TEMPERATURE AND pH RESPONSE, AND SWELLING BEHAVIOR OF POROUS ACRYLONITRILE-ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER HYDROGELS

Macroporous acrylonitrile-acrylic acid （AN-AA） copolymer hydrogels were synthesized by flee-radical solution polymerizations, using ammonium persulfate （APS）/N,N,N＇,N＇-tetramethylethylenediamine （TEMED） redox initiator system and alcohols porogens. The morphology, temperature and pH sensitive swelling behavior, and swelling kinetics of the resulting hydrogels were investigated. It was found that alcohol type and concentration had great influences on the pore structure and porosity of hydrogels. The pore size of hydrogel increases with the moderate increase of the length of alcohol alkyl chain. However, a further increase of alkyl length would result in the formation of cauliflower-like structure and the decrease of pore size. The porosity of hydrogels increases with the increase of porogen concentration in the polymerization medium. The hydrogels with macroporous structure swell or shrink much faster in response to the change of pH in comparison with the conventional hydrogel without macroporous structure. Furthermore, the response rate is closely related to the porosity of the hydrogels, which could be easily controlled by modulating the concentration of the porogen in the medium. The circular swelling behavior of hydrogels indicated the formation of a relaxing three-dimensional network.     

α,β-聚-DL-天冬酰胺衍生物水凝胶的合成及其溶胀性能研究

以ＤＬ 天冬氨酸为单体，通过缩合聚合反应合成聚 ＤＬ 丁二酰亚胺，然后用不同比例的乙醇胺和丁二胺进行开环和交联，获得α，β 聚 ＤＬ 天冬酰胺衍生物水凝胶．测定了水凝胶在几种不同溶液中的溶胀比，结果表明该水凝胶在蒸馏水中的溶胀比为１１０～４４０倍，在不同浓度的盐溶液中的溶胀比有不同程度的降低，在０１６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的抗肿瘤药物５ 氟尿嘧啶（５ Ｆｕ）水溶液中的溶胀比可达１４０倍．研究了聚丁二酰亚胺分子量、溶剂用量及交联剂用量等因素对凝胶溶胀性能的影响．     

Structural characteristics of some soluble and insoluble β-cyclodextrin polymers

Several β-cyclodextrin polymers (βCDP) have been obtained by cross-linking β-cyclodextrin (βCD) with the reagent epichlorohydrin (EP). It is expected that these polymers are capable of retaining different organic molecules by adsorbing them on its network and also by forming inclusion complexes with βCDs. In this work, two soluble polymers containing 39% and 48% βCD and other insoluble ones with 65% and 74% βCD have been studied. The total amount of CD in the polymers could not be available for complexation. This parameter has been calculated by means of the decrease of colour intensity of phenolphthalein solutions when different amounts of βCDP were added. The insoluble polymer with 74% βCD appears to possess less CD available than that with 65% βCD, probably due to the higher cross-linking degree of the former. On the other hand, a higher availability of CD is found for the soluble polymer which contains 48% βCD. Moreover, the amount of glycerol monoether groups formed as a side effect during the cross-linking process has been determined and related to the epichlorohydrin content, structure and swelling properties of the polymers. It is concluded that, varying the synthesis conditions, it is possible to induce structural modifications in the hydrogel networks which can improve their practical applications.     

PVA/PAA thermo-crosslinking hydrogel fiber: preparation and pH-sensitive properties in electrolyte solution

The preparation of thermo-crosslinking hydrogel fibers composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was presented. The hydrogel fiber was prepared by extruding the spinning dope from in situ polymerization of acrylic acid in the presence of PVA into coagulating bath of saturated ammonium sulfate aqueous solution. The network was formed by thermally heating the dried fibers under vacuum. The final hydrogel fibers exhibit pH-sensitive behavior and show hysteresis loop in the pH range from 2.5 to 12.5. The pH value at which the swelling ratio of the fiber had a jump shifted to lower value with increasing the PAA content within the network. Increasing the heating temperature and time for the fibers, the swelling ratio decreased and the jump point pH shifted to higher pH value. The oscillatory swelling/contracting behavior of the hydrogel fiber exhibited a well reversible pH-responsive property.     

苯乙烯-二乙烯基苯模型网络的溶胀

本文对阴离子嵌段共聚的苯乙烯-二乙烯基苯交联网络在良溶剂中的文献溶胀数据作了理论的重新分析,指出这类网络是一种典型的符合两相结构图象的模型网络.将重新处理的文献实验数据与现有溶胀理论作了对比.结果表明,平衡溶胀的统计热力学理论适用于交联密度较高(M_c≤3×10~4)的区间,而标度理论适用于交联密度较低(M_c≥3×10~4)的区间.     

