微波技术在生物可降解聚合物合成中的研究进展

阐述了微波合成技术及微波化学仪器的发展历史,综述了微波辐射技术在生物可降解聚合物合成中的特点和优势,并针对其在直接缩聚法、开环聚合法以及共聚合成可生物降解聚合物中的应用和研究成果做了重点介绍。研究发现微波辐射技术具有大大降低聚合反应的时间和能耗,提高反应聚合速率、收率,且具有一定选择性的特性。而作为一种新型高效的加热方式,微波辐射技术为生物可降解聚合物合成甚至更多高分子材料的合成提供了新的思路。     

生物降解聚合物的研究和产业化进展及展望

结合作者等近十年来在生物降解聚合物领域的研究和产业化工作,本文概述了聚乳酸、聚氨基酸、聚对二氧六环酮及其它生物降解聚合物的合成进展,综述了可生物降解温度敏感水凝胶、形状记忆高分子材料的研究概况,阐述了可生物降解聚合物在生物活性大分子控释体系、超细纤维组织工程支架上的应用研究,介绍了可生物降解聚合物在食品包装、纺织和汽车电子等方面的应用,总结了可生物降解聚合物、医疗器械、药物制剂和组织工程等领域产业化近况.最后展望了生物降解聚合物的研究、应用和产业化前景.     

医用可生物降解高分子材料

对目前医用可生物降解高分子材料的研究及应用状况分化学合成，天然和生物技术合成三类作了综述。对材料的生物相容性、可生物降解性及物理机械性能进行了分析和比较。并就医用生物降解高分子材料的发展趋势作了预测。     

Properties of Starch Blends with Biodegradable Polymers

Abstract

Starch, one of the most inexpensive and most readily available of all natural polymers, can be processed into thermoplastic materials only in the presence of plasticizers and under the action of heat and shear. Poor water resistance and low strength are limiting factors for the use of materials manufactured only from starch, and hence the modification of starch is often achieved by blending aliphatic polyesters. In this review, the literatures concerning the properties of various blends of starch and aliphatic polyesters have been summarized. The biodegradable rates of blends can be controlled to a certain extent depending on the constitutions of blends, and the mechanical properties of blends are close to those of traditional plastics such as polyethylene and polystyrene. The reduction of their sensitivity to humidity makes these materials suitable for the production of biodegradable films, injection-molded items, and foams.     

Physico-Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Rubber Toughened Polymers

Summary: In this study, blends of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) were studied for their mechanical and thermal properties as a function of the PBAT content. Tensile testing, impact testing, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the blends. It was observed that PLA/PBAT blends maintained quite high modulus and tensile strength compared to pure PLA. Small amounts of PBAT improved the elongation at break and the impact resistance showing a debonding effect typical of rubber toughened systems.     

Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review

Nanocomposites have emerged in the last two decades as an efficient strategy to upgrade the structural and functional properties of synthetic polymers. Aliphatic polyesters as polylactide (PLA), poly(glycolides) (PGA), poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) have attracted wide attention for their biodegradability and biocompatibility in the human body. A logic consequence has been the introduction of organic and inorganic nanofillers into biodegradable polymers to produce nanocomposites based on hydroxyapatite, metal nanoparticles or carbon nanotructures, in order to prepare new biomaterials with enhanced properties. Consequently, the improvement of interfacial adhesion between the polymer and the nanostructures has become the key technique in the nanocomposite process. In this review, different results on the fabrication of nanocomposites based on biodegradable polymers for specific field of tissue engineering are presented. The combination of bioresorbable polymers and nanostructures open new perspectives in the self-assembly of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with tuneable mechanical, thermal and electrical properties.     

Biodegradable and Biocompatible Silatrane Polymers

In this study, new biodegradable and biocompatible amphiphilic polymers were obtained by modifying the peripheral hydroxyl groups of branched polyethers and polyesters with organosilicon substituents. The structures of the synthesized polymers were confirmed by NMR and GPC. Organosilicon moieties of the polymers were formed by silatranes and trimethylsilyl blocks and displayed hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, respectively. The effect of the ratio of hydrophilic to hydrophobic organosilicon structures on the surface activity and biological activity of macromolecules was studied, together with the effect on these activities of the macromolecules’ molecular weight and chemical structure. In particular, the critical micelle concentrations were determined, the effect of the structure of the polymers on their wetting with aqueous solutions on glass and parafilm was described, and the aggregation stability of emulsions was studied. Finally, the effect of the polymer structures on their antifungal activity and seed germination stimulation was examined.     

