TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type thermoresponsive polymers from monomers with hydrogen-bonding interactions N2 - UCST-type thermoresponsive polymers (i.e. that phase separate from solution upon cooling) present a tremendous potential not only in aqueous media with applications in the field of drug delivery, diagnostic and microfluidic applications, but also in water/alcohol mixtures, where they can be used for instance in sensing systems for alcohol-soluble drugs. However, only a few thermoresponsive polymers have been reported that present an UCST in a relevant temperature range and “green” solvents such as water or ethanol. In this context, acrylamide-based monomers can be very useful building blocks for designing novel non-ionic UCST-type polymers because of their hydrophilic nature (with the appropriate side chain) and propensity to form hydrogen bonds. We will present our latest results on the UCST-type thermoresponsive behaviour of acrylamide- and/or 2,6-diaminopyridine-based homopolymers and copolymers in water or water/alcohol mixtures, and give some insights about the rational design of UCST polymers relying on H-bonding. T2 - 7. Jahrestreffen der Seniorexperten Chemie CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 02.05.2018 KW - Thermoresponsive polymer KW - UCST-type polymer KW - Polyacrylamide KW - Water/alcohol mixtures PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44845 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Upper Critical Solution Temperature (UCST)-type Thermoresponsive Polymers from Hydrogen-Bonding Monomers N2 - UCST-type thermoresponsive polymers (i.e. that phase separate from solution upon cooling) present a tremendous potential not only in aqueous media where they can be used in drug delivery, diagnostic and microfluidic applications,but also in water/alcohol mixtures, where they can be used for instance in sensing systems for alcohol-soluble drugs. However, only a few thermoresponsive polymers have been reported that present an UCST in a relevant temperature range and “green” solvents such as water or Ethanol. In this context, acrylamide-based monomers can be very useful building blocks for designing novel non-ionic UCST-type polymers because of their hydrophilic nature (with the appropriate side chain) and propensity to form hydrogen bonds. We will present our latest results on the UCST-type thermoresponsive behaviour of acrylamide- and/or 2,6-diaminopyridine-based homopolymers and copolymers in water or water/alcohol mixtures, and give some insights about the rational design of UCST polymers relying on H-bonding. T2 - Bordeaux Polymer Conference BPC 2018 CY - Bodeaux, France DA - 28.05.2018 KW - Acrylamide KW - Thermoresponsive polymer KW - UCST-type polymer KW - H-bonds KW - Diaminopyridine PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45155 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type thermoresponsive polymers from monomers with hydrogen-bonding interactions N2 - UCST-type thermoresponsive polymers (i.e. that phase separate from solution upon cooling) present a tremendous potential not only in aqueous media where they can be used in drug delivery, diagnostic and microfluidic applications, but also in water/alcohol mixtures, where they can be used for instance in sensing systems for alcohol-soluble drugs. However, only a few thermoresponsive polymers have been reported that present an UCST in a relevant temperature range and “green” solvents such as water or ethanol. In this context, acrylamide-based monomers can be very useful building blocks for designing novel non-ionic UCST-type polymers because of their hydrophilic nature (with the appropriate side chain) and propensity to form hydrogen bonds. We will present our latest results on the UCST-type thermoresponsive behaviour of acrylamide- and/or 2,6-diaminopyridine-based homopolymers and copolymers in water or water/alcohol mixtures, and give some insights about the rational design of UCST polymers relying on H-bonding. T2 - Invited Talk (Prof. Christine Papadakis) Technische Universität München - Soft Matter Physics CY - Munich, Germany DA - 03.07.2018 KW - Thermoresponsive polymer KW - UCST-type polymer KW - H bonds KW - Diaminopyridine KW - Acrylamide PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45423 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type thermoresponsive polymers from acrylamide-based monomers N2 - UCST-type thermoresponsive polymers (i.e. that phase separate from solution upon cooling) present a tremendous potential not only in aqueous media where they can be used in drug delivery, diagnostic and microfluidic applications but also in water/alcohol mixtures, where they can be used for instance in sensing systems for alcohol-soluble drugs. However, only a few thermoresponsive polymers have been reported that present an UCST in a relevant temperature range and “green” solvents such as water or ethanol. In this context, acrylamide-based monomers can be very useful building blocks for designing novel non-ionic UCST-type polymers because of their hydrophilic nature (with the right side chain) and propensity to form hydrogen bonds. We will present our latest results on the UCST-type thermoresponsive behaviour of acrylamide- and 2,6-diaminopyridine-based homopolymers and copolymers in water or water/alcohol mixtures, and give some insights about the rational design of UCST polymers relying on H-bonding. T2 - Bioorganik 