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Gao Y, Gao C, Fan Y, Sun H, Du J. Physically and Chemically Compartmentalized Polymersomes for Programmed Delivery and Biological Applications. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:5511-5538. [PMID: 37933444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Multicompartment polymersomes (MCPs) refer to polymersomes that not only contain one single compartment, either in the membrane or in the internal cavity, but also mimic the compartmentalized structure of living cells, attracting much attention in programmed delivery and biological applications. The investigation of MCPs may promote the application of soft nanomaterials in biomedicine. This Review seeks to highlight the recent advances of the design principles, synthetic strategies, and biomedical applications of MCPs. The compartmentalization types including chemical, physical, and hybrid compartmentalization are discussed. Subsequently, the design and controlled synthesis of MCPs by the self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers, double emulsification, coprecipitation, microfluidics and particle assembly, etc. are summarized. Furthermore, the diverse applications of MCPs in programmed delivery of various cargoes and biological applications including cancer therapy, antimicrobials, and regulation of blood glucose levels are highlighted. Finally, future perspectives of MCPs from the aspects of controlled synthesis and applications are proposed.
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- Yaning Gao
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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Sun Q, Shi J, Sun H, Zhu Y, Du J. Membrane and Lumen-Compartmentalized Polymersomes for Biocatalysis and Cell Mimics. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4587-4604. [PMID: 37842883 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Compartmentalization is a crucial feature of a natural cell, manifested in cell membrane and inner lumen. Inspired by the cellular structure, multicompartment polymersomes (MCPs), including membrane-compartmentalized polymersomes and lumen-compartmentalized polymersomes (polymersomes-in-polymersomes), have aroused great expectations for biological applications such as biocatalysis and cell mimics in the past decades. Compared with traditional polymersomes, MCPs have advantages in encapsulating multiple enzymes separately for multistep enzymatic cascade reactions. In this review, first, the design principles and preparation methods of membrane-compartmentalized and lumen-compartmentalized polymersomes are summarized. Next, recent advances of MCPs as nanoreactors and cell mimics to mimic subcellular organelles or artificial cells are discussed. Finally, the future research directions of MCPs are prospected.
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- Qingmei Sun
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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Koroleva M. Multicompartment colloid systems with lipid and polymer membranes for biomedical applications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:21836-21859. [PMID: 37565484 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01984e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Multicompartment structures have the potential for biomedical applications because they can act as multifunctional systems and provide simultaneous delivery of drugs and diagnostics agents of different types. Moreover, some of them mimic biological cells to some extent with organelles as separate sub-compartments. This article analyses multicompartment colloidal structures with smaller sub-units covered with lipid or polymer membranes that provide additional protection for the encapsulated substances. Vesosomes with small vesicles encapsulated in the inner pools of larger liposomes are the most studied systems to date. Dendrimer molecules are enclosed by a lipid bilayer shell in dendrosomes. Capsosomes, polymersomes-in-polymer capsules, and cubosomes-in-polymer capsules are composed of sub-compartments encapsulated within closed multilayer polymer membranes. Janus or Cerberus emulsions contain droplets composed of two or three phases: immiscible oils in O/W emulsions and aqueous polymer or salt solutions that are separated into two or three phases and form connected droplets in W/O emulsions. In more cases, the external surface of engulfed droplets in Janus or Cerberus emulsions is covered with a lipid or polymer monolayer. eLiposomes with emulsion droplets encapsulated into a bilayer shell have been given little attention so far, but they have very great prospects. In addition to nanoemulsion droplets, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers and inorganic nanoparticles can be loaded into eLiposomes. Molecular engineering of the external membrane allows the creation of ligand-targeted and stimuli-responsive multifunctional systems. As a result, the efficacy of drug delivery can be significantly enhanced.
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- Marina Koroleva
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Miusskaya sq. 9, Moscow 125047.