Plasma and Polymers: Recent Progress and Trends

Plasma-enhanced synthesis and modification of polymers is a field that continues to expand and become increasingly more sophisticated. The highly reactive processing environments afforded by the inherently dynamic nature of plasma media are often superior to ambient or thermal environments, offering substantial advantages over other processing methods. The fluxes of energy and matter toward the surface enable rapid and efficient processing, whereas the charged nature of plasma-generated particles provides a means for their control. The range of materials that can be treated by plasmas is incredibly broad, spanning pure polymers, polymer-metal, polymer-wood, polymer-nanocarbon composites, and others. In this review, we briefly outline some of the recent examples of the state-of-the-art in the plasma-based polymer treatment and functionalization techniques.     

可生物降解交联聚合物的研究进展

交联聚合物具有稳定的三维网络结构,可以提高药物缓释载体的尺寸稳定性。本文综述了可生物降解交联聚合物的研究进展,主要介绍了可生物降解交联聚合物的制备方法,包括交联剂交联、辐照交联、光致交联以及过氧化物交联在制备可生物降解交联聚合物中的应用,详细介绍了交联剂的种类及结构对交联效果的影响、交联后聚合物性能的变化等。最后总结了可生物降解交联聚合物在组织工程支架、药物缓释材料、神经再生修复材料以及形状记忆材料等生物医用领域的应用。     

CO2-based Biodegradable Supramolecular Polymers with Well-tunable Adhesive Properties

Supramolecular adhesives that enable debonding on-demand are of significant research interest for the development of adaptive and smart materials,yet,biodegrable supramolecular adhesives have been rarely exploited.Herein,telechelic,three-armed and four-armed CO₂-based polyols with close molecular weights and various content(or carbonate unite content)have been synthesized via a zinc-cobalt double metal cyanide complex catalyzed ring-opening copolymerization of CO₂ and propylene oxide,and further exploited as sustainable and biodegradable building blocks for supramolecular polymers(SMPs)with 2-ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidinone(UPy)motifs.Notably,the orthogonal modulation of the CO₂ content and the topology of CO₂-based polyols provide a unique opportunity to fine-tune the surface energy as well as the cohesive strength of the resulting CO₂-based SMPs.Notably,a three-armed SMP with 44%CO₂(3UPy-CO₂-44%)can well balance the trade-off between surface energy and cohesive strength,therefore bestowing a high adhesive strength of 7.5 and 9.7 MPa towards stainless steel and wood substrates respectively by testing the corresponding single lap joints.Moreover,the light-responsive adhesion property of 3UPy-CO₂-44%has been demonstrated exemplarily by blending with a UV sensitizer.     

组织工程中生物可降解高分子的功能化及生物学修饰

可生物降解高分子在组织工程中有十分重要的作用。本文从组织工程对支架材料的生物学要求出发,对可生物吸收高分子的本体改性引入功能基团,进而通过化学键合促进细胞特异性黏附的短肽序列(ROD)、含功能性基团的水凝胶通过化学键合或物理包覆固定RGD以及聚合物表面修饰固定RGD三个方面进行了综述。     

Flexural Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Composite with Partially Biodegradable Polymer Matrix

Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate flexural properties of a partially biodegradable glass fibre reinforced composite after water immersion and dehydration. In addition water sorption and solubility was determined. E-glass fibres were preimpregnated with a biodegradable biopolymer of poly(hydroxyproline) amide (PA). The preimpregnated fibres were then further-impregnated with Bis-GMA–TEGDMA-resin and light polymerized (n = 6). There was also specimen made of plain polymer and FRC without PA. After water immersion and/or dehydration, the specimens were tested by the three-point bending test. The flexural strength and Young's modulus was increased in most cases after water immersion and dehydration except for PA containing specimens. The water sorption was <50 µg/mm³ for all studied specimens and solubility was 20 µg/mm³ for specimens without PA and 35 µg/mm³ for specimens with PA.     