2017 – 26th Symposium "Bioorganic Chemistry" for young researchers CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.09.2017 KW - Thermoresponsive polymers KW - UCST polymers KW - 2,6-diaminopyridine KW - Acrylamide PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42007 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Polyelectrolyte complexes of DNA and polycations as gene delivery vectors N2 - This review gives representative examples of the various types of synthetic cationic polymers or polyampholytes (chemical structure, architecture, etc) that can be used to complex DNA (forming polyplexes) for their application in gene delivery. In designing polycations for gene delivery, one has to take into account a balance between protection of DNA versus loss of efficiency for DNA condensation and efficient condensation versus hindering of DNA release. Indeed, if the polyplexes are not stable enough, premature dissociation will occur before delivery of the genetic material at the desired place, resulting in low transfection efficiency; on the other hand, a complex that is too stable will not release the DNA, also resulting in low gene expression. The techniques generally used to determine these properties are gel electrophoresis to test the DNA/polymer complexation, ethidium bromide or polyanion displacement to test the affinity of a polymer for DNA, and light scattering to determine the extent of DNA condensation. Moreover, with the development of more precise instruments for physico-chemical characterization and appropriate biochemical and biophysical techniques, a direct link between the physico-chemical characteristics of the polyplexes and their in vitro and in vivo properties can be drawn, thus allowing tremendous progress in the quest towards application of polyplexes for gene therapy, beyond the research laboratory. KW - Colloidal stabilization KW - DNA KW - Gene delivery vectors KW - Polyampholytes KW - Polycations KW - Polyelectrolyte complexes KW - Polyplexes PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-642-40745-1 SN - 978-3-642-40746-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2013_218 N1 - Serientitel: Advances in polymer science – Series title: Advances in polymer science VL - 256 SP - 103 EP - 195 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-30060 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asadujjaman, Asad A1 - Bertin, Annabelle A1 - Schönhals, Andreas T1 - Dielectric analysis of the upper critical solution temperature behaviour of a poly(acrylamide-coacrylonitrile) copolymer system in water N2 - A copolymer consisting of acrylamide (AAm) and acrylonitrile (AN) in aqueous solution was investigated using broadband dielectric spectroscopy at frequencies between 10⁻¹ Hz and 10⁶ Hz in the temperature range from 2 °C to 60 °C. This system shows an UCST phase behavior. The phase transition and aggregation behavior is monitored by both the temperature and frequency dependence of the complex conductivity σ*(f, T), where the AN fraction and the concentration of the solution were varied. Additionally, the dielectric data are compared with the results obtained from dynamic light scattering measurements. The temperature dependence of the DC conductivity (σDC) of the copolymer solution is monitored and the phase transition temperature (PTT) of the poly(AAm-co-AN) copolymer is deduced from a change in the T-dependence of the DC conductivity. The change in σDC can be explained by decreased effective charge carrier mobility and a reduction of the effective charge number density at temperatures below the phase Transition temperature of the poly(AAm-co-AN) solution. A pronounced interfacial polarization effect on the frequency dependence of the real part of the conductivity (σ') is observed at temperatures below the phase Transition temperature. The charge carriers are blocked at the formed aggregates giving rise to this interfacial polarization. The dependence of the interfacial polarization on the acrylonitrile fraction in the copolymer and the concentration of the solution is studied in detail and conclusions concerning the internal structures of the copolymer aggregates are drawn. KW - Thermoresponsive polymres PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sm02684b SN - 1744-6848 SN - 1744-683X VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 2384 EP - 2393 PB - Royl Society of Chemistry Publishing AN - OPUS4-39556 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asadujjaman, Asad A1 - Ahmadi, Vahid A1 - Yalcin, M. A1 - ten Brummelhuis, N. A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Thermoresponsive functional polymers based on 2,6-diaminopyridine motif with tunable UCST behaviour in water/alcohol mixtures N2 - 2,6-Diaminopyridine based functional polymers poly N-(6-aminopyridin-2-yl)acrylamide) (PNAPAAm) and poly(N-(6-acetamidopyridin-2-yl)acrylamide) (PNAcAPAAm) were synthesized via free radical polymerization and in addition PNAcAPAAm was synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization for comparison. The obtained polymers displayed upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type reversible thermoresponsiveness in water/alcohol mixtures. The UCST Phase transition behaviour of the obtained functional polymers was studied using temperature dependent turbidimetry, dynamic light scattering and 1H-NMR measurements. The phase transition temperature of the polymers was tunable by varying either the