RAFT法合成两亲性嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA-b-PSt及其在离子液体[BMIM][PF_6]中的自组装

用三硫代碳酸二(α,α′-二甲基-α-乙酸)酯(BDATC)作为链转移剂,苯乙烯St作为第一单体,通过可逆加成-断裂链转移聚合(RAFT)方法合成出大分子链转移剂PSt-CTA,以丙烯酸AA作为第二共聚单体合成出3个不同嵌段比的两亲性嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸-b-聚苯乙烯(PSt-b-PAA-b-PSt).通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)确定了PSt-b-PAA-b-PSt结构,使用凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)测定了大分子引发剂PSt-CTA和嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA-b-PSt的分子量及分子量分布.将这3个不同嵌段比的两亲性嵌段共聚物在离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐[BMIM][PF6]中进行自组装,用透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察聚合物在离子液体中自组装结构.研究发现,当PSt的链段长度固定时,胶束的自组装形态主要依赖于PAA链的长度.当PAA链段较长时,胶束呈球形;PAA链段变得较短时,胶束的形态则由球形转变为核壳结构,并且胶束形态在25℃至100℃之间不受温度影响.     

ATRP法合成两亲性嵌段共聚物PSt-b-PAA及其在离子液体[BMIM][PF6]中的自组装行为研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合法(ATRP)合成了分子量可控、分子量分布窄的嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸叔丁酯(PSt-b-PtBA), 进而在酸性条件下由水解反应得到了两亲性嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸(PSt-b-PAA), 并通过凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、核磁共振(1H NMR)等测试手段对产物进行了表征. 使三种分子量不同的两亲性嵌段共聚物在离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐([BMIM][PF6])中进行自组装, 通过激光粒度分析仪(DLS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了聚合物在离子液体中自组装的胶束尺寸和结构形态. 当PSt的链段长度一定时, 胶束的形状主要依赖于PAA链的长度. 当PAA链段较长时, 胶束呈球形; 当PAA链段较短时, 则变成不规则的花生状胶束.     

以PEO-b-PAN嵌段共聚物胶束作模板合成SiO_2-C纳米复合材料

通过阴离子聚合和活性自由基聚合相结合的方法,合成了聚环氧乙烷-聚丙烯腈两亲性嵌段共聚物(PEO-b-PAN).PEO-b-PAN嵌段共聚物在水溶液中自组装形成胶束正硅酸乙酯以胶束作模板进行溶胶-凝胶过程,形成SiO2/PEO-b-PAN复合材料.随后经300℃预氧化,1000℃高温炭化,得到SiO2-C纳米复合材料.用1HNMR、IR、GPC、TGA、TEM、SEM等技术对嵌段共聚物及SiO2-C纳米复合材料进行了表征,结果表明SiO2-C复合材料的结构为SiO2为壳C为核的纳米粒子,粒子的直径为(55±5)nm.     

聚苯乙烯-丙烯酸嵌段共聚物在不同pH值和Ca2+浓度下的胶束行为

近年来, 对具有纳米尺寸的聚合物自组装结构的研究日益增多. 其中, 嵌段共聚物在选择性溶剂中的胶束行为研究得最为广泛和深入[1~5]. 纳米胶束表现出诸多常规尺寸材料所不具备的特殊性能, 在材料化学、生物医学以及环境科学等领域有广阔的应用前景. Webber等[6]对聚丙烯酸和聚苯乙烯接枝共聚物的研究发现, 聚合物的接枝率和聚合物浓度以及溶液离子强度对胶束结构有影响; Eisenberg等[1,7]对不同嵌段比例的苯乙烯-丙烯酸嵌段共聚物的自组装行为进行研究发现, 不同嵌段比例所对应的胶束结构不同. 胶束形成的环境对胶束的形成与稳定性的影响是人们研究的重点. 本文报道了聚苯乙烯-丙烯酸嵌段共聚物在水中的胶束行为, 着重讨论了溶液pH值和钙离子浓度对聚丙烯酸链段相互作用的影响.     

