聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸/聚苯乙烯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸氨基丙二醇酯二元胶束的杂化作用

用光散射技术和透射电镜研究了聚苯乙烯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸氨基丙二醇酯胶束和聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸胶束在水中的相互作用.结果表明,壳层带有氨基和羟基的聚苯乙烯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸氨基丙二醇酯胶束和壳层带有羧基的聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸胶束在水中可以通过胶束之间的链交换形成壳层结构致密的杂化胶束,温度的升高有助于胶束之间链交换的进行,并提出了形成杂化胶束的链交换机理.     

自组装制备聚(丙烯酸叔丁酯-b-甲基丙烯酸二甲胺基乙酯)壳交联胶束

以1-氯代乙苯为引发剂、氯化亚铜/N,N,N′,N″,N″-五甲基二乙撑三胺(PMDETA)为催化体系、丁酮-异丙醇为混合溶剂,通过原子转移自由基聚合法制备不同分子量的大分子引发剂聚丙烯酸叔丁酯(1-PECl)及不同嵌段比的两亲性嵌段共聚物聚(丙烯酸叔丁酯-b-甲基丙烯酸二甲胺基乙酯)(P(tBA-b-DMAEMA))。通过1H-NMR表征了P(tBA-b-DMAEMA)的结构,GPC测试了其分子量及分子量分布。P(tBA-b-DMAEMA)在选择性溶剂中自组装形成核-壳结构的胶束,引用了乙烯基乙二醇二碘醚(BIEE)为交联剂与链段PDMAEMA发生化学交联反应从而得到稳定的壳交联胶束结构,并通过马尔文粒径仪研究了自组装所得胶束的温度及pH敏感性。     

含pH敏感聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)的嵌段共聚物成核胶束化过程的NMR研究

利用NMR技术研究了聚乙二醇-b-聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)(PEG114-b-P4VP107)和聚(N-异丙烯基丙烯酰胺)-b-聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)(PNIPAM53-b-P4VP260)在逐步降低聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)链段质子化程度时嵌段共聚物的胶束化过程.在开始形成胶束时,吡啶环上氢原子的自旋-晶格弛豫时间(T1)急剧减小.结果表明,PEG114-b-P4VP107在质子化程度降为0.54时已有胶束生成;PNIPAM53-b-P4VP260在质子化程度降为0.58时也能观测到胶束生成的信号.将两个嵌段共聚物各自制得胶束的溶液相混合,观测到了发生在高分子链间的2DNOE信号,这表明所制得溶液中胶束与高分子链间有链交换的动态平衡.     

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.     

多臂聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物的合成及性能研究

采用电子转移再生催化剂原子转移自由基聚合(ARGET ATRP)制备了端羟基聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物(HO-PBA-b-PMMA),在此基础上,与六亚甲基二异氰酸酯三聚体(N3390)反应,合成了多臂聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物.通过凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、核磁共振仪(1H-NMR)、傅里叶变换红外光谱计(FTIR)对聚合物的结构进行了表征,利用原子力显微镜(AFM)观察了其形貌,采用动态热机械分析仪(DMA)和万能拉伸机研究了聚合物的热性能、力学性能及多臂嵌段共聚物对PMMA的增韧性能.结果表明:成功制备了端羟基聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯,以及多臂聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物.在异氰酸酯基/羟基(NCO/OH)摩尔比为1.2/1时,制得的多臂嵌段共聚物相对分子质量最大,Mark-Houwink参数α值最小,表明此时三臂嵌段共聚物最多.多臂嵌段聚合物的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率比线型聚合物均有明显提高,且在NCO/OH摩尔比为1.2/1时达到最大,分别为7.6 MPa和73%.多臂嵌段聚合物具有更高的玻璃化转变温度(Tg).通过原子力显微镜(AFM)表明,多臂聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物形成了以聚丙烯酸丁酯链段为核,聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯为壳的核壳结构.具有核壳结构的多臂聚丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯嵌段共聚物对聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯有明显的增韧作用.     

