Synthesis of cationic hyperbranched multiarm copolymer and its application in self-reducing and stabilizing gold nanoparticles

A novel hyperbranched multiarm copolymer of HBPO-star-PDEAEMA with a hydrophobic poly(3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl) oxetane)(HBPO) core and many cationic poly(2-(N,N-diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)(PDEAEMA) arms has been synthesized through an atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP) method,and been applied to spontaneously reduce and stabilize gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) in water without other additional agents.The size of the nanoparticles could be effectively controlled at about 4 nm,and the nanoparticles ...     

Synthesis and drug release properties of novel pH- and temperature-sensitive copolymers based on a hyperbranched polyether core

Multi-arm star amphiphilic hyperbranched copolymers with poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) shell and hyperbranched poly(3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane) (HBPO) core were synthesized by reversible addition?Cfragmentation chain transfer method. The hyperbranched copolymers were further modified by succinic anhydride (SUC) to obtain the novel pH- and thermosensitive hyperbranched copolymer HBPO-star-PDMAEMAs-SUC. The composition and morphology of synthesized copolymers were investigated by ¹H NMR, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy. These copolymers exhibited phase transitions in response to pH and temperature. The pH-dependent release properties of the drug-loaded micelles were also investigated using indomethacin (IND) as a model drug. The IND-loaded micelles displayed a rapid drug release at an alkaline pH.     

Cytomimetic large-scale vesicle aggregation and fusion based on host-guest interaction

Herein, we have shown a large-scale cell-mimetic (cytomimetic) aggregation process by using cell-sized polymer vesicles as the building blocks and intervesicular host-guest molecular recognition interactions as the driving force. We first prepared the hyperbranched polymer vesicles named branched polymersomes (BPs) around 5-10 μm through the aqueous self-assembly of a hyperbranched multiarm copolymer of HBPO-star-PEO [HBPO = hyperbranched poly(3-ethyl-3-oxetanemethanol); PEO = poly(ethylene oxide)]. Subsequently, adamantane-functionalized BPs (Ada-BPs) or β-cyclodextrin-functionalized BPs (CD-BPs) were prepared through the coassembly of HBPO-star-PEO and Ada-modified HBPO-star-PEO (HBPO-star-PEO-Ada), or of HBPO-star-PEO and CD-modified HBPO-star-PEO (HBPO-star-PEO-CD), respectively. Macroscopic vesicle aggregates were obtained by mixing CD-BPs and Ada-BPs. The intervesicular host-guest recognition interactions between β-CD units in CD-BPs and Ada units in Ada-BPs, which were proved by (1)H nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) spectrum and the fluorescence probe method, are responsible for the vesicle aggregation. Additionally, the vesicle fusion events happened frequently in the process of vesicle aggregation, which were certified by double-labeling fluorescent assay, real-time observation, content mixing assay, and component mixing assay.     

Synthesis and characterization of cellulose fibers grafted with hyperbranched poly(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol)

Hyperbranched poly(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol) (HBPO) was directly grafted from the surface of cellulose fibers (CF) through a surface hydroxyl group-initiated ring-opening polymerization of 3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol (MOM). TOF–SIMS, XPS, AFM, ATR-FTIR, and TGA were utilized for characterizing the resultant HBPO-grafted cellulose fibers. The content of grafted HBPO is easily adjustable by controlling feeding dosage of the MOM. To verify the reactivity of hydroxyl groups in the grafted HBPO, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was further grafted from the HBPO-grafted cellulose surface.     

Temperature-responsive phase transition of polymer vesicles: real-time morphology observation and molecular mechanism

Novel thermosensitive polymer vesicles with controlled temperature-responsive phase transition at the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) varying from 8 to 81 degrees C were prepared via self-assembly of amphiphilic hyperbranched star copolymers having a hydrophobic hyperbranched poly[3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane] (HBPO) core and many hydrophilic polyethylene oxide (PEO) arms. Real-time optical microscopic observation revealed that the polymer vesicles have undergone sequential morphology changes including enrichment, aggregation, fusion, and vesicle-to-membrane transformation near the LCST. Molecular-level investigation indicates that the LCST transition results from the decreasing water solubility of the polymer vesicles with increasing temperature based on the partial dehydration of the PEO vesicle corona. On the basis of these results, a LCST transition mechanism, in view of the molecular configuration, balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties, and the vesicle morphology transformations, was proposed. As far as we know, the work presented here is the first demonstration of thermosensitive vesicles based on PEO, and the finding may be useful to design the thermosensitive core-shell structures by introducing the PEO segments.     

