{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["55(19)"],"submitter":["Pelras T"],"pubmed_abstract":["Despite recent developments in controlled polymerization techniques, the straightforward synthesis of block copolymers that feature both strong anionic and charge-neutral segments remains a difficult endeavor. In particular, solubility issues may arise during the direct synthesis of strong amphiphiles and typical postpolymerization deprotection often requires harsh conditions. To overcome these challenges, we employed Cu(0)-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization (Cu(0)-RDRP) on a hydrophobic isobutoxy-protected 3-sulfopropyl acrylate. Cu(0)-RDRP enables the rapid synthesis of the polymer, reaching high conversions and low dispersities while using a single solvent system and low amounts of copper species. These macromolecules are straightforward to characterize and can subsequently be deprotected in a mild yet highly efficient fashion to expose their strongly charged nature. Furthermore, a protected sulfonate segment could be grown from a variety of charge-neutral macroinitiators to produce, after the use of the same deprotection chemistry, a library of amphiphilic, double-hydrophilic as well as thermoresponsive block copolymers (BCPs). The ability of these various BCPs to self-assemble in aqueous media was further studied by dynamic light scattering, ζ-potential measurements as well as atomic force and electron microscopy."],"journal":["Macromolecules"],"pagination":["8795-8807"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9558488"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Strong Anionic/Charge-Neutral Block Copolymers from Cu(0)-Mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization."],"pmcid":["PMC9558488"],"pubmed_authors":["Pelras T","Maan AMC","Loos K","Germain LMH","Kamperman M","Hofman AH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Strong Anionic/Charge-Neutral Block Copolymers from Cu(0)-Mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization.","description":"Despite recent developments in controlled polymerization techniques, the straightforward synthesis of block copolymers that feature both strong anionic and charge-neutral segments remains a difficult endeavor. In particular, solubility issues may arise during the direct synthesis of strong amphiphiles and typical postpolymerization deprotection often requires harsh conditions. To overcome these challenges, we employed Cu(0)-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization (Cu(0)-RDRP) on a hydrophobic isobutoxy-protected 3-sulfopropyl acrylate. Cu(0)-RDRP enables the rapid synthesis of the polymer, reaching high conversions and low dispersities while using a single solvent system and low amounts of copper species. These macromolecules are straightforward to characterize and can subsequently be deprotected in a mild yet highly efficient fashion to expose their strongly charged nature. Furthermore, a protected sulfonate segment could be grown from a variety of charge-neutral macroinitiators to produce, after the use of the same deprotection chemistry, a library of amphiphilic, double-hydrophilic as well as thermoresponsive block copolymers (BCPs). The ability of these various BCPs to self-assemble in aqueous media was further studied by dynamic light scattering, ζ-potential measurements as well as atomic force and electron microscopy.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-18T22:54:23.107Z","creation":"2025-04-07T10:39:06.996Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9558488","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36245548"],"doi":["10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01487"]}}