可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合在星形聚合物合成中的应用

可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合作为一种新型活性自由基聚合,由于其具有单体适用面广、操作条件温和、实施聚合的方法多--本体、溶液、乳液、悬浮聚合均可的优点已经在分子设计方面取得了广泛的应用.星形聚合物作为一种特殊结构的聚合物,由于其具有较低的结晶度、较小的流体动力学体积等独特的性质,越来越引起研究者的重视.本文综述了近几年来采用RAFT法合成星形聚合物的研究进展.根据合成星形聚合物所用的RAFT多官能团试剂种类,对RAFT法合成星形聚合物的反应进行了分类.     

RAFT聚合在聚合物分子结构设计中的应用

可逆加成-断裂链转移(reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,RAFT)聚合是一种新型的活性/可控自由基聚合方法,在制备窄分子量聚合物和设计聚合物分子结构方面具有独特的优势。本文首先介绍RAFT活性自由基聚合的机理、体系、特点及链转移(RAFT)试剂的选择,然后总结了近年来国内外利用RAFT聚合技术在设计无规和交替共聚物方面的应用,详细介绍了该方法在制备特殊结构共聚物,如嵌段、梯度、接枝、星形、树形和梳形结构聚合物的新应用,并对RAFT聚合技术在今后的研究重点和应用前景做了展望。     

可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)分散聚合

RAFT分散聚合是在分散体系中实施RAFT聚合的一种非均相聚合方法。RAFT分散聚合的最大特点是它可以直接制备聚合物分子量可控、分子量分布窄的聚合物粒子。本文简要介绍了在小分子RAFT试剂和大分子RAFT试剂(Macro-RAFT)存在下,RAFT分散聚合的聚合动力学、聚合物的成核和粒子的增长。小分子RAFT试剂存在下的RAFT分散聚合是一个与普通的分散聚合类似,可以看作为非均相条件下的RAFT聚合,它可以制备微米尺度的聚合物粒子。Macro-RAFT存在下的RAFT分散聚合,是制备高浓度、纳米尺度的嵌段共聚物胶体的重要方法,它包含嵌段共聚物胶束化之前的均相聚合和嵌段共聚物胶束化后的非均相聚合两个阶段。     

可逆加成-断裂链转移活性自由基聚合的应用研究进展

可逆加成-断裂链转移(Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,RAFT)自由基聚合是活性自由基聚合领域的一次突破.由于该方法具有适用单体范围广、反应条件温和以及聚合实施方法多样等优点,已成为一种有效的分子设计和材料设计手段.它不但可实现聚合物链端及链段侧基的功能化和制备特定空间拓扑结构的大分子,比如嵌段、星型、梳状及链端氨基聚合物等,还可用于修饰固体材料表面及生物大分子来赋予其特殊的功能.本文综述了RAFT技术在实际应用中的实施研究进展.     

烯烃易位聚合制备遥爪聚合物及嵌段共聚物

遥爪聚合物因其聚合物链的两端带有反应性官能团,可用于制备嵌段、接枝、星形、超支化等具有特殊结构的聚合物,其制备方法主要包括传统自由基聚合与可控/“活性”自由基聚合、阴离子聚合、阳离子聚合、易位聚合和缩合聚合等。相比于其他的传统聚合方法,烯烃易位聚合是一种较为温和的、产物分子量及结构可控的聚合方法。本文主要概述在各种链转移剂的存在下,采用环烯烃的开环易位聚合(ring-opening metathesis polymerization, ROMP)和非环二烯易位(acyclic diene metathesis, ADMET)聚合制备带有各种官能团的遥爪聚合物以及与其他活性聚合方法(NMRP、ATRP、RAFT、ROP等)相结合制备嵌段共聚物的研究进展。     

可逆加成-断裂链转移自由基聚合研究进展

综述了活性/可控自由基聚合中的可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)自由基聚合研究进展;总结了RAFT试剂、RAFT聚合反应条件、RAFT聚合物及其结构形貌的最新研究进展;指出RAFT自由基聚合反应已被作为重要方法之一用于合成具有特定分子结构的聚合物.     