Synthesis and supramolecular self‐assembly of thermosensitive amphiphilic star copolymers based on a hyperbranched polyether core

A novel amphiphilic thermosensitive star copolymer with a hydrophobic hyperbranched poly (3‐ethyl‐3‐(hydroxymethyl)oxetane) (HBPO) core and many hydrophilic poly(2‐(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) arms was synthesized and used as the precursor for the aqueous solution self‐assembly. All the copolymers directly aggregated into core–shell unimolecular micelles (around 10 nm) and size‐controllable large multimolecular micelles (around 100 nm) in water at room temperature, according to pyrene probe fluorescence spectrometry and ¹H NMR, TEM, and DLS measurements. The star copolymers also underwent sharp, thermosensitive phase transitions at a lower critical solution temperature (LCST), which were proved to be originated from the secondary aggregation of the large micelles driven by increasing hydrophobic interaction due to the dehydration of PDMAEMA shells on heating. A quantitative variable temperature NMR analysis method was designed by using potassium hydrogen phthalate as an external standard and displayed great potential to evaluate the LCST transition at the molecular level. The drug loading and temperature‐dependent release properties of HBPO‐star‐PDMAEMA micelles were also investigated by using indomethacin as a model drug. The indomethacin‐loaded micelles displayed a rapid drug release at a temperature around LCST. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 668–681, 2008     

Self‐Assembly of Large Multimolecular Micelles from Hyperbranched Star Copolymers

This work focused on the synthesis and aqueous self‐assembly of a series of novel hyperbranched star copolymers with a hyperbranched poly[3‐ethyl‐3‐(hydroxymethyl)oxetane] (HBPO) core and many linear poly[2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (PDMAEMA) arms. The copolymers can synchronously form unimolecular micelles (around 10 nm) and large multimolecular micelles (around 100 nm) in water at room temperature. TEM measurements have provided direct evidence that the large micelles are a kind of multimicelle aggregates (MMAs) with the basic building units of unimolecular micelles. It is the first demonstration of the self‐assembly mechanism for the large multimolecular micelles generated from the solution self‐assembly of hyperbranched copolymers.

     

可自交联超支化聚醚醚酮的合成与热性能研究

近15年来,由于超支化聚合物所具有的三维椭球状结构,良好的溶解性,大量末端官能团等独特的物理、化学特性及其在涂料、添加剂、药物载体、基因载体、大分子建筑“砌块”、超分子科学等领域的潜在应用,已成为高分子研究领域的一个热点．超支化聚合物在光通讯及微电子等领域的应用也已引起人们广泛而高度的重视．聚合物具有良好的热稳定性及溶解性是作为微电子和光学集成线路所必需的．本文以含有大侧基的“功能性”A：单体2．（4-苯氧基苯基）．1,4．苯二酚（POP）与B单体1,3,5-三[（4．（4．氟苯酰基）苯氧基]苯进行缩聚反应,得到全芳结构超支化聚醚醚酮（HPOP-PEEK）．     

三维宏观网络状囊泡薄膜的分级自组装研究

分别合成以疏水性超支化聚醚(HBPO)为核,以亲水性聚环氧乙烷(EO)和聚甲基丙烯酸N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(DMAEMA)为臂的两亲性超支化多臂共聚物HBPO-star-PEO和HBPO-star-PDMAEMA.通过两者在水溶液中的复合自组装制备得到具有pH响应性的巨型聚合物囊泡(1~10μm),并用zeta电位仪,激光共聚焦显微镜及光学显微镜对囊泡的自组装行为进行了研究.结果表明,在等电点以前,复合囊泡始终以单个囊泡形式存在;随着溶液pH的升高,囊泡逐步线型缔合成串珠结构;在更高的pH下,囊泡进一步二次聚集形成具有宏观尺度的三维蜘蛛网状超分子结构,这是一类新的自组装体.     