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Zhou G, Cheng X, Yang J, Zhu Y, Li H. Computational and experimental studies on the micellar morphology and emission mechanisms of AIE and H-bonding fluorescent composites. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4612-4622. [PMID: 36760310 PMCID: PMC9900601 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07900c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In this work, we use density functional theory (DFT) calculated competitive hydrogen bonds and dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulated micellar structural information to uncover the CO2-expanded liquid (CXL)-aided self-assembled structure and emission mechanisms of the self-assembled fluorescent composites (SAFCs). Herein, the SAFCs are formed through the self assembly between diblock copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) blend and the dye molecule 4-(9-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethynyl)-7,10-diphenylfluoranthen-8-yl)phenol (4) in CO2-expanded toluene at 313.2 K and varied pressures. Firstly, from DPD simulation, we have demonstrated that the addition of CO2 to toluene favors both the expansion of the solvophobic P4VP phase and contraction of solvophilic PS chains, which facilitates the continuous morphological transitions of SAFCs from spherical micelles (3.0 MPa) through wormlike plus spherical micelles (4.0-4.8 MPa) to large vesicles (6.0-6.5 MPa) with pressure rise. Secondly, the DFT calculated bonding energies and IR spectra of the competitive hydrogen bonds help us to clarify the major type of hydrogen bonds determining the fluorescence (FL) performance of the SAFCs. Furthermore, we have revealed the SAFC emission mechanism via the pressure-tunable changes in the aggregation degrees and amount of hydrogen bonds involving 4 and P4VP chains. This work provides a good understanding for the morphology-property control of the self-assembled polymer composites in both microscopic and mesoscopic scales.
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- Guangying Zhou
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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Coban D, Gridina O, Karg M, Gröschel AH. Morphology Control of Multicompartment Micelles in Water through Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Terpolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Deniz Coban
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Colloids and Nanooptics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Colloids and Nanooptics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Tan Z, Lan W, Mao X, Zhang L, Luo X, Xu J, Zhu J. Structure-Controlled Preparation of Multicompartment Micelles with Tunable Emission through Hydrodynamics-Dependent Self-Assembly in Microfluidic Chips. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:13099-13106. [PMID: 34705469 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Multicompartment micelles (MCMs) attracted much attention since they have subdivided domains that could be employed to encapsulate and transport diverse compounds simultaneously. Usually, preparation of MCMs relied on precise synthesis of block copolymers (BCPs) and elegant control of assembly kinetics, making it difficult to successively produce MCMs. Herein, we report a facile yet effective method for preparing MCMs by adjusting the hydrodynamics in microfluidic channels. It was found that well-defined MCMs were formed through hydrodynamics-dependent secondary assembly in microfluidic chips. By adjusting the flow diffusion process by varying the flow rate ratio and total flow rate, both the internal structure and size of MCMs could be effectively changed. A product diagram of micellar morphologies associated to the initial polymer concentration and flow rate ratio of water/BCPs solution was constructed. More interestingly, quantum dots (QDs) could be selectively loaded into different domains of the MCMs. Consequently, the Förster resonance energy transfer among QDs could be effectively suppressed. Thus, the emission spectrum of MCMs/QDs hybrid particles could be easily tuned by changing the ratio of QDs, showing great potential application in photonics and sensors.
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- Zhengping Tan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, HUST, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, HUST, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education (HUST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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Karayianni M, Pispas S. Block copolymer solution self‐assembly: Recent advances, emerging trends, and applications. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Maria Karayianni
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens Greece
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens Greece
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Hils C, Manners I, Schöbel J, Schmalz H. Patchy Micelles with a Crystalline Core: Self-Assembly Concepts, Properties, and Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1481. [PMID: 34064413 PMCID: PMC8125556 DOI: 10.3390/polym13091481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymers bearing one crystallizable block has emerged to be a powerful and highly relevant method for the production of one- and two-dimensional micellar assemblies with controlled length, shape, and corona chemistries. This gives access to a multitude of potential applications, from hierarchical self-assembly to complex superstructures, catalysis, sensing, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, and surface functionalization. Related to these applications, patchy crystalline-core micelles, with their unique, nanometer-sized, alternating corona segmentation, are highly interesting, as this feature provides striking advantages concerning interfacial activity, functionalization, and confinement effects. Hence, this review aims to provide an overview of the current state of the art with respect to self-assembly concepts, properties, and applications of patchy micelles with crystalline cores formed by CDSA. We have also included a more general discussion on the CDSA process and highlight block-type co-micelles as a special type of patchy micelle, due to similarities of the corona structure if the size of the blocks is well below 100 nm.
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- Christian Hils
- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada;
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Xiao J, He Q, Yang M, Li H, Qiu X, Wang B, Zhang B, Bu W. Hierarchical self-assembly of miktoarm star copolymers with pathway complexity. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01170c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The self-assembly of amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymers shows hierarchical pathway complexity from molecular building blocks to miktoarm stars to micellar nano-objects to complex hierarchical assemblies.
