三嵌段共聚物PAN-b-PEG-b-PAN的合成及其自组装行为的研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制得了分子量可控、分子量分布窄的聚丙烯腈-b-聚乙二醇-b-聚丙烯腈P(AN-b-PEG-b-PAN)嵌段共聚物. 通过¹H NMR, FTIR, 凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)对所得产物的结构和分子量进行了表征并通过TG和DTA考察了该嵌段共聚物的热稳定性; 运用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、荧光探针技术和动态光散射(DLS)研究了P(AN)₂₇-b-P(EG)₄₅-b-P(AN)₂₇在溶剂水中胶束的形成、结构、形貌和胶束粒径. 结果表明, 三嵌段共聚物P(AN)₂₇-b-P(EG)₄₅-b-P(AN)₂₇的热稳定性较纯聚乙二醇P(EG)好, 且柔性链PEG的引入对嵌段共聚物的放热峰位置没有显著的影响. 当改变此嵌段共聚物溶液浓度时, 该嵌段共聚物会自组装成不同形状的胶束, DLS测量的胶束粒径大于TEM观察的结果, 其临界胶束浓度(cmc)约为4.46×10^－4 g•L^－1.     

多嵌段共聚物(P4VP-b-PS-b-P4VP)_n的胶束化行为研究

研究了一系列具有不同链段长度和组成的聚4-乙烯基吡啶-聚苯乙烯-聚4-乙烯基吡啶多嵌段共聚物(P4VP-b-PS-b-P4VP)n在其选择性溶剂甲苯和pH<3的水中的胶束化过程,主要研究了多嵌段共聚物链段长度、溶液浓度和溶剂对其胶束形态的影响.透射电镜和原子力显微镜结果表明随着P4VP段链的相对增长,多嵌段共聚物在甲苯中的胶束形态由蠕虫链状向短棒状到球状胶束变化,而其在pH<3的水溶液中均形成球形胶束.由于特殊的链结构,聚合物的浓度对(P4VP-b-PS-b-P4VP)n多嵌段共聚物的胶束行为和胶束形态有着重要的影响.同时,(P4VP-b-PS-b-P4VP)n多嵌段共聚物分子量分布的多分散性对其在选择性溶剂中的胶束形态也有所影响.     

PS-b-P4VP/CoSm杂化材料的制备及其磁性能

用溶液相金属盐沉积法在苯乙烯与4-乙烯基吡啶嵌段共聚物(PS-b-P4VP) 胶束中制备了平均直径为12 nm的PS-6-P4VP/Co、PS-b-P4VP/CoSm(nCo:nSm=3.8:1,13.0:1)、PS-b-P4VP/Sm纳米粒子.胶束溶液通过高温回流使磁性成核粒子和磁性金属原子的流动能力和扩散能力提高而获得尺寸均一的颗粒.傅里叶红外分析表明.当只有CoCl2加入时,Co2将与多个4-乙烯基吡啶基团配位,而CoCl2和SmCl3同时加入时,由于Sm-4VP配体的屏蔽使Co2 与4-乙烯基吡啶基团的配位数减少.振动样品磁强计对上述样品磁性能的分析表明:随着Sm含量的增加,样品的饱和磁化强度和剩余磁化强度减少,而矫顽力增加.     

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.     

PS-b-PAA嵌段共聚物修饰的智能表面的制备及其响应行为的研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP), 再经水解后得到了嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸(PS-b-PAA), 接枝到硅烷偶联剂γ-(2,3环氧丙氧)丙基三甲氧基硅烷[γ-(2,3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane, GPS]修饰的Si表面得到了对溶剂具有响应性的智能表面, 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)和原子力显微镜(AFM)等测试手段对产物进行了表征. 然后, 通过接触角测试研究了所得智能表面对不同溶剂的响应行为. 结果显示, PS-b-PAA接枝表面的润湿性与接枝共聚物的组成及表面处理的溶剂性质有关. 在相同的溶剂处理条件下, 共聚物中PS/PAA比值越小, 表面亲水性越大; 乙醇和碱性溶液处理后的表面呈亲水状态, 甲苯和酸性水溶液处理后的表面又切换到疏水状态, 同时其表面的酸碱响应行为具有非常稳定的可逆性.     