Synthesis and characterization of a flame retardant hyperbranched polyether

<正>A brominated hyperbranched polyether has been synthesized from cyanuric chloride and sodium salt of tetrabromobisphenol-A by an A_2+B_3 approach.The synthesized polyether was characterized by ~1H-NMR,~(13)C-NMR,UV, FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction studies,measurements of solution viscosity,molecular weight and solubility and elemental and thermogravimetric analyses.The flame retardancy of the synthesized polyether and its blends with commercially available plasticized poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC) and low density polyethylene(LDPE) was investigated by measurements of limiting oxygen index(LOI) value and thermogravimetric analysis.The properties are compared with a non-halogenated similar type of bisphenol-A based aromatic polyether after blending at different dose levels with the same base polymers.The LOI values of these blends indicated that these hyperbranched polyethers acted as flame retardant additives,and antimony trioxide had prominent synergistic effect with the bromo hyperbranched polyether for the above base polymers,and an increment of 4 to 6 units in LOI values was observed.     

两亲性超支化聚砜胺对染料的可逆高装载

采用戊酰氯、壬酰氯和棕榈酰氯对超支化聚砜胺(HPSA)进行封端,合成了3种不同烷基末端的两亲性核壳型超支化聚砜胺,并将其用于小分子装载.发现它们对刚果红(CR)、甲基橙(MO)、虎红(RB)等水溶性染料具有很强的装载能力,且对同种染料的封装载荷随着末端亲油性烷基链的增长而增大.对于末端为棕榈酰基的HPSA-PC,平均每个大分子可以捕捉CR和MO分子的数目分别高达41.8和19.4个,远高于已报道的树枝状聚合物和超支化聚合物对这些染料的封装载荷.这主要是聚砜胺内核的高度亲水性及其与亲油性烷基外壳的极性差所致.与已报道的聚合物不同,两亲性超支化聚砜胺装载的染料用纯水洗涤可以释放出来.这种高装载性能和可逆性赋予超支化聚砜胺在药物释放、分子识别和分离以及纳米催化剂和纳米涂料等领域具有广阔的应用前景.     

端基结构对超支化聚合物静电吸附自组装行为的影响

研究了3种具有相同骨架结构、不同端基的超支化聚合物与线型聚阳离子(PDAC)的静电吸附自组装.结果表明,超支化聚合物的组装过程与线型弱酸聚合物相似,都受溶液pH值与无机盐浓度的影响,但影响程度随端基结构不同而变化.此外,对以超支化聚合物为最外层的不同自组装膜的表面形貌及接触角进行了表征,其表面形貌及亲水性随端基结构的不同而不同.     

超支化聚(胺酯)的分子设计及其制备

以丙烯酸甲酯和二乙醇胺为原料由Michael加成反应制得N ,N 二羟乙基 3 胺基丙酸甲酯单体 ,再用“准一步法”和“发散法”使之与 1 ,1 ,1 三羟甲基丙烷 (核 )反应合成一种新型超支化聚 (胺 酯 ) .以核磁共振和元素分析方法对N ,N 二羟乙基 3 胺基丙酸甲酯单体的分子结构进行了表征 .GPC测定表明合成的超支化聚 (胺 酯 )分子量分布窄 ,具有单分散性 ;粘度小于同分子量的线形分子 ;耐热性能较好 ,失重温度高于2 0 0℃ .     

Synthesis of novel star-like hyperbranched polymers with poly(amido amine) core and poly(l-lysine) shell

Hyperbranched poly(amido amine)s containing vinyl and hydroxyl groups were successfully synthesized via Michael addition polymerization of triacrylamide (TT) and 3-amino-1,2-propanediol (APD) with equal molar ratio in feed. ¹H, ¹³C and HSQC NMR techniques were used to clarify the structure of hyperbranched polymers and polymerization mechanism. The Michael addition reaction of hyperbranched poly(1TT-1APD)s with primary amine-terminated poly(ε-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-lysine)s [PLys(Z)] yielded a star-like hyperbranched polymers with poly(1TT-1APD) core and Plys(Z) shell. The Z groups in PLys(Z) were removed under acidolysis, and thus star-like hyperbranched polymers with hydroxyl groups inside and primary amine groups outside were obtained successfully.     