四氧化三铁纳米粒子表面接枝聚合制备磁性聚合物微球*

四氧化三铁聚合物微球因其结合了纳米四氧化三铁的超顺磁性和有机聚合物的多种特殊性质,如生物相容性、刺激响应性、荧光性,良好的分散性等,而在生物、医学、催化、分离等领域有着重要的应用前景,得到了深入研究。本文按聚合方法分类,综述了利用普通自由基聚合、原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP）、可逆加成断裂链转移聚合（RAFT）、氮氧稳定自由基聚合（NMRP）、活性开环聚合（ROP）等方法在四氧化三铁纳米粒子表面进行接枝聚合制备磁性聚合物微球的研究进展。     

RAFT乳液聚合

高分子材料性能追本朔源主要由分子链微结构决定。以RAFT聚合为代表的"活性"/可控自由基聚合结合了传统自由基聚合和活性阴离子聚合各自的优点,提供了一种有效调控聚合物分子链微结构的聚合方法。RAFT乳液聚合作为"活性"/可控自由基聚合中具有工业应用前景的聚合方法,在过去二十年受到了学术界的广泛关注。本文总结了RAFT乳液聚合乳液失稳机理、聚合动力学、链结构的可控性等方面的进展。在此基础上,介绍了通过RAFT乳液聚合这一可控制备聚合物新材料的平台制备得到的新型嵌段共聚物、梯度共聚物,并展望了RAFT乳液聚合在高分子合成材料领域的应用前景。     

可逆加成—断裂链转移自由基聚合在制备水溶性聚合物中的应用

水溶性聚合物在工业、农业、医药等领域都有着广泛用途,但随着近年对水溶性聚合物精细化的要求,寻找新的结构可控的聚合方法已成为迫切需求.由于可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)自由基聚合具有适用单体范围广、反应条件温和、不受聚合方法的限制等优点,以及可控制聚合物的嵌段、接枝、梳型、星型、无规及梯度等结构,成为合成结构可控的水溶性聚合物的最有效手段之一.本文主要讨论了单体、引发剂、链转移剂、溶剂等组成对RAFT聚合反应的影响,并介绍了利用RAFT方法制备非离子、阴离子、阳离子及两性离子水溶性聚合物的实例.     

二茂铁基嵌段共聚物制备及自组装研究*

本文综述了近年来二茂铁基嵌段共聚物制备及自组装的研究进展.对环状二茂铁单体的活性阴离子引发开环聚合(ROP)、过渡金属催化开环聚合(ROP)及聚合机理和聚合物自组装胶束的结构、表征和潜在应用作了介绍.     

基于温敏性双亲嵌段共聚物的纳米胶束作为药物载体的研究

温度敏感性双亲嵌段共聚物由于其潜在的应用价值而引起广泛的关注。在药物控制释放领域,基于温敏性嵌段共聚物的纳米胶束作为药物载体显示了诸多特异的性能。在嵌段共聚物中引入具有温度敏感性的链段,使聚合物胶束具备天然被动靶向功能的同时,赋予了其主动靶向给药功能。本文从温度敏感性双亲嵌段共聚物的分子设计、合成、自组装性质和胶束的载药释药行为等方面进行了相关总结。重点介绍了含聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺链段双亲嵌段共聚物的相关研究进展。     

A New Colorimetric Platform for Protein Detection Based on Recognition‐Induced Cascade of Polymeric Nanoparticles Disassembly

Despite great progress, it is still of high interest to explore new homogeneous assays for simple, visual, and selective protein detection. Herein, one new colorimetric sensor has been developed for visual detection of protein by using polymeric micelles as a sensing scaffold and the molecular recognition between protein and the ligand on the surface of the polymeric micelles as the driving force to trigger the readout of the detection signal. The polymeric micelles formed via the self‐assembly of the amphiphilic block polymer biotin‐labeled poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(3‐acryl aminophenylboronic acid) are endowed with colorful feature by incorporation of alizarin red S (ARS) into the hydrophobic core. Based on the response to streptavidin recognition, these micelles are further disintegrated through the competitive binding of α‐cyclodextrin with boronic acid for disassociation of ARS, which achieves orange–yellow to pink–purple transition in 2 h. This work will open the way to develop one new mix‐and‐measure, visual, and homogeneous assay.     

