Thermoresponsive oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate based copolymers: composition and comonomer effect
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Author(s)
Li, Qian
Wang, Lezhi
Chen, Feihong
Constantinou, Anna
Georgiou, Theoni K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Thermoresponsive polymers based on oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) methyl ether methacrylate monomers have drawn much attention in recent years. In this investigation, copolymers based on oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA, 300 g mol-1) and di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (DEGMA) or/and n-butyl methacrylate (n-BuMA) were successfully synthesised via group transfer polymerisation (GTP). The molar mass was kept constant around 10000 g mol-1, while the OEGMA content was varied from 80% w/w to 50% w/w. Three different structures including diblock bipolymer, diblock terpolymer and statistical copolymers were synthesised and compared. The thermoresponsive properties of the copolymers were investigated in deionised water and phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and in aqueous mixtures with Pluronic® F127. Interestingly, while the diblock polymers based on OEGMA and DEGMA were not able to form gel upon heating, they were found to lower the critical gelation concentration (CGC) of Pluronic® F127 from 15% w/w to 10% w/w and increase the gelation temperature from room temperature to near body temperature.
Date Issued
2022-04-05
Date Acceptance
2022-03-28
Citation
Polymer Chemistry, 2022, 13 (17), pp.2506-2518
ISSN
1759-9954
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Start Page
2506
End Page
2518
Journal / Book Title
Polymer Chemistry
Volume
13
Issue
17
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.
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Identifier
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2022/PY/D1PY01688A
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Polymer Science
CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE
PEO-PPO-PEO
BLOCK-COPOLYMER
DRUG-DELIVERY
AQUEOUS-SOLUTION
TUNABLE THERMOSENSITIVITY
INJECTABLE HYDROGELS
SMART MATERIALS
CLOUD POINT
IN-VITRO
0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
0307 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-04-05