荧光探针法研究PEO-PPO嵌段共聚物胶束的特性

利用十六烷基罗丹明B作为主要荧光探针，研究了水溶性嵌段共聚物PluronicF－68在水溶液中的胶束化行为．研究表明：PluronicF－68形成胶束的临界胶束浓度与温度有极大关系，随温度的升高，其CMC值急剧下降，并且温度对胶束的性质也有很大影响，温度升高可导致胶束的微观粘度增大，表现出很强的负粘－温效应，并发现引起这种负粘－温效应的主要原因是PluronicF－68分子中聚环氧乙烷（PEO）链随温度升高亲水性变差引起其收缩所致，而由聚环氧丙烷（PPO）形成的内核的微观粘度随温度的升高略有下降．     

核磁共振谱研究PAA-F108-PAA 嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为

采用原子转移自由基聚合伴随水解的方法合成了聚丙烯酸-聚醚嵌段共聚物(PAA-F108-PAA), 并通过氢核磁共振波谱和二维核Overhauser效应谱(2D NOE)研究了温度、 羧酸基团中和度(α)及盐浓度对PAA-F108-PAA嵌段共聚物在水溶液中胶束化行为的影响. 结果表明, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度受α影响较小, 受盐的种类和浓度影响较大. 当α=0.14(0.01 mol/L KCl)时, 在6 ℃条件下, PAA-F108-PAA分子处于塌缩状态, 而在60 ℃条件下, 聚氧化丙烯(PPO)链段发生疏水聚集形成胶束的核, PAA链段与PEO链段相互作用形成胶束的壳; 当α=0.80(0.01 mol/L KCl)时, 在6 ℃条件下, PAA-F108-PAA分子处于相对伸展状态, 而在60 ℃条件下, PPO链段仍发生疏水聚集形成胶束的核, PEO与PAA彼此分离形成胶束的壳. 增加KCl的浓度至1 mol/L, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度显著降低, KCl对PPO和PEO链段都表现出脱水作用. 但KI的浓度增加至1 mol/L时, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度仅略微增加, KI对PPO链段表现出脱水作用, 而对PEO链段表现出增溶作用.     

双亲嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA在甲苯中的自聚集行为

以α-溴乙苯为引发剂,溴化亚铜为催化剂,2,2'-联吡啶为配体,用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)法合成了结构一定的嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸丁酯(PSt-b-PBA).经水解制备了双亲性嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸(PSt-b-PAA);采用单溶剂溶解法配制了PSt-b-PAA在甲苯中的反胶束溶液;以极性荧光化合物N-1-萘乙二胺盐酸盐(NEAH)为极性微区探针,用荧光光谱法并配合透射电镜观察探索了双亲嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA在甲苯溶液中的自聚集行为,考察了双亲性嵌段共聚物浓度、链结构及温度等因素对反胶束化行为的影响规律.结果表明,亲水链PAA短而亲油链PSt长的双亲嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA,用单溶剂溶解法可使其在甲苯中发生自聚集,形成以亲水段为核,疏水段为壳的星状反胶束结构;反胶束为10-20nm的球形聚集态结构;PSt-b-PAA的自聚集行为及临界胶束浓度与分子链的微结构和温度等因素相关,且随着共聚物浓度的增大,小胶束会逐渐结合形成大的纺垂状聚集体.     

荧光探针法研究PEO-PPO嵌段共聚物胶束的特性

利用十六烷基罗丹明Ｂ作为主要荧光探针，研究了水溶性嵌段共聚物Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ Ｆ－６８在水溶液中的胶束化行为，研究表明，Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ－Ｆ－６８形成胶束的监界胶束浓度与温度有极大关系，随温度的升高，其ＣＭＣ值急剧下降，并且温度对胶束的性质也有很大，影响温度升高可导致胶束的微观粘度增大，表现出很强的负粘－温效应，并发现引起这种负粘－温效应的主要原因是Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ Ｆ－６８分子中聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥ     

二元Pluronic嵌段共聚物相互作用

用I2探针增溶分光光度法考察二元Pluronic两亲嵌段共聚物在水溶液中的胶束化行为,实验结果表明,对于分子PPO嵌段长度相近的P94/L92和F108/L92二元混合体系,这些分子在全部浓度比例范围内都发生相互作用,生成了混合胶束,由于这些分子的PEO嵌段长度不等,随着具有较短PEO嵌段的L92分子加入,P94/L92和F108/L92混合胶束外壳的EO基团数减少导致水化度降低。对于分子PPO嵌段长度不等的P94/L64二元混合体系,当溶液体当中L64的质量分数wL64<0.4时,由于P94/L64混合预胶束的形成,使P94分子在较高浓度时才生成单组分胶束,当wL64>0.4后,溶液中生成了P94/L64混合胶束,温度升高促进了胶束化行为。     