苯乙烯-p-乙烯基苯甲酸两亲性嵌段共聚物在乙醇中自组装行为的电镜观察

两亲性嵌段共聚物在只对其中一链段为良溶剂的选择性溶剂中 ,能够自组装形成胶束 .胶束的形态和尺寸大小依赖于两链段的性质 ,共聚物的组成、浓度、溶剂的性质等[1] .这一性质使得嵌段共聚物在分子识别、药物和其他物质的输送、基因疗法、水系涂料、污染物的除去、纳米复合材料的制备、催化剂以及传感器等方面展示着潜在的应用前景 .因此 ,两亲性嵌段共聚物的合成及其在选择性溶剂中的自组装行为的研究近年来颇受关注[2 ] .依据两链段的比例不同 ,嵌段共聚物可形成星状胶束和“板寸头”(Ｃｒｅｗ ｃｕｔ)型胶束[3 ] .当可溶段远比不溶段长时…     

聚苯乙烯-丙烯酸嵌段共聚物在Ca~(2 )或乙二胺存在下的自组装行为

近 1 0年来 ,人们对于具有纳米尺度聚合物自组装结构的研究日益增多 .其中 ,嵌段共聚物在选择性溶剂中的胶束行为的研究非常引人瞩目 [1～ 3] .其表现出诸多常规尺寸所不具备的特殊性能 ,使得纳米胶束不仅在理论上有研究价值 ,而且在材料化学、生物医学和环境科学等领域都具有广阔的应用前景 .Ma等[4 ] 对聚丙烯酸和聚苯乙烯接枝共聚物的研究发现聚合物接枝率和聚合物浓度以及溶液离子强度对胶束结构有影响 ;Zhang等 [1,5] 对不同嵌段比例的苯乙烯 -丙烯酸嵌段共聚物的自组装行为的研究 ,发现不同嵌段比例所对应的纳米结构不同 ;而胶束表面…     

多分散性对两亲性两嵌段共聚物在选择性溶剂中自组装行为影响的Monte Carlo模拟

采用Monte Carlo模拟方法研究了多分散性AB两亲性两嵌段共聚物在选择性溶剂中的自组装行为.模拟结果表明,嵌段共聚物的多分散性对体系在选择性溶剂中自组装所形成的胶束形貌结构有很大影响.当AB两嵌段共聚物的多分散系数由1.0增加至1.4时,体系中自组装所形成的胶束将会发生由囊泡到片层直至球状的一系列形态转变.通过统...     

ABA两亲性嵌段共聚物在双选择性溶剂中自组装行为的Monte Carlo模拟

采用Monte Carlo模拟方法研究了ABA两亲性三嵌段共聚物在两种选择性溶剂中的自组装行为.模拟结果表明,在保证溶剂总浓度一定的情况下,改变两种选择性溶剂的体积比对于ABA两亲性嵌段共聚物自组装所形成的胶束形貌结构有很大影响.随着双选择性溶剂体积比的改变,体系中胶束形貌结构将会发生由囊泡到层状,再到环状、棒状直至球...     

两亲性/双疏性嵌段共聚物共混体系的自组装行为研究

采用耗散粒子动力学方法,研究了两亲性嵌段共聚物和双疏性嵌段共聚物共混体系的自组装行为,探讨了双疏性嵌段共聚物的浓度以及双疏性嵌段共聚物的嵌段体积分数对聚集体结构的影响.结果表明,随着双疏性嵌段共聚物浓度的增加,聚集体发生自囊泡到棒状胶束再到同心圆多舱胶束的转变,且当浓度较高时,同心圆多舱胶束的同心圆层数量与浓度密切相关.当双疏性嵌段共聚物中的嵌段体积分数降低时,球形胶束由同心圆结构转变为非同心圆结构.此外,利用Minkowski泛函方法表征了多舱胶束的形成过程,发现这是一个先形成大尺度球形结构、再形成小尺度内核结构的分级组装过程.     