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- Jie Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry
- and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lanzhou University
- Lanzhou
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Yang Cong, Zhou Q, Rao Z, Zhai W, Yu J. Multicompartment Self-assemblies of Triblock Copolymer for Drug Delivery. COLLOID JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x2101004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Huo H, Liu J, Kannan S, Chen L, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Chang G, Zhang Q, Liu F. Multicompartment Nanoparticles Bearing Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Subdomains by Self-Assembly of Star Polymers in Aqueous Solution. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Haohui Huo
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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Moreno N, Sutisna B, Fried E. Entropic factors and structural motifs of triblock-terpolymer-based patchy nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22059-22069. [PMID: 33047750 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06192a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A prevalent strategy for synthesizing patchy nanoparticles is through the self-assembly of triblock terpolymers in selective solvents. Since the thermodynamic and kinetic factors that govern the morphology of the particles produced in this way are not fully understood, this strategy usually demands trial-and-error methodologies. We investigate the fundamental mechanisms that produce multiple types of patchy nanoparticles and identify the conditions needed to program the shapes of the nanoparticles and predict their assembly. Our findings demonstrate that particle morphology can be described in a generic fashion by accounting for the energetic balance between the conformation of the polymer coils and the formation of interfaces. This allows us to forecast the synthesis of patchy nanoparticles for systems with different triblock terpolymers and solvents. Since the shape, size, and distribution of the patches influence the growth of larger microscale structures, we construct a library of elemental nanoparticles, or building blocks, suitable for the study of hierarchically larger self-assembled aggregates and useful for streamlining the design of functional materials. Our results provide new insights into the intriguing mechanisms that determine the morphology of soft nanoscale objects, whether synthetic or naturally occurring.
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- Nicolas Moreno
- Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Unit. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan.
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- Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Unit. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan.
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- Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Unit. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan.
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Nghiem TL, Riebe S, Maisuls I, Strassert CA, Voskuhl J, Gröschel AH. Synthesis and fluorescent properties of diblock terpolymer micelles modified with an aromatic thioether-based AIE fluorophore. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Piloni A, Wong CK, Chen F, Lord M, Walther A, Stenzel MH. Surface roughness influences the protein corona formation of glycosylated nanoparticles and alter their cellular uptake. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:23259-23267. [PMID: 31782458 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06835j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Recently the role of protein absorption in nanoparticle drug delivery has gathered significant attention as the protein corona can significantly decide on the fate of nanoparticles in the body. Although it is known that the surface chemistry will significantly influence the amount and type of bound protein, there is little known about the effect of surface roughness and surface topography on the interaction. In this work, we show how patchy nanoparticles can noticeably reduce the adsorption of proteins compared to spherical nanoparticles with a smooth surface as demonstrated using six ABC triblock terpolymers based on glucose, mannose and galactose. To obtain patchy nanoparticles, poly(2-d-sugar ethyl acrylate)-b-poly (n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PSugEA-b-PBuA-b-P4VP) was prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and assembled into nanoparticles with a patch-like appearance and a hydrodynamic diameter of around 130-160 nm. As control, smooth nanoparticles were prepared from poly(2-d-sugar ethyl acrylate)-b-poly (n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene (PSugEA-b-PBuA-b-PS). The patchy nanoparticles displayed significantly reduced protein absorption when exposed to serum-supplemented cell culture media, as observed using dynamic light scattering. The smooth particles, however, supported the formation of a large protein corona. Additionally, an enrichment of haemoglobin was observed in the corona compared to the serum protein in solution. The amount of albumin on the surface was observed to be dependent on the type of sugar with glucose resulting in the highest absorption. The protein corona led to cellular uptake that was unrelated to the underlying sugar, which was supposed to help targeting specific cell lines. This example demonstrated how the protein corona can override any attempts to target receptor expressing cells.
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- Alberto Piloni
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. and Freiburg Materials Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany and Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
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Hussain M, Xie J, Wang K, Wang H, Tan Z, Liu Q, Geng Z, Shezad K, Noureen L, Jiang H, Xu J, Zhang L, Zhu J. Biodegradable Polymer Microparticles with Tunable Shapes and Surface Textures for Enhancement of Dendritic Cell Maturation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:42734-42743. [PMID: 31622077 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this report, we present a facile approach to produce biodegradable polymeric microparticles with uniform sizes and controllable morphologies by blending hydrophobic poly(d, l-lactic-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and amphiphilic poly(d, l-lactic acid)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-b-PEG) in a microfluidic chip. Microparticles with tentacular, hollow hemispherical, and Janus structures were obtained after complete evaporation of the organic solvent by manipulating the interfacial behavior of emulsion droplets and the phase separation behavior inside the droplets. The number and length of the tentacles on the surface of tentacular microparticles could be tailored by varying the initial concentration and blending ratios of the polymers. The organic solvent played an important role in controlling the morphologies of microparticles. For example, blending PLA16k-b-PEG5k with PLGA100k in dichloromethane resulted in tentacular microparticles, whereas hollow hemispherical microparticles were obtained in trichloromethane. Moreover, these microparticles with controllable shapes and surface textures have significant influence on the immune response of dendritic cells (DCs), showing a morphology-dependent enhancement of DC maturation.
