Comparative characterization of oligomeric precursors intended for injectable implants

The use of injectable materials is a simple approach for drug delivery and tissue repair, in, e.g. minimally invasive surgery applications. If these materials are used past their glass transition temperature and have a low viscosity, they will be able to flow while delivered in situ. Whether these materials are to be used as low viscosity drug carriers or further crosslinked for tissue repair, there is a need for a better understanding of their handling properties. In this study, oligo(trimethylene carbonate) (oTMC) and oligo[D,L‐lactide‐co‐(ε‐caprolactone)] (oDLLA‐co‐CL) of various molecular weights within a relevant injectability range were synthesized via ring‐opening polymerization. The materials were comparatively characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, gel permeation chromatography, and rheological measurements. After comparing the viscosities and molecular weights of the materials, it was concluded that oDLLA‐co‐CLs were, generally, better suited as an injectable in situ crosslinking network, whereas oTMCs were found to be better candidates as injectable drug carriers. This study provides useful data and guidelines on the use of these and other similar oligomers intended for injectable implants. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

UV resistance of encapsulated low molecular weight aromatic compounds in fluoroalkyl end‐capped trimethoxyvinylsilane oligomer/silica nanocomposites

Sol–gel reactions of fluoroalkyl end‐capped trimethoxyvinylsilane oligomer in the presence of low molecular weight aromatic compounds (ArH) such as 1,1′‐bi(2‐naphthol) (BINOL) and 2‐hydroxy‐4‐methoxy benzophenone (HMB) were found to proceed smoothly under alkaline conditions at room temperature to give the corresponding fluorinated oligomeric silica nanocomposites‐encapsulated aromatic compounds (BINOL and HMB) [R_F‐(VM‐SiO₂)_n‐R_F/ArH nanocomposites]. UV light irradiation (λ_max: 254 nm) toward R_F‐(VM‐SiO₂)_n‐R_F/ArH nanocomposites showed that photodegradation of encapsulated ArH was not observed at all in the fluorinated nanocomposites cores, although the parent ArH can exhibit an effective photodegradation behavior under similar conditions. Especially, encapsulated ArH can exhibit no weight loss corresponding to the contents of the aromatic compounds in the fluorinated nanocomposites even after calcination at 800°C. Therefore, fluoroalkyl end‐capped trimethoxyvinylsilane oligomer has high potential for not only the thermal resistance but also the UV resistance fluorinated polymeric materials. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Metal-free,metallo-porphyrazines,monomeric bisaxial complex [FePz(py)2] and the bridged complex [FePz(pyz)]n with eight (4-thiobutyl 4-biphenylcarboxylate) groups

Metal-free and metallo-porphyrazines (M?=?Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, and ClFe) carrying eight hydroxybutylthio groups at peripheral positions were prepared from 2,3-bis(4-hydroxybutylthio) maleonitrile. The hydroxybutyl groups were incorporated by esterification of porphyrazine derivatives with 4-biphenylcarboxylic acid in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and p-toluenesulfonic acid. Unlike the parent porphyrazine, the symmetrically functionalized porphyrazines with eight ester units were soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, acetone, and toluene and insoluble in water and n-hexane. Chloro-octakis(4-thiobutyl 4-biphenylcarboxylate) porphyrazinato iron(III) (FePzCl) was prepared by the reaction of metal-free porphyrazine with iron(II) acetate and further treatment with HCl solution. The monomeric bisaxial complex [FePz(py)₂] and the bridged complex [FePz(pyz)]_n were formed as stable complexes by reacting FePzCl with pyridine and pyrazine, respectively. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV?vis, mass, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT)-based π-conjugated oligomers: Facile synthesis and excited-state properties

A facile synthetic method to produce soluble 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) oligomers was developed by using iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate as the oxidizing reagent. Two EDOT oligomers, i.e. octomers and octodecamers were obtained as the major products. Their UV–vis absorption, fluorescence at room temperature and 77 K, and triplet transient difference absorption have been measured in CH₂Cl₂ solutions or glassy solutions. With increased conjugation length from EDOT octomers (A) to EDOT octodecamers (B), the UV–vis absorption, fluorescence and the triplet transient difference absorption band shift to longer wavelength. Both the oligomers also exhibit reasonably high efficiency to generate singlet oxygen.     

星型低聚物线性和非线性光学性质

利用稳态吸收和发射光谱、瞬态吸收光谱、双光子荧光和z扫描技术,系统地研究了一系列星型芴乙烯撑三聚茚低聚物(Tr-OFV_n,n=1～4)的光物理性质. 结果显示,芴乙烯撑单元的增加会导致吸收光谱和荧光谱的带边发生红移,同时也缩短了激发态物种的寿命. 伴随着π共轭长度的增加,三聚茚低聚物的双光子荧光效率和双光子吸收截面也逐渐增强. 基于态求和方法数值模拟了材料的双光子吸收截面,同实验值吻合较好.