Characterization of novel pH-sensitive polymeric micelles prepared by the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymer with poly-4-vinylpyridine block synthesized by mechanochemical solid-state polymerization

We fabricated novel pH-sensitive polymeric micelles consisting of amphiphilic block copolymer containing pyridyl groups as side chains in the hydrophobic block. The number average particle diameter of the polymeric micelles at pH 7 was approximately 200 nm. A decrease in pH resulted in deformation of the polymeric micelles over a very narrow pH range (between pH 5.7 and 5.6). Interestingly, micellization and demicellization occurred reversibly in this narrow pH range. Polymeric micelles incorporating 5-fluorouracil (5FU) were also prepared. Decreasing the pH of this polymeric micelle solution from 7 to 5.5 resulted in the rapid release of 5FU at pH 5.6; the drug was completely released within 30 min. These results suggest that deformation of the polymeric micelles caused the rapid release of 5FU.     

Novel amphiphilic macromolecules and their in vitro characterization as stabilized micellar drug delivery systems

A series of amphiphilic macromolecules, amphiphilic scorpion-like macromolecules (AScMs) and amphiphilic star-like macromolecules (ASMs), were evaluated as potential drug delivery systems for intravenous administration. AScMs aggregate to form polymeric micelles; whereas the ASMs have a covalently bound core structure and behave as unimolecular micelles. Four structurally different AScMs and two ASMs were selected for further evaluation focusing on micellar stability and biocompatibility. AScMs were determined to have extremely low cmc values, indicating excellent thermodynamic stability compared to other polymeric micelle systems. Particle sizes of the AScM polymeric micelles and ASM unimolecular micelles were between 10 and 20 nm, and remained constant for up to 3 weeks storages as aqueous solutions at room temperature (approximately 23 degrees C) and 37 degrees C. The dissociation kinetics of the AScM polymeric micelles were slowed relative to small molecule surfactant micelles, again indicating enhanced kinetic stability. With respect to hemolytic activity, AScMs with longer acyl chains were hemolytic; whereas the ASMs had minimal hemolytic activity due to the covalently bound structure. Both ASM unimolecular micelles and AScM polymeric micelles have excellent micellar stability, but the ASMs are more suitable as injectable drug delivery systems due to their low hemolytic activity.     

Fabrication of polymeric micelles with core–shell–corona structure for applications in controlled drug release

Thermo-responsive polymeric micelles of poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-g-lactide)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PEG-P(HEMA-PLA)-PNIPAM) with core–shell–corona structure were fabricated for applications in controlled drug release. The graft copolymer of PEG-P(HEMA-PLA)-PNIPAM was self-assembled into core–shell micelles with a densely PLA core and mixed PEG/PNIPAM shells at 25 °C in aqueous media. By increasing the temperature above the lower critical solution temperature of PNIPAM, these core–shell micelles could be converted into core–shell–corona micelles because of the collapse of PNIPAM block on the PLA core as the inner shell and the soluble PEG block stretching outside as the outer corona. Anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded in the polymeric micelles as a model drug. Compared with polymeric micelles formed by liner PEG-b-PLA-b-PNIPAM triblock copolymer, these polymeric micelles exhibited higher loading capacity, and release of DOX from the polymeric micelles with core–shell–corona structure was well-controlled.     

Conventional synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymer utilized for polymeric micelle by mechanochemical solid-state polymerization

The first example is presented here of an amiphiphilic block copolymer synthesized by mechanochemical solid-state polymerization and used to form polymeric micelles. A model amphiphilic block copolymer was synthesized first, possessing galactose as a hydrophilic side chain and theophylline as a hydrophobic side chain, by mechanochemical solid-state polymerization. The resulting copolymer had a narrow molecular weight distribution. Polymeric micelle formation was subsequently carried out with the copolymer by a dialysis method. To gain insight into the physicochemical properties of the polymeric micelle, dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements were performed. A narrow distribution of diameters was observed in the polymeric micelle solution, and these micelles were disrupted by the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). It was also confirmed by DLS measurements that the polymeric micelles were spherical. These results suggested that the block copolymer synthesized by mechanochemical solid-state polymerization was as suitable for the preparation of polymeric micelles as materials obtained by living polymerization.     

