Citation: Kouwer Paul H.J., de Almeida Paula, ven den Boomen Onno, Eksteen-Akeroyd Zaskia H., Hammink Roel, Jaspers Maarten, Kragt Stijn, Mabesoone Mathijs F.J., Nolte Roeland J.M., Rowan Alan E., Rutten Martin G.T.A., Le Sage Vincent A.A., Schoenmakers Daniël C., Xing Chengfen, Xu Jialiang. Controlling the gelation temperature of biomimetic polyisocyanides[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2018, 29(2): 281-284. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.11.002 shu

Controlling the gelation temperature of biomimetic polyisocyanides

Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525 AJ, The Netherlands

Corresponding author: Kouwer Paul H.J., p.kouwer@science.ru.nl Nolte Roeland J.M., r.nolte@science.ru.nl Rowan Alan E., alan.rowan@uq.edu.au
Received Date: 21 August 2017
Revised Date: 1 November 2017
Accepted Date: 3 November 2017
Available Online: 8 February 2017

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Thermosensitive polymers show an entropy-driven transition from a well-solvated to a poorly solvated polymer chain, resulting in a more compact globular conformation. The transition at the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) is often sharp, which allows for a wide range of smart material applications. At the LCST, oligo(ethylene glycol)-substituted polyisocyanides (PICs) form soft hydrogels, composed of polymer bundles similar to biological gels, such as actin, fibrin and intermediate filaments. Here, we show that the LCST of PICs strongly depends linearly on the length of the ethylene glycol (EG) tails; every EG group increases the LCSTand thus the gelation temperature by nearly 30℃. Using a copolymerisation approach, we demonstrate that we can precisely tailor the gelation temperature between 10℃ and 60℃ and, consequently, tune the mechanical properties of the PIC gels.
- Smart materials,
- Lower critical solution temperature,
- Polyisocyanides,
- Mechanical properties,
- Biomimetic polymers
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