聚（异丙基丙烯酰胺）-b-聚（4-乙烯基吡啶）胶束负载铂纳米粒子的温度响应性催化

嵌段共聚物聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)-b-聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)(PNPIAM-b-P4VP)在pH6.5的水溶液中自组装成,以聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)为胶束的核,以热响应聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)为胶束壳的球形胶束.通过与4VP基络合作用,将氯铂酸(H2PtCl6)导入胶束的核中,原位还原获得胶束负载2~4nm的铂纳米粒子的温度敏感型催化体系.结果显示,最低临界溶解温度(LCST)为33℃,在LCST以下,催化反应速率会随着温度的升高而提高;在LCST以上,PNPIAM嵌段变成疏水而塌缩在催化剂表面,阻碍了反应物的扩散,因此胶束负载的铂纳米粒子的催化活性会随着温度的上升而下降.     

温度/pH响应性MPEG-b-PCL/PNVCL-b-PCL共聚物复合胶束的制备及载药性质

以基于亚胺键的嵌段共聚物为构筑单元的温度/pH响应性共聚物复合胶束(CMs), 由于具有亚胺键和核-壳-冠结构, 表现出较高的灵敏度和稳定性. 以聚乙二醇单甲醚(MPEG)、 N-乙烯基己内酰胺(NVCL)和ε-己内酯(ε-CL)为原料, 分别制备了端醛基聚乙二醇单甲醚(MPEG-CHO)、 端醛基聚N-乙烯基己内酰胺(PNVCL-CHO)和端氨基聚己内酯(H₂N-PCL), 利用希夫碱反应, 进一步制备了基于亚胺键的聚乙二醇单甲醚-b-聚己内酯(MPEG-b-PCL)和聚N-乙烯基己内酰胺-b-聚己内酯(PNVCL-b-PCL)嵌段共聚物, 对共聚物结构进行了确认. 以MPEG-b-PCL和PNVCL-b-PCL为构筑单元, 制备了共聚物复合胶束, 研究了复合胶束对阿霉素的包载、 释放性质和细胞毒性等. 研究结果表明, 室温下MPEG-b-PCL和PNVCL-b-PCL能够在水中自组装形成以PCL为核、 MPEG和PNVCL为混合壳的共聚物复合胶束, 在生理温度下, 温敏性PNVCL链段发生相变塌缩在PCL核表面, 能够防止药物扩散释放, 亲水性MPEG链段形成可控通道. 药物体外释放结果表明, 在弱酸性环境中, 亚胺键能够断裂, 胶束被破坏, 促进药物的释放, 噻唑蓝(MTT)实验表明, 复合胶束的细胞毒性较低.     

ATRP法合成两亲的含氟柱状刷PBIEM-g-(PAA-b-PFA)

以聚甲基丙烯酸[2-(2-溴异丁酰氧)]乙酯(PBIEM)为大分子引发剂,采用接出(grafting from)原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术合成了以聚丙烯酸叔丁酯-b-聚含氟丙烯酸酯为侧链的柱状分子刷PBIEM-g-(PtBA-b-PFA).通过GPC,1H-NMR和FTIR对PBIEM-g-(PtBA-b-PFA)组成和结构进行了表征,证实ATRP过程中没有发生分子间或分子内偶合反应,制备得到可控性好的含氟嵌段共聚物刷.利用大分子链中叔丁酯基团的水解反应生成两亲的含氟柱状刷PBIEM-g-(PAA-b-PFA),原子力显微镜可直接观察到PBIEM-g-(PAA-b-PFA)特征的核壳型柱状结构,得到聚合物刷的整体长度为ln=54~72 nm.     

电荷转移聚合法合成聚丙烯酸叔丁酯的研究

本文以丙烯酸叔丁酯为单体,苯胺与二苯甲酮络合物为引发剂,四氢呋喃为溶剂,在紫外光照射下通过电荷转移聚合(CTP)合成了具有苯亚胺基链端的聚丙烯酸叔丁酯(PtBA),并用FT-IR、1H-NMR和GPC等对其进行了表征.同时考察了反应时间、引发剂浓度、反应温度等因素对单体转化率和聚合物分子量的影响.结果表明,聚合反应动力...     