聚肽接枝共聚物的自组装行为研究

Polymeric micelles of poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)(PBLG)-poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO) graft copolymer were prepared by the dialysis method in deionized water. Fluorescence spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) and transmission electron microscope(TEM) were used for the investigation of the self-assembly of PBLG-PEO graft copolymer. Fluorescence spectrosco0y measurements suggest that PBLG-PEO graft copolymer associates to form polymeric micelles in water. ^1H NMR measurements further prove that in aqueous medium PBLG-PEO graft copolymer could assemble into polymeric micelles with PBLG segments as the hydrophobic inner core and PEO segments as the hydrophilic shell. The results of the TEM observations show that the polymeric micelles of PBLG-PEO graft copolymer are almost spindly shaped, which are different from the morphology of the spherical micelles formed by PBLG-PEO block copolymer. Polymeric micelles formed by polypeptide copolymer have potential application as drug carrier in controlled-release delivery system.     

Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by Self-Assembled Micelles of Amphiphilic Random Copolymer P(St-co-DM)

Self-assembled polymeric micelles can be used as efficient particulate emulsifiers. Styrene (St) and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DM) were used to synthesize the amphiphilic random copolymer P(St-co-DM). This copolymer self-assembles into spherical polymeric micelles. The polymeric micelles show surface activity and pH sensitivity for producing Pickering emulsion. The experiment shows that the stability of the emulsion increases with the micelle concentration. The emulsion can only be formed when the salt concentration is below a certain limiting value. Using the white oil as the oil phase, polymeric micelles have emulsification in a large pH range. The emulsifying performance of the polymeric micelles could be enhanced by raising the water/oil volume ratio.      

Amphiphilic comb-like polymers based on poly(oxyethylene)s as drug-delivery carriers

Comb-like polymers with biocompatible oxyethylene backbones and amphiphilic side groups were synthesized via polymer-analogous reactions. Using these polymers, indomethacin-loaded polymeric micelles were fabricated with various drug-to-polymer weight ratios using the oil-in-water emulsion technique. In addition, the size, size distribution, CMC, drug-loading content, and entrapment efficiency of the polymeric micelles were analyzed. The volume-weighted diameters of polymeric micelles ranged from 10 to 140 nm and were narrowly distributed for passive targeting drug delivery. The CMCs were lower (approximately 10(-8) M) than for conventional surfactants and block copolymers.     

The effect of block copolymer structure on the internalization of polymeric micelles by human breast cancer cells

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of hydrophilic/hydrophobic block chain lengths on the internalization of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(varepsilon-caprolactone) (PEO-b-PCL) micelles by cancer cells. PEO-b-PCL block copolymers with varied PEO and PCL chain lengths were synthesized, assembled to polymeric micelles and loaded with a hydrophobic fluorescent probe (DiI) through a co-solvent evaporation method of physical encapsulation. The slow release of the fluorescent probe from the micellar structure was evidenced following DiI transfer to lipid vesicles. The extent of micellar uptake by cancer cells was investigated through their incubation with MCF-7 cells followed by measurement of the fluorescent emission intensity of DiI (lambda=550 nm) in separated lysed cells. Cellular internalization of polymeric micelles was confirmed by laser scanning microscopy. The mechanism of micellar uptake was investigated by pretreatment of MCF-7 cells with chlorpromazine and cytochalasin B. Encapsulation of DiI in PEO-b-PCL micelles lowered the extent and rate of hydrophobic probe internalization by cancer cells. For polymeric micelles with 5000 gmol(-1) of PCL and varied PEO molecular weights of 2000, 5000 and 13,000 gmol(-1), maximum uptake was observed at a PEO molecular weight of 5000 gmol(-1). For polymeric micelles with 5000 gmol(-1) of PEO and varied PCL molecular weights of 5000, 13,000 and 24,000 gmol(-1), maximum uptake was observed at 13,000 gmol(-1) of PCL. Chlorpromazine reduced the cellular uptake of PEO-b-PCL micelles independent from the block copolymer structure, pointing to the involvement of clathrin mediated endocytosis mechanisms in the uptake of polymeric micelles by cancer cells. Inhibition of cellular uptake of PEO-b-PCL micelles by cytochalasin B, on the other hand, was found to be dependent on the chemical structure of the core/shell forming blocks.