四臂星型聚苯乙烯-聚4-乙烯基吡啶嵌段共聚物纤维状胶束及负载金纳米粒子的研究

通过两步原子转移自由基聚合,制备了4种不同嵌段长度的四臂星型嵌段共聚物苯乙烯-聚4-乙烯基吡啶嵌段共聚物(PS-b-P4VP)4.在选择性溶剂甲苯中,随着嵌段长度的变化,自组装胶束的形态从球型到短棒状和纤维状的转变,其中(PS25-b-P4VP90)4自组装形成的以P4VP为核,以PS为花瓣型壳的纤维状胶束.以这种纤维状胶束作为模板,制备了金纳米粒子均匀分布的一维纳米材料     

中间嵌段为亲水性的BAB型三嵌段共聚物水溶液中初级聚集体的二次聚集行为研究

采用TEM和AFM研究了PS(聚苯乙烯)₄₃-b-PEO(聚氧乙烯)₄₅-b-PS₄₃和PS₃₉-b-P4VP(聚4-乙烯基吡啶)₉₈-b-PS₃₉三嵌段共聚物在水介质中的球形胶束、囊泡和蠕虫状胶束之间的二次聚集行为.实验发现,初级聚集体的二次聚集具有不同的复杂程度.对称性的初级聚集体,如球形胶束和囊泡,其二次聚集表现出球形对称性;而非对称性初级聚集体(如蠕虫状胶束)二次聚集开始倾向于非对称性.BAB型的嵌段设计有利于初级聚集体的二次聚集发生.     

环形嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为模拟简

利用Monte Carlo模拟,对比了相同组成下环形二嵌段共聚物AB和线形三嵌段共聚物ABA在选择性溶剂中的胶束化行为. 结果发现,相同链组成的环形和线形嵌段共聚物的临界胶束浓度(cmc)的差别与A嵌段的比例(fA)及B嵌段间的吸引强度(ε)密切相关. 在fA较小、ε较大的情况下,相应环形嵌段共聚物的cmc值更小;而在fA较大、ε较小的情况下,线形嵌段共聚物的cmc值更小. 为了进一步理解胶束化行为同fA及ε的关系,计算了胶束化过程中熵和势能部分对自由能的贡献. 结果表明,在所研究的fA和ε范围内,环形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时的熵损失更小,因而从熵贡献角度来看,环形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 而从势能贡献角度来看,当fA较小、ε较大时,环形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时势能有较大程度的降低,对自由能的贡献更大,因而此时环形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 而当fA较大、ε较小时,线形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时势能有较大程度的降低,对自由能的贡献更大,因而此时线形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 由此可见,对体系的胶束化自由能进行系统分析,有助于更好地理解环形和线形嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为.     

环形嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为模拟

利用Monte Carlo模拟, 对比了相同组成下环形二嵌段共聚物AB和线形三嵌段共聚物ABA在选择性溶剂中的胶束化行为. 结果发现, 相同链组成的环形和线形嵌段共聚物的临界胶束浓度(cmc)的差别与A嵌段的比例(f_A)及B嵌段间的吸引强度(ε)密切相关. 在f_A较小、 ε较大的情况下, 相应环形嵌段共聚物的cmc值更小; 而在f_A较大、 ε较小的情况下, 线形嵌段共聚物的cmc值更小. 为了进一步理解胶束化行为同f_A及ε的关系, 计算了胶束化过程中熵和势能部分对自由能的贡献. 结果表明, 在所研究的f_A和ε范围内, 环形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时的熵损失更小, 因而从熵贡献角度来看, 环形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 而从势能贡献角度来看, 当f_A较小、 ε较大时, 环形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时势能有较大程度的降低, 对自由能的贡献更大, 因而此时环形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 而当f_A较大、 ε较小时, 线形嵌段共聚物形成胶束时势能有较大程度的降低, 对自由能的贡献更大, 因而此时线形嵌段共聚物更易发生胶束化. 由此可见, 对体系的胶束化自由能进行系统分析, 有助于更好地理解环形和线形嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为.     

磷酰胆碱基pH敏感性ABA型嵌段共聚物的合成与胶束化

采用氯化亚铜/2,2-联二吡啶催化体系, 2,5-二溴己二酸二乙酯为引发剂, 甲醇为溶剂运用希莱克技术, 利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)方法合成了ABA型三嵌段共聚物PDEAEMA-b-PMPC-b-PDEAEMA. ¹H NMR和GPC(凝胶渗透色谱)对聚合物组成、结构及分子量进行了表征, 利用透光率、粘度测定研究了嵌段共聚物溶液的pH敏感性, 利用表面张力测定、荧光探针和透射电镜研究了嵌段共聚物胶束化作用, 确定了共聚物水溶液的临界胶束浓度(CMC). 结果表明所合成的ABA型三嵌段共聚物水溶液具有pH敏感性, 其临界相变pH 7～7.5. 调节溶液pH值可实现嵌段共聚物胶束化形成“花状”胶束, 并测定了其临界胶束浓度.     