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- Mubashir Hussain
- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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Kashina AV, Meleshko TK, Bogorad NN, Bezrukova MA, Yakimanskii AV. Synthesis of Pentablock Copolymers of the Mixed Linear-Brush Topology by Controlled Radical Polymerization and Ring-Opening Polymerization Reactions. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES C 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1811238219010090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Self-assembly of tunable ABC miktoarm terpolymers with semi-fluorinated segment for the discovery of a rich diversity of multicompartment micelles. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Li BY, Li YC, Lu ZY. The important role of cosolvent in the amphiphilic diblock copolymer self-assembly process. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Foster JC, Carrazzone RJ, Spear NJ, Radzinski SC, Arrington KJ, Matson JB. Tuning H 2S Release by Controlling Mobility in a Micelle Core. Macromolecules 2019; 52:1104-1111. [PMID: 31354172 PMCID: PMC6660018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Drug delivery from polymer micelles has been widely studied, but methods to precisely tune rates of drug release from micelles are limited. Here, the mobility of hydrophobic micelle cores was varied to tune the rate at which a covalently bound drug was released. This concept was applied to cysteine-triggered release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a signaling gas with therapeutic potential. In this system, thiol-triggered H2S donor molecules were covalently linked to the hydrophobic blocks of self-assembled polymer amphiphiles. Because release of H2S is triggered by cysteine, diffusion of cysteine into the hydrophobic micelle core was hypothesized to control the rate of release. We confirmed this hypothesis by carrying out release experiments from H2S-releasing micelles in varying compositions of EtOH/H2O. Higher EtOH concentrations caused the micelles to swell, facilitating diffusion in and out of their hydrophobic cores and leading to faster H2S release from the micelles. To achieve a similar effect without addition of organic solvent, we prepared micelles with varying core mobility via incorporation of a plasticizing co-monomer in the core-forming block. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the core block could therefore be precisely varied by changing the amount of the plasticizing co-monomer in the polymer. In aqueous solution under identical conditions, the release rate of H2S varied over 20-fold (t½ = 0.18 - 4.2 h), with the lowest Tg hydrophobic block resulting in the fastest H2S release. This method of modulating release kinetics from polymer micelles by tuning core mobility may be applicable to many types of physically encapsulated and covalently linked small molecules in a variety of drug delivery systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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Tan Z, Lan W, Liu Q, Wang K, Hussain M, Ren M, Geng Z, Zhang L, Luo X, Zhang L, Zhu J. Kinetically Controlled Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers into Segmented Wormlike Micelles in Microfluidic Chips. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:141-149. [PMID: 30507203 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Kinetically controlled self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in solution is an efficient route to fabricate complex hierarchical colloids which are of great importance for nanoencapsulation, microreactors, and biomimics. Herein, segmented wormlike micelles (SWMs) with controllable size are generated by the self-assembly of polystyrene- block-poly(4-vinyl pyridine) in microfluidic channel. Different from the assembly of BCPs off-chip at the same solution properties, it is found that the fabricated SWMs are kinetically controlled assemblies with thermodynamic metastable structures, which are formed by the orderly aggregation of preformed spherical micelles because of the fast mixing process in microfluidic channels. Moreover, by manipulating the total flow velocity of water and BCPs solution or their flow velocity ratio, both of the percentages of SWMs among the whole assemblies and their sizes can be effectively tuned. On the basis of electron microscopy and dynamic light scatting investigations, a product diagram of micellar morphologies associated to initial polymer concentration and flow velocity ratio of water/BCPs solution was constructed, which is important for the rational design and fabrication of complex hierarchical BCP colloids.
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- Zhengping Tan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering , HUST , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering , HUST , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074 , China
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Fernandez-Alvarez R, Hlavatovičová E, Rodzeń K, Strachota A, Kereïche S, Matějíček P, Cabrera-González J, Núñez R, Uchman M. Synthesis and self-assembly of a carborane-containing ABC triblock terpolymer: morphology control on a dual-stimuli responsive system. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00518h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Amphiphilic triblock terpolymers have attractive applications in the preparation of nanoparticles with controlled morphology.