含无规共聚组分的两嵌段聚合物A-b-(B-r-C)的合成以及自组装

通过原子转移自由基(ATRP)方法合成了其中一个嵌段是由2种单体无规共聚的两嵌段聚合物——聚丙烯酸肉桂酸乙酯-b-(聚苯乙烯-r-聚丙烯酸叔丁酯),(记为PCEA-b-(PtBA-r-PS)).讨论了聚合过程中影响分子量分布以及分子量控制的各种因素.通过氢核磁(1H-NMR)确定各嵌段的重复单元数分别为50,111,138.通过透射电镜(TEM)观察,研究了该嵌段聚合物在选择性溶剂1-氯癸烷以及环戊烷中的自组装行为,发现该嵌段聚合物在环己烷中直接分散可以形成有聚集倾向的短棒状或球形胶束,而在1-氯癸烷中直接分散得到的胶束,在膜表面随着1-氯癸烷溶剂的缓慢挥发可以组装得到具有规则微纳结构的相互连接的柱状胶束.     

Pyranine-induced micellization of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) and pH-triggered release of pyranine from the complex micelles

The pyranine-induced micellization of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PEG114-b-P4VP61) in aqueous solutions and pH-triggered release of pyranine from the complex micelles were studied by dynamic and static light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, 1H NMR spectroscopy, and UV-vis spectroscopy. At pH 2, the ionized pyranine can ionically cross-link the protonated P4VP block and result in well-defined spherical complex micelles with a P4VP/pyranine core surrounded by a PEG corona. The ratio of pyranine to pyridyl units can influence the structure and the properties of the resultant complex micelles. The complex micelles are stable upon dilution and heating but are sensitive to pH changes. pH-triggered release of the incorporated pyranine from the complex micelles demonstrates that the release behavior is pH-tunable and displays good controlled-release characteristics at pH approximately 4.     

Facile strategy for synthesis of silica/polymer hybrid hollow nanoparticles with channels

The silica/polymer hybrid hollow nanoparticles with channels and gatekeepers were successfully fabricated with a facile strategy by using thermoresponsive complex micelles of poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PEG-b-PNIPAM) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PNIPAM-b-P4VP) as the template. In aqueous solution, the complex micelles (PEG-b-PNIPAM/PNIPAM-b-P4VP) formed with the PNIPAM block as the core and the PEG/P4VP blocks as the mixed shell at 45 °C and pH 4.0. After shell cross-linking by 1,2-bis(2-iodoethoxyl)ethane (BIEE), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) selectively well-deposited on the P4VP block and processed the sol-gel reaction. When the temperature was decreased to 4 °C, the PNIPAM block became swollen and further soluble, and the PEG-b-PNIPAM block copolymer escaped from the hybrid nanoparticles as a result of swelled PNIPAM and weak interaction between PEG and silica at pH 4.0. Therefore, the hybrid hollow silica nanoparticles with inner thermoresponsive PNIPAM as gatekeepers and channels in the silica shell were successfully obtained, which could be used for switchable controlled drug release. In the system, the complex micelles, as a template, could avoid the formation of larger aggregates during the preparation of the hybrid hollow silica nanoparticles. The thermoresponsive core (PNIPAM) could conveniently control the hollow space through the stimuli-responsive phase transition instead of calcination or chemical etching. In the meantime, the channel in the hybrid silica shell could be achieved because of the escape of PEG chains from the hybrid nanoparticles.     

Amphiphilic Seven-arm Star Triblock Copolymers with Diverse Morphologies in Aqueous Solution Induced by Crystallization and pH

Well-defined amphiphilic seven-arm star triblock copolymers containing hydrophobic crystalline poly(ε-caprolactone)(PCL) blocks, hydrophobic non-crystalline poly(tert-butyl acrylate)(PtBA) blocks and hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) blocks were precisely synthesized by a combination of ring-opening polymerization(ROP), atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP) and “click” reaction. Such star copolymers could self-assemble into “core-shell-corona” micelles and “multi-layer” vesicles depending on the fraction of each block. Meanwhile, the selective hydrolysis of middle PtBA blocks into the poly(acrylic acid)(PAA) blocks allowed the star block copolymers to further change their morphologies of aqueous aggregates in response to pH values.     