两亲性二嵌段共聚物MPEG_(44)-b-Phe的合成及其在水溶液中的自组装

利用光气法,以三光气和苯丙氨酸为原料,合成了苯丙氨酸酸酐(b-Phe-NCA).用端氨基聚乙二醇单甲醚(MPEG-NH2)作大分子引发剂,引发b-Phe-NCA开环聚合,合成了不同分子量的聚乙二醇单甲醚-聚(L-苯丙氨酸)(MPEG44-b-Phe)AB型二嵌段共聚多肽.利用IR1、H-NMR、GPC对共聚物结构进行了表征.利用TEM研究了二嵌段共聚多肽MPEG44-b-Phe50及MPEG44-b-Phe7在水溶液中的自组装形态,结果表明合成出的两亲性二嵌段共聚物在水溶液中自组装形成胶束,随着嵌段共聚物中亲水嵌段含量的增高,共聚物溶水性增强,其在水溶液中的自组装形态更加均一.     

Non-surface activity and micellization of ionic amphiphilic diblock copolymers in water. Hydrophobic chain length dependence and salt effect on surface activity and the critical micelle concentration

We reported previously (Macromolecules 2003, 36, 5321; Langmuir, 2004, 20, 7412) that amphiphilic diblock copolymers having polyelectrolytes as a hydrophilic segment show almost no surface activity but form micelles in water. In this study, to further investigate this curious and novel phenomenon in surface and interface science, we synthesized another water-soluble ionic amphiphilic diblock copolymer poly(hydrogenated isoprene)-b-sodium poly(styrenesulfonate) PIp-h2-b-PSSNa by living anionic polymerization. Several diblock copolymers with different hydrophobic chain lengths were synthesized and the adsorption behavior at the air/water interface was investigated using surface tension measurement and X-ray reflectivity. A dye-solubilization experiment was carried out to detect the micelle formation. We found that the polymers used in this study also formed micelles above a certain polymer concentration (cmc) without adsorption at the air-water interface under a no-salt condition. Hence, we further confirmed that this phenomenon is universal for amphiphilic ionic block copolymer although it is hard to believe from current surface and interface science. For polymers with long hydrophobic chains (more than three times in length to hydrophilic chain), and at a high salt concentration, a slight adsorption of polymer was observed at the air-water interface. Long hydrophobic chain polymers showed behavior "normal" for low molecular weight ionic surfactants with increasing salt concentration. Hence, the origin of this curious phenomenon might be the macroionic nature of the hydrophilic part. Dynamic light scattering analysis revealed that the hydrodynamic radius of the block copolymer micelle was not largely affected by the addition of salt. The hydrophobic chain length-cmc relationship was found to be unusual; some kind of transition point was found. Furthermore, very interestingly, the cmc of the block copolymer did not decrease with the increase in salt concentration, which is in clear contrast to the fact that cmc of usual ionic small surfactants decreases with increasing salt concentration (Corrin-Harkins law). These behaviors are thought to be the special, but universal, characteristics of ionic amphiphilic diblock copolymers, and the key factor is thought to be a balance between the repulsive force from the water surface by the image charge effect and the hydrophobic adsorption.     

Fragmentation of fiberlike structures: sonication studies of cylindrical block copolymer micelles and behavioral comparisons to biological fibrils

In alkane solvents, poly(isoprene-b-ferrocenyldimethylsilane) (PI-b-PFS) block copolymer forms fiberlike micelles, which show intriguing similarities with biological fibers such as amyloid fibers. Both systems exhibit fiber growth by a nucleated self-assembly mechanism and rapidly fragment upon exposure to the shear forces of ultrasonic irradiation. Sonication of PI-b-PFS cylindrical micelles was studied quantitatively by static light scattering and by electron microscopy. Both techniques are in excellent agreement and show that the weight-average length of sonicated micelles decreases as a function of sonication time. Simulation of the cleavage of micelles using different scission models shows that micelle fragmentation follows a Gaussian model and that the scission is highly dependent on micelle length, in contrast to DNA and polymer chain scission. We speculate that biological fibers, which are similar in length and rigidity to PFS block copolymer micelles, fragment by a similar mechanism when subjected to sonication.     