Synergistic behavior of sodiumdodecylsulfate and 1,2-diheptanoyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphocholine in an aqueous medium: interfacial and bulk behavior

The synergistic behavior of sodiumdodecylsulfate (SDS) and 1,2-diheptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DHPC) binary mixtures has been studied with interfacial and pyrene fluorescence(I ₁/ I ₃) intensity measurements. From the interfacial data, the interfacial parameters; the maximum surface excess (Γ_max), or the minimum area per molecule (A _min), and the surface pressure at the critical micellar concentration (π_cmc) have been evaluated. The cmc value has been used for evaluating the free energies of micellization (ΔG ^o _m). The mixed micelle formation was evaluated with the help of the Clint equation. The SDS plus DHPC mixed micelles showed negative departure from ideality indicating synergistic interactions between the unlike components. The quantitative analysis of mixed micelle, mixed monolayer and the composition of the mixed micelle was carried out with the help of regular solution approximation. The interaction parameters, β and β^σ, in the mixed micelle as well as in the mixed monolayer, respectively showed negative values indicating synergistic behavior of SDS and DHPC molecules.     

EPR investigation of the influence of side chain protecting groups on peptide-resin solvation of the Asx and Glx model containing peptides

In spite of all progressive efforts aiming to optimize SPPS, serious problems mainly affecting the assembly of aggregating sequences have persisted. Following the study intended to unravel the complex solvation phenomenon of peptide-resin beads, the XING and XAAAA model aggregating segments were labeled with a paramagnetic probe and studied via EPR spectroscopy. Low and high substituted resins were also comparatively used, with the X residue being Asx or Glx containing the main protecting groups used in the SPPS. Notably, the cyclo-hexyl group used for Asp and Glu residues in Boc-chemistry induced greater chain immobilization than its tert-butyl partner-protecting group of the Fmoc strategy. Otherwise, the most impressive peptide chain immobilization occurred when the large trytil group was used for Asn and Gln protection in Fmoc-chemistry. These surprising results thus seem to stress the possibility of the relevant influence of the amino-acid side chain protecting groups in the overall peptide synthesis yield.     

Radiation preparation and diffusion behavior of thermally reversible hydrogels

Temperature sensitive PolyNIPAAm hydrogels in the form of rod were prepared from the binary system of NIPAAm/water and ternary system of NIPAAm/Bis/water by γ-irradiation with ⁶⁰Co source at room temperature, respectively. The prepared hydrogels had obvious temperature sensitivity (LCST is about 35.0 °C) and suitable mechanical properties. The incorporation of cross-linking agent, N, N′-methylene-bisacrylamide (Bis), into the binary system of monomer/water reduced the gelation dose. The maximum swelling ratio of hydrogels was decreased with the increasing of dose or the incorporation of Bis. The diffusion behavior of water in hydrogels obtained in this work was investigated. In addition, the drug delivery of fluoro uracili (Fu-5) from the hydrogels was investigated.     

N-异丙基丙烯酰胺温度敏感性水凝胶相转变动力学研究及其应用

研究指出表观二级动力学方程可以很好地描述N-异丙基丙烯酰胺水凝胶的溶胀和消溶胀动力学.即溶胀动力学方程为dR/dt=k_1(R_e-R)~2,消溶胀动力学方程为-dR/dt=k_c(R-R_e)~2.把这种水凝胶用于分离高分子水溶液时可引入“单位溶张比分离循环的合理时耗”这样一个参量.它根据溶胀和消溶胀过程中的起始溶胀比、平衡溶胀比、表观溶胀动力学常数和表观消溶胀动力学常数求出.具体公式为△t_1(T_s,T_c)=2/[R_c(T_s)-R_0(T_s)]~2k_s(T_s)+15/[R_0(T_c)- R_s(T_c)]~2k_c(T_c)~(1/2)在理想情况下,分离过程的“总合理时耗”与△t_1成正比,比例系数为分离过程中的除水总量与干凝胶用量的比值,即△t_r=W_W/W_G·△t_1.当根据二个动力学方程求得的总时耗计算值处于(0.9△t_r,1.1△t_r)范围内时,表明所选干凝胶用量和循环溶胀比区段均合适.     

Phase transition in swollen gels 31. Swelling and mechanical behaviour of interpenetrating networks composed of poly(1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and polyacrylamide in water/acetone mixtures

Swelling and mechanical behaviour of interpenetrating positively charged polymer networks (IPNs), composed of poly(1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) networks and polyacrylamide (PAAm) networks, was investigated in water/acetone mixtures. The first PVP networks were prepared by radiation polymerization at room temperature; after that the PVP networks were swollen in PAAm aqueous solutions and the networks were prepared by thermal copolymerization at 65 °C. The IPNs were prepared with various amounts of the two charged comonomers (quaternary ammonium salts) in the presence of crosslinkers. Two transition regions, detected in the dependence of swelling ratio X on acetone concentration a, suggest that a two-phase structure was formed. The first transition, located between 44 and 60 vol% of acetone, corresponds to PAAm networks, while the second transition, located at 75 vol% of acetone, corresponds to PVP networks. Depending on the amount of positive charges bound to chains, both transitions exhibit continuous or discontinuous character; this fact indicates that intermolecular interactions between the two components occur with the formation of IPNs (e.g., more polar, charged PVP component increases the extent of hydrogen bonding and makes acetone less effective solvent for IPNs at the PAAm transition). The dependences of log G on log X are roughly the same regardless of charge concentrations; this means that the mechanical behaviour is predominantly determined by the degree of swelling for all gels.