Modulating the catalytic activity of Au/micelles by tunable hydrophilic channels

Polymeric micelles with a polystyrene core, poly(acrylic acid)/poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PAA/P4VP) complex shell and poly(ethylene glycol) & poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PEG & PNIPAM) mixed corona were synthesized and used as the supporter for the gold nanoparticles (GNs). It was concluded from the result of ¹H NMR characterization that hydrophilic channels formed around PEG chains when PNIPAM collapsed above its lower critical solution temperature. The density of the channels in the corona can be tuned by changing the weight ratios of PEG chains to PNIPAM chains. The GNs were set in the PAA/P4VP complex layer and the catalytic activity of the GNs can be modulated by the channels. The catalytic activity increased with increasing the density of the channels in the corona. Meanwhile, the whole Au/micelle nanoparticles were stabilized by the extended PEG chains.     

Micellization of copolymers via noncovalent interaction with TPPS and aggregation of TPPS

Aggregation of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-porphyrin (TPPS) was investigated in complex micelles composed of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PEG-b-P4VP) and poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methylacrylate)-b-poly(Nisopropylacrylamide) (PDMAEMA-b-PNIPAM) in aqueous solutions.The resultant complex micelles had a complex P4VP/ PDMAEMA/TPPS core and a mixed PEG/PNIPAM shell.Different noncovalent interaction modes between the porphyrin and each copolymer accomplished a co-effect on the ...     

Synthesis and pH-dependent micellization of diblock copolymer mixtures

This work focused on the preparation and the aqueous solution properties of hybrid polymeric micelles consisting of a hydrophobic poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) core and a mixed shell of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and pH-sensitive poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP). The hybrid micelles were successfully prepared by the rapid addition of acidic water to a binary solution of PCL(34)-b-PEO(114) and PCL(32)-b-P2VP(52) diblock copolymers in N,N-dimethylformamide. These micelles were pH-responsive as result of the pH-dependent ionization of the P2VP block. The impact of pH on the self-assembly of the binary mixture of diblocks-thus on the composition, shape, size and surface properties of the micelles-was studied by a variety of experimental techniques, i.e., dynamic and static light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, Zeta potential, fluorescence spectroscopy and complement hemolytic 50 test.     

Thermoresponsiveness of hybrid micelles from poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridium) cations and SO4(2-) anions in aqueous solutions

The SO4(2-)-induced micellization of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridium) (PEG110-b-P(4-VPH+)35) and the thermoresponsiveness of these hybrid micelles are studied by dynamic and static light scattering. When the concentration of H2SO4 is high enough, PEG110-b-P(4-VPH+)35 forms stable hybrid micelles with an ionic core of P(4-VPH+)35/SO4(2-) and a PEG corona at 25 degrees C. The formation of the hybrid micelles is reversible. A thermodynamic equilibrium exists between the hybrid micelles and PEG110-b-P(4-VPH+)35 unimers. The shifts of the equilibrium are mainly attributed to the variation of the electrostatic energy and entropic energy of the system. Therefore, the temperature can determine the states of the equilibrium, which means that the dissociation or the formation of the hybrid micelles can be triggered by just varying the temperature.     

Double‐hydrophilic block copolymer for encapsulation and two‐way pH change‐induced release of metalloporphyrins

A double hydrophilic block copolymer composed of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(4‐vinyl pyridine) (P4VP) was obtained through hydrolysis of diblock copolymer of poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) (PtBA) and P4VP synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization. Water‐soluble micelles with PAA core and P4VP corona were observed at low (acidic) pH, while micelles with P4VP core and PAA corona were formed at high (basic) pH. Two metalloporphyrins, zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) and cobalt tetraphenylporphyrin (CoTPP), were used as model compounds to investigate the encapsulation of hydrophobic molecules by both types of micelles. UV–vis spectroscopic measurements indicate that micelles with P4VP core are able to entrap more ZnTPP and CoTPP as a result of the axial coordination between the transition metals and the pyridine groups. The study found that metalloporphyrins encapsulated by the micelles with PAA core could be released on pH increase, while those entrapped by the micelles with P4VP core could be released on pH decrease. This behavior originates from the two‐way pH change‐induced disruption of PAA‐b‐P4VP micelles. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1734–1744, 2006