Reentrant morphological transitions in copolymer micelles with pH-sensitive corona

In contrast to self-assembled aggregates of conventional ionic (including polymeric) surfactants the equilibrium micelles of diblock copolymer with a pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte block can exhibit two inverse sequences of morphological transitions triggered by an increase in solution salinity. The direct sequence of the sphere-cylinder-lamella transitions is similar to that for the copolymer with a strongly dissociating ionic block and occurs at a high salt concentration in solution. The abnormal reversed sequence of the lamella-cylinder-sphere transitions is predicted to occur at relatively low ionic strength in solution. The origin of the reentrant transitions is coupling between aggregation and ionization in copolymer micelles.     

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.     

Association behavior of fluorine-containing and non-fluorine-containing methacrylate-based amphiphilic diblock copolymer in aqueous media

Fluorine-containing amphiphilic block copolymers, poly(sodium methacrylate)-block-poly(nonafluorohexyl methacrylate) (NaMAm-b-NFHMAn) (m:n = 61:12, 72:33, 64:57), and the corresponding non-fluorine-containing amphiphilic block copolymer, poly(sodium methacrylate)-block-poly(hexyl methacrylate) (NaMAm-b-HMAn) (m:n = 64:10, 69:37, 67:50), were synthesized. Both polyNaMA-b-polyNFHMA and polyNaMA-b-polyHMA formed micelles above critical micelle concentrations, (cmc's), around 3 x 10(-5) to 1 x 10(-4) mol/L, while neither polymer decreased surface tension of aqueous solutions. The size and shape of the micelles were examined by dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and small-angle X-ray scattering. PolyNaMA-b-polyHMA appeared to form only spherical micelles, while polyNaMA-b-polyNFHMA with a long NFHMA segment formed both spherical and rodlike micelles. The micelles of fluorine-containing block copolymers were obviously larger than those of non-fluorine-containing block copolymers with the same chain length and the same hydrophilic/hydrophobic chain ratio. The fluorine-containing block copolymer selectively solubilized fluorinated dye into the water phase when a mixture of decafluorobiphenyl and 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene was added to the micelle solution.     

Application of solid phase peptide synthesis to engineering PEO–peptide block copolymers for drug delivery

This work describes a simple, versatile solid-phase peptide-synthesis (SPPS) method for preparing micelle-forming poly(ethylene oxide)-block-peptide block copolymers for drug delivery. To demonstrate its utility, this SPPS method was used to construct two series of micelle-forming block copolymers (one of constant core-composition and variable length; the other of constant core length and variable composition). The block copolymers were then used to study in detail the effect of size and composition on micellization. The various block copolymers were prepared by a combination of SPPS for the peptide block, followed by solution–phase conjugation of the peptide block with a proprionic acid derivative of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to form the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer. The composition of each block component was characterized by mass spectrometry (MALDI and ES-MS). Block copolymer compositions were characterized by ¹H NMR. All the block copolymers were found to form micelles as judged by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and light scattering analysis. To demonstrate their potential as drug delivery systems, micelles prepared from one member of the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer series were physically loaded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Micelle static and dynamic stability were found to correlate strongly with micelle core length. In contrast, these same micellization properties appear to be a complex function of core composition, and no clear trends could be identified from among the set of compositionally varying, fixed length block copolymer micelles. We conclude that SPPS can be used to construct biocompatible block copolymers with well-defined core lengths and compositions, which in turn can be used to study and to tailor the behavior of block copolymer micelles.     

Controlled thermoreversible transfer of poly(oxazoline) micelles between an ionic liquid and water

Poly(2-nonyl-2-oxazoline-block-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) block copolymer micelles were investigated as an alternative system to the approach proposed by He and Lodge (Y. He and T. P. Lodge, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 12666) for the thermoreversible transfer of micelles between a hydrophobic ionic liquid phase and an aqueous phase; this work describes the possibility of thermally triggering and controlling this process.     

in vitro biological evaluation of folate-functionalized block copolymer micelles for selective anti-cancer drug delivery