concentration of the polymer solution, the nature of the alcohol or the composition of the solvent mixture. The cloud Point temperature of PNAcAPAAm was found to decrease with increasing alcohol content (MeOH, EtOH and iPrOH) in water/alcohol mixtures. Past a critical amount of EtOH or iPrOH in water, the cloud point temperature of PNAcAPAAm increased upon further addition of EtOH or iPrOH. Such functional polymers with tunable UCST behaviour can be applicable in drug delivery, sensing, personal care and microfluidic applications. KW - UCST polymer KW - 2,6-diaminopyridine KW - Cosolvency PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c7py00539c SN - 1759-9954 SN - 1759-9962 VL - 8 IS - 20 SP - 3140 EP - 3153 PB - RSC AN - OPUS4-40417 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Upper Critical Solution Temperature (UCST)-type thermoresponsive polymers from acrylamide-based monomers N2 - UCST-type thermoresponsive polymers that phase separate from solution upon cooling present a tremendous potential not only in aqueous media where they can be used in drug delivery, diagnostic and microfluidic applications, but also in water/alcohol mixtures, where they can be used for instance in sensing systems for alcohol-soluble drugs. However, only a few thermoresponsive polymers have been reported that present an UCST in a relevant temperature range and “green” solvents such as water or ethanol. In this context, acrylamide-based monomers can be very useful building blocks for designing novel UCST-type polymers because of their hydrophilic nature (with the right side chain) and propensity to form hydrogen bonds. We want to present our latest results on the copolymer poly(acrylamide-co-acrylonitrile) (P(AAm-co-AN)) that present a UCST in water as well as on two homopolymers based on an acrylamide derivative of 2,6-diaminopyridine, namely poly(N-(6-aminopyridin-2-yl)acrylamide) (PNAPAAm) and poly(N-(6-acetamidopyridin-2-yl)acrylamide) (PNAcAPAAm) that show UCST-type thermoresponsiveness in water/alcohol mixtures. Our focus for P(AAm-co-AN)) is its aggregation behaviour above and below its phase transition temperature as the size of thermoresponsive polymeric systems is of prime importance for biomedical applications (as size dependent processes take place in the body) and is linked to the optical properties of a material that matter in materials science. In the case of PNAPAAm and PNAcAPAAm, we focused on the co-solvency/co-non solvency effect on the phase transition temperature in water/alcohol mixture. Indeed, polymers with UCST behavior below 60°C in water/alcohol mixtures are extremely promising for the preparation of “smart” materials for sensing. T2 - Soft smart responsive materials workshop: Fundamentals and applications (SmartCECAM) CY - Mainz, Germany DA - 11.05.2017 KW - Thermoresponsive polymers KW - UCST-type polymers KW - poly(acrylamide-co-acrylonitrile) KW - 2,6-diaminopyridine-based polymers KW - co-solvency in water/acohol mixture PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40211 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Bioinspired hybrid organic-inorganic copolymers N2 - The demand for high-performance materials has strongly increased over the last decade. One way to improve their performance is to introduce material gradients as found in Nature (for example squid beaks, spider fangs, mussel byssal threads). One path towards the achievement of such material gradients is the synthesis of hybrid (gradient) copolymers, for instance based on silane and organic monomers. Since not all gradient copolymers can be synthesized by utilising the reactivity ratios of the monomers, forced gradients have to be used. However, in order to obtain gradient copolymers at high conversions, living or pseudo-living copolymerizations have to be performed and so far only few hybrid (organic / inorganic) gradient copolymers have been reported. In this contribution we will present the synthesis of a novel organic / inorganic hybrid copolymer via controlled radical polymerization. T2 - 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 06.03.2017 KW - Hybrid organic-inorganic copolymers KW - RAFT polymerization KW - ATRP polymerization PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-39464 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertin, Annabelle T1 - Temperature Sensitive Aggregation Behavior of Poly(Acrylamide-co-Acrylonitrile) in Water N2 - Thermoresponsive polymers have shown great potential in applications such as bioseparation, drug delivery and diagnostic. Only few thermoresponsive polymers that present an upper critical solution temperature (UCST), i.e. phase separate from solution upon cooling, in a relevant temperature range have been reported so far. Herein, a robust UCST-type copolymer of acrylamide (AAm) and acrylonitrile (AN) (poly(AAm-co-AN)) was prepared by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and its thermo-induced aggregation behavior in aqueous media was studied. We propose a model for the temperature-induced aggregation behaviour of UCST-type poly(AAm-co-AN) copolymer in aqueous solution on the basis of turbidity measurements, SLS, DLS, SANS and cryo-TEM. T2 - German Physical Society - Spring Meeting 2017 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 19.03.2017 KW - Thermoresponsive polymers KW - UCST-type copolymer PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-39465 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -