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Exploring the topological effect of linear and cyclic macroCTAs during polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA)

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  • Author Bio:

    Depeng Yin is currently a postgraduate student in CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Chunyan Hong at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research mainly focuses on polymerization induced self-assembly

    Chao Liu is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from USTC in 2019 under the supervision of Profs. Chunyan Hong and Caiyuan Pan. He then joined Prof. Chunyan Hong's group as a postdoctoral fellow in July 2019. His scientific interests include the synthesis of topological polymers and polymerization-induced self-assembly

    Chunyan Hong is a Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry from USTC in 2002. Her research interests include controlled radical polymerization, the synthesis of stimuli responsive polymers and biodegradable polymers, the fabrication of functionalized nanomaterials, and their applications in drug or gene delivery

  • Corresponding author: E-mail: liuchao216@ustc.edu.cn; E-mail: hongcy@ustc.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 28 February 2022
  • Accepted Date: 02 April 2022
  • Available Online: 02 July 2022
  • Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a robust strategy for the syntheses of block copolymer nano-objects with various morphologies. Although PISA has been extensively studied, the use of cyclic macromolecular chain transfer agents (macroCTAs) as the hydrophilic block has not been reported. We explored the effects of macroCTA topology on the polymerization kinetics and morphologies of block copolymer assemblies during reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization. To this end, linear and cyclic poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) with 4-(4-cyanopentanoic acid) dithiobenzoate (CPADB) groups were synthesized and used as CTAs to mediate the RAFT polymerization of benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene (PFSt) under PISA formulation. Interestingly, the nucleation period of the linear PEO is slightly shorter than that of its cyclic analog, and the cyclic hydrophilic segment leads to a delayed morphological transition during PISA.
    The cyclic hydrophilic segment can delay the morphological transition of block copolymer nanoparticles during PISA compared with the linear analog.
    Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a robust strategy for the syntheses of block copolymer nano-objects with various morphologies. Although PISA has been extensively studied, the use of cyclic macromolecular chain transfer agents (macroCTAs) as the hydrophilic block has not been reported. We explored the effects of macroCTA topology on the polymerization kinetics and morphologies of block copolymer assemblies during reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization. To this end, linear and cyclic poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) with 4-(4-cyanopentanoic acid) dithiobenzoate (CPADB) groups were synthesized and used as CTAs to mediate the RAFT polymerization of benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene (PFSt) under PISA formulation. Interestingly, the nucleation period of the linear PEO is slightly shorter than that of its cyclic analog, and the cyclic hydrophilic segment leads to a delayed morphological transition during PISA.
    • A cyclic macromolecular chain transfer agent (macroCTA) was synthesized via UV-induced cyclization.
    • The effects of the topological structures of macroCTA on the polymerization kinetics and morphologies of block copolymer assemblies during reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization were explored.
    • The cyclic hydrophilic segment could lead to a longer nucleation period and delay the morphology transition of block copolymer nanoparticles during PISA.

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Catalog

    1..  Synthesis of LPEO-CPADB and CPEO-CPADB.

    2..  Synthesis of diblock copolymer nano-objects via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) using (a) CPEO-CPADB and (b) LPEO-CPADB as macroCTA, respectively.

    Figure  1.  1H-NMR spectra of LPEO-CPADB (a) and CPEO-CPADB (b) (in CDCl3).

    Figure  2.  GPC traces of LPEO-CPADB and CPEO-CPADB with THF as eluent.

    Figure  3.  Polymerizations were conducted using [BzMA]0 : [macro-RAFT agent]0 : [AIBN]0 = 400:1:0.4. 1H-NMR spectra of PEO-b-PBzMA recorded during the RAFT dispersion polymerization of BzMA using (a) LPEO-CPADB and (b) CPEO-CPADB as the macroCTA in an ethanol/water mixture (70/30, w/w). Solid concentration, 10% w/w (in CDCl3).

    Figure  4.  Conversion vs. time (black line) and ln([M]0/[M]t) vs. time (red line) plots of BzMA during the RAFT dispersion polymerization using (a) LPEO-CPADB and (c) CPEO-CPADB as the macroCTA. GPC traces of (b) LPEO-b-PBzMA and (d) CPEO-b-PBzMA copolymers were obtained at different polymerization times.

    Figure  5.  TEM images of the PEO-b-PBzMA copolymer nano-objects with different DPs of PBzMA in the ethanol/water mixture (70/30, w/w), and the solid content = 20% (w/w).

    Figure  6.  TEM images of the PEO-b-PPFSt copolymer nano-objects with different DPs of PPFSt in the ethanol/DMF mixture (95/5, w/w), and the solid content = 25% (w/w).

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    [3]
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