水溶液中Pluronic嵌段共聚物聚集行为的介观模拟

通过介观动力学方法(MesoDyn)研究了低浓度下的三嵌段共聚物PEO27PPO61PEO27 (P104)水溶液的聚集行为, 讨论了聚合物浓度、模拟时间对P104水溶液相行为的影响. 在聚合物浓度较低(φ<35%)的情况下, 可以形成三种不同的胶束聚集体：球形胶束(spherical micelle)、胶束簇(micellar cluster)和盘状胶束(disk-like micelle). (1) 球形胶束(5%-10%, φ), 模拟的胶束结构表明疏水的PPO嵌段形成球形内核(micellar core), 而亲水的PEO嵌段形成核壳(micellar corona), 并有水分子存在内核和核壳之中；(2) 胶束簇(11%-15%, φ), 由于球形胶束之间的缔合, 形成直径明显高于球形胶束的聚集体, 其半径比球形胶束大1 nm左右；(3) 盘状胶束(16%-25%, φ), 胶束簇核壳PEO嵌段之间的相互缠绕, 形成了成串的类似盘状的胶束. 模拟中有序参数随浓度的变化证明了这种结构划分的合理性.     

PEO—PPO—PEO三嵌段共聚物自组装行为的耗散粒子动力学模拟

采用耗散粒子动力学方法（DPD）,模拟了聚氧乙烯-聚氧丙烯-聚氧乙烯（PEO—PPO—PEO）三嵌段共聚物在乙醇溶液中的自组装行为,考察了该共聚物的体积分数和聚氧乙烯（PEO）嵌段链长对介观形貌的影响。当F88（PEO104-PPO39-PEO104）体积分数为20％时,胶柬由初始的均衡分散态逐渐聚合,最终形成PPO为核、PEO为壳的平衡态柱状团聚体。改变共聚物的体积分数和PEO链的长度,会形成不同的介观结构,如：球状、柱状、立体网络、层状和穿孔状结构等。结果表明,DPD方法是研究三嵌段共聚物自组装行为和介观结构形成机理的有效工具,对合成具有特定结构性能的材料有一定的指导意义。     

含环状原酸酯侧基的两亲性嵌段共聚物及其酸敏感胶束状聚集体

合成了含有环状原酸酯基团的单体,甲基丙烯酸5-(5-甲基-2-乙氧基-1,3-二氧六环)甲酯(EDMM),以PEO大分子引发剂引发,通过原子转移自由基聚合方法制备了两个疏水链段(PEDMM)长度不同的酸敏感两亲性嵌段共聚物,PEO-b-PEDMM17和PEO-b-PEDMM34.两个聚合物在水溶液中形成粒径约为60～200nm的球型聚集体,通过动态光散射、透射电镜、荧光探针等手段表征了所得聚集体.结果显示,疏水链段较短的共聚物的临界聚集浓度较高,形成的聚集体尺寸较小.核磁和荧光探针结果表明,胶束状聚集体在中性(pH7.4)水溶液中比较稳定,在酸性水溶液中其疏水核的极性因原酸酯的水解而增加.该类酸敏感胶束状聚集体有望用于肿瘤、细胞内给药等药物传递体系.     

含功能化PEO嵌段的可生物降解两亲性嵌段共聚物的可控聚合及生物医用前景（摘要）

本文采用可控聚合方法合成了一系列组成可控的由含端氨基的聚环氧乙烷（PEO）亲水链段和可生物降解的聚（ε-己内酯）（PCL）疏水链段组成的两亲性嵌段共聚物PCL-b-PEO-NH2.通过共聚物端氨基的反应活性,进一步合成了含有功能性基团的PCL-b-PEO-COOH和PCL-b-PEO-RGD两嵌段共聚物及含有温敏性组分的PCL-b-PEO-b-PNIPAAm三嵌段共聚物（PNIPAAm为聚异丙基丙烯酰胺）.     

嵌段结构对两亲嵌段共聚物水溶液行为的影响

在合成了二种具有相同组成不同嵌段结构排布的共聚物基础上对它们溶液的物理化学行为用荧光探针的方法进行了研究，结果表明：由于结构排布的不同其物理化学行为有着较大的差异，三嵌段结构的共聚物较二嵌段者更易于形成胶束体系，而二嵌段共聚物则易于发生凝胶化，对上述结果进行讨论和解释．     

Interaction of urea with pluronic block copolymers by 1H NMR spectroscopy

Solution 1H NMR techniques were used to characterize the interaction of urea with poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) triblock copolymers. The urea was established to interact selectively with the PEO blocks of the block copolymer, and the interaction sites were found not to change with increasing temperature. Such interactions influence the self-assembly properties of the block copolymer in solution by increasing the hydration of the block copolymers and stabilizing the gauche conformation of the PPO chain. Therefore, urea increases the critical micellization temperature (CMT) values of PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers, and the effect of urea on the CMT is more pronounced for copolymers with higher PEO contents and lower for those with increased contents of PPO segments.     

