Water‐soluble complex formation of fullerene and thermo‐responsive diblock copolymer |
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| Authors: | Junki Yano Kazuhiko Ishihara Shin‐ichi Yusa |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan;2. Department of Materials Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo‐Ku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A diblock copolymer (P98N100) composed of a biocompatible water‐soluble block (PMPC) and a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) type thermo‐responsive block (PNIPAM) was prepared via controlled radical polymerization. To dissolve fullerene (C60) in water, the C60/P98N100 complex was prepared by mixing C60 and P98N100 powders. The maximum solubilized C60 concentration in water was 1.39 g/L, as estimated from UV–vis adsorption, when the polymer concentration was 5.0 g/L. The percent transmittance of the aqueous solution of the C60/P98N100 complex decreased above 36 °C due to inter‐complex association above the LCST for the PNIPAM block. While the hydrodynamic radius of C60/P98N100 complex was 135 nm at 20 °C, it increased to 161 nm at 50 °C. Despite the observation of 1H NMR signals from PMPC and PNIPAM blocks for the C60/P98N100 complex in D2O at room temperature, the signals from PNIPAM disappeared above 35 °C due to restricted motion of PNIPAM. Generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) from the C60/P98N100 complex by photo‐irradiation was confirmed using 9,10‐anthracene dipropionic acid (ADPA). The absorbance of ADPA decreased with increasing irradiation time due to oxidation of ADPA by 1O2. It is expected that the C60/P98N100 complex can be applied as a thermo‐responsive carrier for photodynamic therapy. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 2432–2439 |
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| Keywords: | biocompatible fullerene RAFT thermos‐responsive |
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