Synthesis of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) block copolymers via RAFT polymerization and micellization behavior in aqueous solution

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PNIPAM-b-P2VP) block copolymers were synthesized for the first time via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization in the presence of S-1-dodecyl-S(')-(a,a(')-dimethyl-a(')-acetic acid)trithiocarbonate as chain transfer agent (CTA) and 2,2(')-azobis(isobutyronitrile) as initiator. Both pH- and thermo-induced micellization behavior of the PNIPAM(59)-b-P2VP(102) block copolymer in dilute aqueous solution was investigated by pyrene fluorescence, dynamic and static light scattering, transmission electron microscopy and (1)H NMR. The results show that the critical aggregation pH value of the block copolymer is around 5 and the critical aggregation temperature of the block copolymer is around 42 degrees C. A reversible transition between P2VP-core and PNIPAM-core micelles can be observed through an intermediate unimer state in aqueous solution.     

Intelligent crew-cut aggregates formed by thermosensitive block copolymers and their multiple morphologies

The thermosensitive block copolymer poly(2-cinnamoylethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PCEMA-b-PNIPAAm) can form crew-cut aggregates with multiple morphologies under various micellization conditions. Spherical, rod-like, vesicular, lamellar aggregates, and large compound micelles were obtained from the block copolymers. The effects of different conditions, such as the copolymer composition, the nature of the common solvent, the initial copolymer concentrations, and the water content on the morphologies of the aggregates were studied in detail. The thermosensitive property of the aggregates was investigated through measuring the change of the dimension of the aggregates with changing the external temperature.     

Poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-g-poly(vinylpyrrolidone): association behavior in aqueous solution and interaction with anionic surfactants

In this work, we aimed to study the association and interaction behavior of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers grafted with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). Critical micellization concentrations were determined using fluorescent probes (pyrene) and critical micellization temperatures characterizing temperature-dependent transitions from monomers to multimolecular micelles were measured. The thermal responsiveness of the copolymer is not affected by the grafting. The hydrodynamic radius of the graft copolymer micelles is found to be greater than that of the original copolymer micelles. The graft copolymer is found to form anisotropic aggregates. The structure of the graft copolymer micelles is less disrupted by the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate, compared to the ungraft copolymer.     

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.     

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.     

Characterization of Surfactant-Diblock Copolymer Interactions and Its Thermodynamic Studies

The interaction of nonionic diblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide butylene oxide) (E₆₂B₂₂) with a cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) were studied using surface tension, conductivity, and dynamic laser light scattering techniques. Surface tension measurements were used to determine critical micelle concentration and thereby its free energy of adsorption (ΔG_ads), free energy of micellization (ΔG_m), surface excess concentration (Γ), and minimum area per molecule (A). Conductivity measurements were used to determine critical micelle concentration (CMC) critical aggregation concentration (CAC) at different temperatures, enthalpy of micellization (ΔH_m), free energy of micellization and entropy of micellization (ΔS_m). Changes in physicochemical properties of the micellized block copolymer were studied by using dynamic laser light scattering. The effect of surfactant on the size and properties of block copolymer has also been discussed.     

Effects of a PPO-PEO-PPO triblock copolymer on micellization and gelation of a PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer in aqueous solution

The effects of a PPO-PEO-PPO triblock copolymer (25R4, PO(19)-EO(33)-PO(19)) on thermoreversible micellization and gelation properties of a PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer (F108, EO(133)-PO(50)-EO(133)) in water were studied by means of micro-DSC and rheology. A complete, mirror-image like thermoreversible behavior has been observed for all of the samples with various molar ratios of 25R4 to F108. At a given concentration of F108, the addition of 25R4 results in the salt-out like effect on the primary micellization of F108; that is, the critical micellization temperature (CMT) of F108 shifts to lower temperatures with increasing the content of 25R4. The enthalpy changes for micellization are a linear function of the 25R4/F108 molar ratio at a fixed F108 concentration. Beyond the primary peak for the micellization of F108, a secondary peak or shoulder is observed in the DSC curves for the samples with the higher 25R4/F108 molar ratios, due to the formation of the hydrophobic aggregates from both the PPO blocks of F108 and those (i.e., PPO blocks) of 25R4. Furthermore, as an example, the dynamic viscoelastic properties of 18 wt % F108 solutions with various contents of 25R4 have been examined. It is found that, when the 25R4/F108 molar ratio < or =1, 25R4 does not affect the gelation of F108 notably. When the ratio is greater than 1, however, the formation of the 25R4-bridged micellar aggregates delays the gelation of F108 significantly. A schematic model has been proposed to explain the mechanism for the 25R4-influenced micellization and gelation of F108.     