Advanced Materials: Trends and Possibilities in Liquid Crystalline Polymers

During the past ten years there has been a sharp increase in interest in the opportunities afforded by R & D in the field of specialty polymers. Interest is mainly being shown in two distinct categories of polymers, namely, (a) polymers which are used in very small quantities to fulfill critical needs as a part of device system, and (b) high-performance engineering polymers which significantly extend their mechanical and thermal properties for structural applications. The first category ranges from advanced resists and insulating layers for microelectronic devices to membranes for filtration systems. The second category encompasses improved matrices for advanced composites as well as liquid crystalline polymers. In the present paper an overview is first given of the emerging opportunities for advanced materials and particularly specialty polymers. The status of work on liquid crystalline copolyesters is then discussed with special emphasis on one of the major problems confronting this field, namely interpreting the microstructure of the copolyesters.     

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites: An overview

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites, due to their biodegradability and other improved properties possess tremendous scope in the industrial sector. This current article reviews the recent studies carried out over biodegradable polymer nanocomposites that includes preparation, characterization, properties, and applications of nanocomposites based on biodegradable polymers. An orderly introduction of nanocomposites prepared by using various biodegradable aliphatic polyesters and polymers obtained from biomass products has been brought about. A wide range of organic and inorganic nanoparticles was used as additives or fillers to prepare nanocomposites with improved desired properties. Considering vast research on layered silicates/polymer nanocomposites, a special emphasis has been summarized at the end of the review.     

低分子量结晶性丙交酯/乙交酯与己内酯/乙交酯共聚物热转变温度的组成与分子量依赖性

以1,4-丁二醇为引发剂、辛酸亚锡为催化剂,通过L-丙交酯(LLA)、乙交酯(GA)、ε-己内酯(CL)的开环共聚,制得了低分子量的端羟基结晶性LLA/GA共聚物(PLLGA)和CL/GA共聚物(PCG),分别以FTIR1、H-NMR、GPC、DSC对其微结构和热转变温度进行了表征,重点考察了其热转变温度的组成、分子量依赖性.结果表明,利用辛酸亚锡/二元醇引发开环聚合,通过改变单体配比和单体/引发剂配比,可方便地调控共聚物的组成和分子量;通过改变共聚物的组成和分子量,可在较宽的范围内调节共聚物的热转变温度,并得到了玻璃化温度和熔点与组成、分子量之间定量的经验关系式.     

Ring Polymers of Tubulin Induced by Binding of Natural Antimitotic Peptides

A number of natural products with potent antimitotic activity are peptides and depsipeptides that bind to tubulin, provoke depolymerization of microtubules, and induce formation of single layer rings of tubulin dimers. These peptides are all hydrophobic and small relative to tubulin (3-5 amino acid residues), yet induce rings polymers with properties that can differ significantly in size and self-association. In addition, these compounds exhibit potent cytotoxicity that varies by several hundred fold from one compound to another. Cryptophycin induces unusually homogeneous rings, composed of eight tubulin dimers, that are stable to dilution at least to nanomolar tubulin concentrations.     

A New Way to Silicone‐Based Peptide Polymers

We describe a new class of silicone‐containing peptide polymers obtained by a straightforward polymerization in water using tailored chlorodimethylsilyl peptide blocks as monomeric units. This general strategy is applicable to any type of peptide sequences, yielding linear or branched polymer chains composed of well‐defined peptide sequences.     

介入治疗用非血管可降解支架的研究进展

介入治疗是介于外科和内科治疗之间的新兴治疗方法,其中用于胆管、食管和气管等官腔的支架属于非血管介入治疗。非血管可降解支架与官腔具有良好的生物相容性,并且支架置入人体后,可以在一定时间内降解,转化为对人体无害的小分子排除体外。本文综述了介入治疗用非血管可降解支架的研究进展,重点介绍了非血管可降解支架的材料选择,外形设计,支架工艺(包括支架成型,覆膜改性,载药处理),性能测试(包括物理性能,力学性能,生物相容性,降解性能等)及临床应用进展。     

酶催化生物可降解聚酯的合成与研究进展

生物可降解聚酯是一种新型高分子聚合材料,可通过发酵、化学方法和酶催化来合成.本文综述了酶催化下通过缩聚、酯交换、内酯开环聚合等方法合成此类聚酯.酶催化合成生物可降解聚酯是一种新型的技术,可以在温和条件下高效合成,有着传统方法难以比拟的优势.