels Embedded in a Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Matrix

Composite hydrogels—macroscopic hydrogels with embedded microgel particles—are expected to respond to external stimuli quickly because microgels swell much faster than bulky gels. In this work, the kinetics of the pH‐induced swelling of a composite hydrogel are studied using turbidity measurements. The embedded microgel is a pH‐ and thermosensitive poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐acrylic acid) microgel and the hydrogel matrix is polyacrylamide. A rapid pH‐induced swelling of the embedded microgel particles is observed, confirming that composite hydrogels respond faster than ordinary hydrogels. However, compared with the free microgels, the swelling of the embedded microgel is much slower. Diffusion of OH^? into the composite hydrogel film is identified as the main reason for the slow swelling of the embedded microgel particles, as the time of the pH‐induced swelling of this film is comparable to that of OH^? diffusion into the film. The composition of the hydrogel matrix does not significantly change the characteristic swelling time of the composite hydrogel film. However, the swelling pattern of the film changes with composition of the hydrogel matrix.     

Composite structure of temperature sensitive chitosan microgel and anomalous behavior in alcohol solutions

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan (PNIPAM/CS) core-shell microgel was synthesized by graft copolymerization. The microstructure of copolymers was characterized by FT-IR spectrum and (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements display that the microgel has high monodispersity and with a core-shell structure. For swelling the microgel in various alcohol solutions, the particles first shrink; then flocculation occurs resulted from weak aggregation of particles with the increase of alcohol concentration. The investigation of the size of microgels as a function of temperature shows that the thermo-sensitive property is markedly exhibited when the alcohol concentration is low, and vanishes when the alcohol concentration exceeds some value where the microgels have the lowest size.     

pH响应型P(HEMA/MAA)纳米微凝胶分散液的凝胶化行为和流变性能

制备了在修复受损组织方面有应用潜能的纳米级聚(甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯/甲基丙烯酸) (P(HEMA/MAA))微凝胶; 采用试管倒转法对不同pH值和浓度的P(HEMA/MAA)微凝胶分散液的凝胶化相转变行为进行了研究; 借助椎板流变仪考察了低浓度和高浓度微凝胶分散液的流变性能, 并对pH触发物理凝胶化相转变机理进行了推测. 结果表明: 在生理pH值环境下, 一定浓度的P(HEMA/MAA)微凝胶分散液可以发生凝胶化相转变形成凝胶态, pH=7时, HEMA/MAA进料摩尔比为8/2的微凝胶分散液凝胶化后得到的凝胶力学性能最佳, 最大弹性模量(G')可达7.58×10³ Pa; P(HEMA/MAA)微凝胶颗粒在不同条件下具有不同的溶胀效果, 导致低浓度分散液的表观粘度发生相应的变化, 并由此推测出微凝胶颗粒的溶胀过程由外及内, 分为三个阶段; 高浓度微凝胶分散液发生凝胶化相转变主要是由颗粒间或颗粒与分散介质间形成的空间静电稳定作用和氢键共同作用引起的.     

A new route to poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels supporting a polyvinylamine corona

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) thermoresponsive microgel particles with an amine-rich corona were prepared by the copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide with N-vinylformamide, NVF. Hydrolysis above the volume phase transition temperature converted the surface formamide moieties to the corresponding amine. The surface amine concentration was enriched by coupling iodine-terminated polyNVF oligomers (DP=7) to the microgel amines, followed by a second hydrolysis to give the corresponding polyvinylamine. Microgel swelling and electrophoretic mobility values as functions of pH and temperature were consistent with published results for amine-containing microgels.     

浊度法表征温敏性微凝胶体积的相转变行为

以N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)、甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为单体,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)为交联剂,制备了温敏性聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)和具有温度、pH敏感性的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-co-甲基丙烯酸)(PNIPAM-MAA)微凝胶。通过测定不同温度和pH条件下微凝胶浊度变化,表征微凝胶的温度及pH敏感性,描述了NaCl浓度和pH对微凝胶体积相转变温度的影响。同时,测定了微凝胶的临界聚沉浓度及临界絮凝温度,表征了微凝胶的稳定性,讨论了影响微凝胶的稳定性因素。     

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel based assemblies for organic dye removal from water: microgel diameter effects

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgel based assemblies (aggregates) were synthesized from microgels of various diameters via polymerization of the crosslinker N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) in the presence of microgels in solution. We investigated the ability of the respective aggregates to remove the organic, azo dye molecule 4-(2-hydroxy-1-napthylazo) benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt (Orange II) from water at both room and elevated temperatures. The results from the microgel aggregates made from 1.1-μm-diameter [Parasuraman and Serpe. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011] microgels were compared to aggregates synthesized from 321-nm and 1.43-μm-diameter microgels. Aggregates made from the same size microgels showed increased uptake efficiency as the concentration of BIS in the aggregates was increased, while for a given BIS concentration, the uptake efficiency increased with increasing microgel size in the aggregate. We attribute this to the “nature” of the aggregates; aggregates have void space between the microgels that can serve as reservoirs for Orange II uptake—the void spaces are hypothesized to increase with larger diameter microgels. By exploiting the thermoresponsive nature of the microgels, and microgel based aggregates, 85.3 % removal efficiencies can be achieved. Finally, all uptake trends for the aggregates, at room temperature, were fit with a Langmuir sorption isotherm model.     

Equilibrium and kinetic aspects of the uptake of poly(ethylene oxide) by copolymer microgel particles of N-isopropylacrylamide and acrylic acid

The use of microgels for controlled uptake and release has been an area of active research for many years. In this work copolymer microgels of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and acrylic acid (AAc), containing different concentrations of AAc and also cross-linking monomer, have been prepared and characterized. These microgels are responsive to pH and temperature. As well as monitoring the equilibrium response to changes in these variables, the rates of swelling/de-swelling of the microgel particles, on changing either the pH or the temperature, have also been investigated. It is shown that the rate of de-swelling of the microgel particles containing AAc is much faster than the rate of swelling, on changing the pH appropriately. This is explained in terms of the relative mobilities of the H(+) and Na(+) ions, in and out of the particles. It was observed that the microgels containing AAc, at pH 8, de-swelled relatively slowly on heating to 50 degrees C from 20 degrees C. This is attributed to the resistance to collapse associated with the large increase in counterion concentration inside the microgel particles. The swelling and de-swelling properties of these copolymer microgels have also been investigated in aqueous poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) solutions, of different MW (2000-300 000). The corresponding absorbed amounts of PEO from solution onto the microgels have also been determined using a depletion method. The results, as a function of AAc content, cross-linker concentration, PEO MW, pH, and temperature, have been rationalized in terms of the ease and depth of penetration of the PEO chains into the various microgel particles and also the H-bonding associations between PEO and either the -COOH of the AAc moeities and/or the H of the amide groups (much weaker). Finally, the adsorption and desorption of the PEO molecules in to and out of the microgel particles have been shown to be extremely slow compared to normal diffusion time scales for polymer adsorption onto rigid surfaces.