Effects of ageing conditions and block copolymer concentration on the stability and micellization of P123-Ti<Superscript>4+</Superscript> sols prepared by the templating method

In the work reported here we studied, for the first time, the effects of ageing conditions (temperature and time) on the stability and micellization of two sets of sols with different P123 block copolymer (BC) concentrations by use of dynamic light scattering (DLS). Further, for a comparative study the aggregation/clustering behavior of pure P123 in IPA solution was also examined by DLS, and ¹H NMR, and Raman spectroscopy at room temperature. Different ageing regimes applied to the samples prepared included: (i) in-situ ageing of the sols in the sealed capillary cell of the DLS system at room temperature for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 19 h, (ii) ageing of the sols in a Teflon-lined sealed vessel at 50, 55, 60, and 65 °C for 30 min, and (iii) isothermal ageing of the synthesized sols at 50 °C for 1, 4, 8, and 14 days. On the basis of the results obtained it is shown that both ageing time and temperature have remarkable effects on the clustering and aggregation of unimer/micelles formed in the sol system studied. Further, quantitative analysis of interparticle potential energy carried out for the prepared sol at low concentration confirmed that steric interactions play the major role among the other contributing sources of energy. This is mainly related to the presence of BC and the complex polymer structure formed by acetyl acetone (ACAC). Moreover, on the basis of the calculated stability ratio for this sol, we believe that reaction-limited cluster aggregation (RLCA) is possibly the major governing mechanism. Finally, kinetic and dynamic aspects of the micellar aggregates formed are also discussed in this paper.     

星形胶束自由能和聚集数的理论分析

ＡＢ型嵌段聚合物在选择性溶剂中将发生微相分离,形成一种球形胶束[1].所谓选择性溶剂是指此溶剂仅能溶解共聚物中某一链段,而对另一链段则为不良溶剂.对这一体系的实验研究是从80年代兴起的,主要采用现代测试技术来表征形成胶束的回转半径[2],动力学半径[3]、聚集数[4]和临界胶束浓度[5].从分子图景上看来,这种球形胶束包括两部分,内核(Ｃｏｒｅ)为密堆砌的链段Ａ;壳层(Ｃｏｒｏｎａ)为溶涨的链段.Ｈｅｌｆａｎｄ等[6]最早利用数值计算法来研究嵌段聚合物在本体中的微相分离的问题;Ｌｅｉｂｌｅｒ等[7]将此方法引入嵌段聚合物/均聚物体系.…     

Cononsolvency-induced micellization of pyrene end-labeled diblock copolymers of N-isopropylacrylamide and oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate

Pyrene end-labeled double hydrophilic diblock copolymers, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (Py-PNIPAM-b-POEGMA), were synthesized via consecutive reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization using a pyrene-containing dithioester as the chain transfer agent. These diblock copolymers molecularly dissolve in pure methanol and water, but form well-defined and nearly monodisperse PNIPAM-core micelles in an appropriate mixture of them due to the cononsolvency of PNIPAM block. 1H NMR, laser light scattering, fluorescence spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the cononsolvency-induced PNIPAM-core micelles. When the volume fraction of water, phi water, in the methanol/water mixture is in the range of 0.5-0.8, the sizes of micelles are in the range of 20-30 nm in radius for Py-PNIPAM50-b- POEGMA18. At phi water = 0.5, the formed micelles possess the highest overall micelle density and the largest molar mass. The effects of varying the block lengths of Py-PNIPAM-b-POEGMA diblock copolymers on the structural parameters of PNIPAM-core micelles have also been explored. Although we can observe the immediate appearance of bluish tinge upon mixing the diblock copolymer solution in methanol with equal volume of water (phi water = 0.5), which is characteristic of the formation of micellar aggregates, the whole micellization process apparently takes a relatively long time to complete, as revealed by monitoring the time dependence of fluorescence emission spectra. The excimer/monomer fluorescence intensity ratios, IE/IM, continuously decrease with time and then reach a plateau value after approximately 20 min. The decrease of IE/IM after the initial formation of pseudo-equilibrium micelles should be ascribed to the structural rearrangement and further packing of PNIPAM segments within the micelle core, restricting the mobility of pyrene end groups and decreasing the probability of contact between them. Compared to the conventional cosolvent approach employed for the micellization of block copolymers in selective solvents, the reported cononsolvency-induced unimer-micelle-unimer transition of Py-PNIPAM-b-POEGMA in methanol/water mixtures has been unprecedented.