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Charles University
- 12843 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Charles University
- 12843 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Charles University
- 12843 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- Campus de la UAB
- 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona
- Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- Campus de la UAB
- 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona
- Spain
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Charles University
- 12843 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
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Huang J, Guo Y, Gu S, Han G, Duan W, Gao C, Zhang W. Multicompartment block copolymer nanoparticles: recent advances and future perspectives. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00452a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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This review focuses on the synthesis of multicompartment block copolymer nanoparticles (MBCNs) via solution self-assembly and polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA).
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- Jing Huang
- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Special Functional Waterproof Materials
- Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co
- Ltd
- Beijing 100123
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Special Functional Waterproof Materials
- Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co
- Ltd
- Beijing 100123
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Misra AC, Lahann J. Progress of Multicompartmental Particles for Medical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1701319. [PMID: 29405610 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Particulate materials are becoming increasingly used in the literature for medical applications, but translation to the clinical setting has remained challenging as many particle systems face challenges from in vivo barriers. Multicompartmental particles that can incorporate several materials in an individual particle may allow for more intricate control and addressing of issues that otherwise standard particles are unable to. Here, some of the advances made in the use of multicompartmental particles for medical applications are briefly described.
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- Asish C. Misra
- Department of Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute and Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Institute of Functional Interfaces Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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Atanase LI, Riess G. Self-Assembly of Block and Graft Copolymers in Organic Solvents: An Overview of Recent Advances. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E62. [PMID: 30966101 PMCID: PMC6414829 DOI: 10.3390/polym10010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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This review is an attempt to update the recent advances in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block and graft copolymers. Their micellization behavior is highlighted for linear AB, ABC triblock terpolymers, and graft structures in non-aqueous selective polar and non-polar solvents, including solvent mixtures and ionic liquids. The micellar characteristics, such as particle size, aggregation number, and morphology, are examined as a function of the copolymers' architecture and molecular characteristics.
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- Leonard Ionut Atanase
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Apollonia" University, 700399 Iasi, Romania.
- Research Institute "Academician Ioan Haulica", 700399 Iasi, Romania.
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- University of Haute Alsace, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse, Laboratoire de Photochimie et d'Ingénierie Macromoléculaires, 68093 Mulhouse CEDEX, France.
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This work describes the programmable self-assembly of ABC triblock terpolymers into patchy micelles and further to supracolloidal chains in water.
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- T.-L. Nghiem
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45127 Essen
- Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45127 Essen
- Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45127 Essen
- Germany
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Huo M, Zeng M, Li D, Liu L, Wei Y, Yuan J. Tailoring the Multicompartment Nanostructures of Fluoro-Containing ABC Triblock Terpolymer Assemblies via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Meng Huo
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education and ‡Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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Guo Y, Di Mare L, Li RKY, Wong JSS. Structure of Amphiphilic Terpolymer Raspberry Vesicles. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E275. [PMID: 30970953 PMCID: PMC6432345 DOI: 10.3390/polym9070275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Terpolymer raspberry vesicles contain domains of different chemical affinities. They are potential candidates as multi-compartment cargo carriers. Their efficacy depends on their stability and load capacity. Using a model star terpolymer system in an aqueous solution, a dissipative particle dynamic (DPD) simulation is employed to investigate how equilibrium aggregate structures are affected by polymer concentration and pairwise interaction energy in a solution. It is shown that a critical mass of polymer is necessary for vesicle formation. The free energy of the equilibrium aggregates are calculated and the results show that the transition from micelles to vesicles is governed by the interactions between the longest solvophobic block and the solvent. In addition, the ability of vesicles to encapsulate solvent is assessed. It is found that reducing the interaction energy favours solvent encapsulation, although solvent molecules can permeate through the vesicle's shell when repulsive interactions among monomers are low. Thus, one can optimize the loading capacity and the release rate of the vesicles by turning pairwise interaction energies of the polymer and the solvent. The ability to predict and control these aspects of the vesicles is an essential step towards designing vesicles for specific purposes.
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- Yingying Guo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW 7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Southwell Thermofluids Laboratory, Oxford OX2 OES, UK.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW 7 2AZ, UK.
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Khan H, Chen S, Zhou H, Wang S, Zhang W. Synthesis of Multicompartment Nanoparticles of ABC Triblock Copolymers through Intramolecular Interactions of Two Solvophilic Blocks. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Habib Khan
- Key
Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Chen S, Chang X, Sun P, Zhang W. Versatile multicompartment nanoparticles constructed with two thermo-responsive, pH-responsive and hydrolytic diblock copolymers. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01182b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Multicompartment block copolymer nanoparticles constructed with two smart diblock copolymers are prepared and their versatile morphology upon stimuli is demonstrated.
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- Shengli Chen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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