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of folic acid-functionalized diblock copolymer micelles to improve the delivery and uptake of two poorly water-soluble anti-tumor drugs, tamoxifen and paclitaxel, to cancer cells through folate receptor targeting. The diblock copolymer used in this study comprised a hydrophilic poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine] (MPC) block, carrying at the chain end the folate targeting moiety, and a pH-sensitive hydrophobic poly[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (DPA) block (FA-MPC-DPA). The drug-loading capacities of tamoxifen- and paclitaxel-loaded micelles were determined by high performance liquid chromatography and the micelle dimensions were determined by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Cell viability studies were carried out on human chronic myelogenous leukaemia (K-562) and colon carcinoma cell lines (Caco-2) in order to demonstrate that drug-loaded FA-MPC-DPA micelles exhibited higher cytotoxicities toward cancer cells than unfunctionalized MPC-DPA micelles. Uptake studies confirmed that folate-conjugated micelles led to increased drug uptake within cancer cells, demonstrating the expected selectivity toward these tumor cells.     

Interaction of amphiphilic block copolymer micelles with surfactants

An out line and summary of literature studies on interactions between different types of amphiphilic copolymer micelles with surfactants has been given. This field of research is still emerging and it is difficult presently to make generalisations on the effects of surfactants on the copolymer association. The effects are found to be varied depending upon the nature and type of hydrophobic (hp) core and molecular architecture of the copolymers and the hydrocarbon chain length and head group of surfactants. The information available on limited studies shows that both anionic and cationic surfactants (in micellar or molecular form) equally interact strongly with the associated and unassociated forms of copolymers. The beginning of the interaction is typically displayed as critical aggregation concentration (CAC), which lies always below the critical micelle concentration of the respective surfactant. The surfactants first bind to the hydrophobic core of the copolymer micelles followed by their interaction with the hydrophilic (hl) corona parts. The extent of binding highly depends upon the nature, hydropobicity of the copolymer molecules, length of the hydrocarbon tail and nature of the head group of the surfactant. The micellization of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–poly(propylene oxide) (PPO)–poly(ethylene oxide) was found to be suppressed by the added surfactants and at higher surfactant concentrations, the block copolymer micelles get completely demicellized. This effect was manifested itself in the melting of liquid crystalline phases in the high copolymer concentrations. However, no such destabilization was found for the micelles of polystyrene (PS)–poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers in water. On the contrary, the presence of micellar bound surfactant associates resulted in to large super micellar aggregates through induced intra micellar interactions. But with the change in the hydrophobic part from polystyrene to poly(butadiene) (PB) in the copolymer, the added surfactants not only reduced the micellar size but also transformed cylindrical micelles to spherical ones. The mixtures in general exhibited synergistic effects. So varied association responses were noted in the mixed solutions of surfactants and copolymers.     

Dispersion RAFT polymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine in toluene mediated with the macro‐RAFT agent of polystyrene dithiobenzoate: Effect of the macro‐RAFT agent chain length and growth of the block copolymer nano‐objects

The dispersion reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine in toluene in the presence of the polystyrene dithiobenzoate (PS‐CTA) macro‐RAFT agent with different chain length is discussed. The RAFT polymerization undergoes an initial slow homogeneous polymerization and a subsequent fast heterogeneous one. The RAFT polymerization rate is dependent on the PS‐CTA chain length, and short PS‐CTA generally leads to fast RAFT polymerization. The dispersion RAFT polymerization induces the self‐assembly of the in situ synthesized polystyrene‐b‐poly(4‐vinylpyridine) block copolymer into highly concentrated block copolymer nano‐objects. The PS‐CTA chain length exerts great influence on the particle nucleation and the size and morphology of the block copolymer nano‐objects. It is found, short PS‐CTA leads to fast particle nucleation and tends to produce large‐sized vesicles or large‐compound micelles, and long PS‐CTA leads to formation of small‐sized nanospheres. Comparison between the polymerization‐induced self‐assembly and self‐assembly of block copolymer in the block‐selective solvent is made, and the great difference between the two methods is demonstrated. The present study is anticipated to be useful to reveal the chain extension and the particle growth of block copolymer during the RAFT polymerization under dispersion condition. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013