Micellization phenomena of biodegradable amphiphilic triblock copolymers consisting of poly(beta-hydroxyalkanoic acid) and poly(ethylene oxide)

This paper reports the studies on micelle formation of new biodegradable amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PHB-PEO) triblock copolymer with various PHB and PEO block lengths in aqueous solution. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the micelles took an approximately spherical shape with the surrounding diffuse outer shell formed by hydrophilic PEO blocks. The size distribution of the micelles formed by one triblock copolymer was demonstrated by dynamic light scattering technique. The critical micellization phenomena of the copolymers were extensively studied using the pyrene fluorescence dye absorption technique, and the (0,0) band changes of pyrene excitation spectra were used as a probe for the studies. For the copolymers studied in this report, the critical micelle concentrations ranged from 1.3 x 10(-5) to 1.1 x 10(-3) g/mL. For the same PEO block length of 5000, the critical micelle concentrations decreased with an increase in PHB block length, and the change was more significant in the short PHB range. It was found that the micelle formation of the biodegradable amphiphilic triblock copolymers consisting of poly(beta-hydroxyalkanoic acid) and PEO was relatively temperature-insensitive, which is quite different from their counterparts consisting of poly(alpha-hydroxyalkanoic acid) and PEO.     

Synthesis and micelle formation of triblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) in aqueous solution

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA-b-PEO-b-PMMA) with well-defined structure were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by the PEO macroinitiator. The macroinitiator and triblock copolymer with different PMMA and/or PEO block lengths were characterized with ¹H and ¹³C NMR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The micelle formed by these triblock copolymers in aqueous solutions was detected by fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of pyrene probe. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) ranged from 0.0019 to 0.016 mg/mL and increased with increasing PMMA block length, while the PEO block length had less effect on the CMC. The partition constant K_v for pyrene in the micelle and in aqueous solution was about 10⁵. The triblock copolymer appeared to form the micelles with hydrophobic PMMA core and hydrophilic PEO loop chain corona. The hydrodynamic radius R_h,app of the micelle measured with dynamic light scattering (DLS) ranged from 17.3 to 24.0 nm and increased with increasing PEO block length to form thicker corona. The spherical shape of the micelle of the triblock copolymers was observed with an atomic force microscope (AFM). Increasing hydrophobic PMMA block length effectively promoted the micelle formation in aqueous solutions, but the micelles were stable even only with short PMMA blocks.     

温度敏感性PNIPAM-b-PZLL-b-mPEG三嵌段共聚物的合成与自组装研究

通过大分子引发剂引发ε-苄氧羰基-L-赖氨酸-N-羧酸酐(Lys-NCA)开环聚合和大分子缩合的方法合成了聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)-b-聚(ε-苄氧羰基-L-赖氨酸)-b-聚乙二醇单甲醚三嵌段共聚物(PNIPAM-b-PZLL-b-mPEG).用GPC和1H-NMR对其结构进行了表征.用芘荧光探针法证明了该三嵌段聚合物形成胶束的性质并测定了临界胶束浓度(CMC).动态光散射(DLS)研究表明,在固定PNIPAM-b-PZLL链段长度的情况下,mPEG分子量为2000时,胶束在温度高于临界溶解温度(LCST)时发生聚集,mPEG分子量为5000时,胶束在LCST以上没有发生聚集.     

Preparation and characterization of biodegradable nanoparticles based on amphiphilic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) triblock copolymer

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB-PEG-PHB) were directly synthesized by the ring-opening copolymerization of β-butyrolactone monomer using PEG as macroinitiator. Their structure, thermal properties and crystallization were investigated by ¹H NMR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction. It was found that both PHB and PEG blocks were miscible. With the increase in the PHB block length, the triblock copolymers became amorphous because amorphous PHB block remarkably depressed the crystallization of the PEG block. Biodegradable nanoparticles with core-shell structure were prepared in aqueous solution from the amphiphilic triblock copolymers, and characterized by ¹H NMR, SEM and fluorescence. The hydrophobic PHB segments formed the central solid-like core, and stabilized by the hydrophilic PEG block. The nanoparticle size was close related to the initial concentrations of the nanoparticle dispersions and the compositions of the triblock copolymers. Moreover, the PHB-PEG-PHB nanoparticles also showed good drug loading properties, which suggested that they were very suitable as delivery vehicles for hydrophobic drugs.     