超支化双亲水性嵌段共聚物对CaCO3结晶影响的研究

采用合成的聚乙二醇-超支化聚酯(PEG-hb-DMPA)的线性-超支化杂化二嵌段共聚物, 探讨了羧端基树状功能化的杂化嵌段共聚物对CaCO₃结晶的影响，并用FTIR、XRD、SEM等对产物进行了表征。结果表明，羧端基的双亲水性嵌段共聚物对CaCO₃结晶形貌乃至晶型均具有显著调控作用，比较高的浓度(1.67 g·L^-1, >10 min)或较低浓度作用较长时间(0.33 g·L^-1, 24 h)均得到了呈较均匀球粒形态的球霰石CaCO₃结晶。     

Synthesis and chemical modification of hyperbranched polyethers with terminal hydroxy groups by the anionic ring‐opening polymerization of 3‐alkyl‐3‐hydroxymethyl oxetanes

The anionic ring‐opening polymerization of oxetanes containing hydroxyl groups was carried out with potassium tert‐butoxide as an initiator in the presence of 18‐crown‐6‐ether in N‐methylpyrrolidinone at 180 °C; it yielded corresponding multifunctional hyperbranched polymers: poly(3‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane)s, with number‐average molecular weights of 2200–4100 in 83–95% yields, and poly(3‐methyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane)s, with number‐average molecular weights of 4600–5200 in 70–95% yields. The synthesized poly(3‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane)s and poly(3‐methyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane)s were hyperbranched polyethers containing an oxetane moiety and many hydroxy groups at the ends. The postpolymerization of poly(3‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane)s was performed in the presence of potassium tert‐butoxide and 18‐crown‐6‐ether in N‐methylpyrrolidinone at 180 °C; it yielded corresponding polymers with higher molecular weights in good yields. The cationic polymerization of poly(3‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxymethyloxetane) derivatives was carried out with boron trifluoride etherate as an initiator and was followed by alkaline hydrolysis; this yielded a new branched polymer, a poly(hyperbranched polyether), with many pendant hydroxy groups. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 3739–3750, 2004     

pH值响应性超支化多臂共聚物的合成及其自组装行为研究

以超支化双硫酯为链转移剂,偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂,采用可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)活性自由基聚合方法,合成了以超支化聚酯(Boltorn H20)为核,聚丙烯酸为臂的两亲性超支化多臂共聚物(H20-star-PAA),并通过紫外分光光度计、动态光散射(DLS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对它在水溶液中的pH响应的自组装行为进行了研究.结果表明,在稀溶液条件下,H20-star-PAA始终以单分子胶束的形式存在,随着溶液pH的降低,胶束的PAA壳层会逐步塌缩,导致胶束尺寸减小;而在浓溶液条件下,当溶液的pH较低时,单分子胶束会进一步聚集形成多分子胶束.     

超支化聚对氯甲基苯乙烯修饰碳纳米管表面的研究

用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)与自缩合乙烯基聚合(SCVP)相结合合成超支化聚合物聚对氯甲基苯乙烯(PCMS),该聚合物每个分枝均以卤素原子封端. 用叠氮化反应将卤素原子转换为—N3. 通过—N3与单壁或复壁碳纳米管反应将超支化聚合物接到碳纳米管的表面上, 实现了碳纳米管的化学修饰. 通过FTIR, XPS, TEM和Raman光谱等证明PCMS是以共价键形式结合到碳纳米管表面上的. 利用TGA估算出碳纳米管表面的修饰密度, 证明用超支化结构大量的端基可反应的官能团可以改善聚合物对碳纳米管的修饰效果.     

新型水溶性超支化聚酰胺-酯的合成

均苯四甲酸酐与二乙醇胺经酰化反应制得中心核(4);4与AB2单体2,2-二羟甲基丙酸经熔融缩聚合成了一种新型水溶性的二代超支化聚酰胺-酯(1),其结构与性能经FT-IR,GPC,粘度法,化学滴定等表征。4的Mn=1 683,Mw=1 911,Mw/Mn=1.14,[ηinh]=0.067 6 dL·g-1;1的Mn=3 750,Mw=4 904,Mw/Mn=1.31,[ηinh]=0.086 1 dL·g-1。     

以四重氢键结合的超支化聚合物及其涂层材料

合成了以Upy(2-ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidone)封端的超支化聚合物并研究其涂层材料性能.首先在哌嗪与三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯摩尔比2.25∶1条件下,合成了端仲胺基超支化聚(酯-胺)(HPEA),进而在仲胺基/异氰酸酯基官能团比1∶0.3、1∶0.4和1∶0.5下,通过HPEA与单异氰酸酯基甲基异胞嘧啶反应,合成了一系列带有Upy基元的改性超支化聚合物.由于Upy基元间形成了自识别四重氢键,改性聚合物比HPEA具有更高的玻璃化转变温度和热分解温度,并且改性聚合物涂层具有优良的力学性能,这表明分子间强氢键相互作用可有效改善超支化聚合物的性能.