Micropolarity and microviscosity of Pluronics L62 and L64 core–shell aggregates in water at various concentrations and additives examined by absorption and fluorescence probes

The microstructure of aggregates formed in aqueous solutions of the triblock copolymers poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–poly(propylene oxide)–PEO, Pluronics L62 and L64, and the effect of additives (n-butanol, n-hexanol, and o-xylene) on the local polarity and viscosity were investigated using several absorption and fluorescence probes with different hydrophilic/hydrophobic trade-offs. The absorption probe was 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl and the fluorescence probes pyrene (P), 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid (ANS), 1,10-bis(1-pyrene) decane (PD), and N-[5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl]hexadecylamine (Dansyl). The specific absorption and fluorescence parameters, sensitive to changes in micropolarity and microviscosity, were related to the hydration calibration curves carried out in homogeneous tetraethylene glycol/water mixtures. Thus, the effective local hydration of the molecular probe solubilized in the guest aggregate was quantified, and at the same time, the probe location is established with respect of the corona and core aggregate. The ANS and PD probes evidence differences in microviscosity and track the effect of the block copolymer structure and additive concentration on microviscosity.     

Interactions of charged porphyrins with nonionic triblock copolymer hosts in aqueous solutions

The extent and locus of solubilization of guest and self-assembling surfactant host molecules in aqueous solutions are influenced by a variety of hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, as well as by more specific interactions between the various species present. By using a combination of two-dimensional heteronuclear 13C[1H] NMR correlation experiments with pulsed-gradient NMR diffusion and proton cross-relaxation measurements, the locations and distributions of porphyrin guest molecules have been established unambiguously with respect to the hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties of a triblock copolymer species in solution. The interactions of tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin with the poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) and the poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) segments of amphiphilic PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer species have been measured as functions of solution conditions, including temperature and pH. The porphyrin/PEO-PPO-PEO interactions are established to be selective and adjustable according to the different temperature-dependent hydrophilicities or hydrophobicities of the PEO and PPO triblock copolymer components. Furthermore, such interactions influence the self-assembly properties of the block-copolymer amphiphiles in solution by stabilizing molecular porphyrin/PEO-PPO-PEO complexes well above the critical micellization temperature of the triblock copolymer species under otherwise identical conditions.     

Fluorescence probing of interior, interfacial, and exterior regions in solution aggregates of poly(ethylene oxide)- poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers

Fluorescence spectroscopy is used to probe local environments within regions of different polarity and hydrophobicity in aqueous aggregates of PEO(109)-PPO(41)-PEO(109) triblock copolymers. These copolymer aggregates have well characterized microphases in aqueous solution. Concentrations and temperatures for our studies are chosen such that the copolymers are in unimer, micellar, or micellar hydrogel forms. The observed fluorescence spectra and lifetimes from solutions individually labeled with each of the three coumarin probes report on the changes in the local polarity of the core, exterior, interfacial, and corona regions of these copolymer aggregates. This multiple fluorescence probe methodology will be straightforward to apply in general to problems in polymer and biopolymer aggregates, especially those that display strong hydrophobic effects.     

New biodegradable amphiphilic block copolymers of epsilon-caprolactone and delta-valerolactone catalyzed by novel aluminum metal complexes. II. Micellization and solution to gel transition

In our previous study [J. Yang, L. Jia, L. Yin, J. Yu, Z. Shi, Q. Fang, A. Cao, Macromol. Biosci. 2004, 4, 1092.], new biodegradable copolymers of diblock methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(delta-valerolactone), and triblock poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(delta-valerolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(delta-valero-lactone) bearing narrow molecular weight distributions and well-defined block architectures were reported to be prepared with our original aluminum metal complex templates. This work will continue to report new investigations on their water solubility, and reversible thermal responsive micellization and solution to gel transition in distilled water. Among the new synthesized copolymers (P1-P23), seven diblock or triblock samples (P3, P6, P7, P11, P12, P19, and P21) with higher hydrophilic building block populations were revealed to be water soluble under ambient temperature. By means of UV spectrophotometer attached with a thermostat, important parameters as critical micellization mass concentrations (CMCs) and critical micellization temperatures (CMTs) were characterized for these new amphiphile dilute aqueous solution with the aid of an lipophilic organic dye probe of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH). Furthermore, the critical gelation temperatures (CGTs) were simultaneously investigated for these water-soluble block copolymers via a tube tilting method. It was found that the CMC, CMT, and CGT were strongly affected by the population and nature of the hydrophobic building blocks, and a higher hydrophobicity of the new amphiphilic block copolymer finally led to lower CMC and CMT, and higher CGT. In addition, the salts of KBr and NaCl were found to play as a salt-out effect on the solution to gel transition for the diblock P6 and triblock P11, exhibiting an interesting tunable gelation temperature close to 35-42 degrees C. These results will pave new possibility for the synthesized block structural amphiphiles as potential biomaterials to be applied in vivo.