Brush-First and ROMP-Out with Functional (Macro)monomers: Method Development, Structural Investigations, and Applications of an Expanded Brush-Arm Star Polymer Platform
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Golder, Matthew R; Nguyen, Hung VanThanh.; Oldenhuis, Nathan; Grundler, Julian; Park, Ellane J.; Johnson, Jeremiah A.; ... Show more Show less![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/125609/nihms-1037657.pdf.jpg?sequence=4&isAllowed=y)
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The efficient synthesis of complex functional polymeric nanomaterials is often challenging. Ru-initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of multivalent macromonomers followed by cross-linking to form brush-arm star (BASP) polymers enables access to well-defined nanostructures with diverse functionality. This "brush-first" method leaves active Ru in the BASP microgel core, which could potentially be used in a subsequent "ROMP-out" (RO) step to introduce further modifications to the BASP structure via the addition of (macro)monomers. Here, we study this RO approach in depth. The efficiency of RO is assessed for a variety of BASP compositions using a combination of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and gel permeation chromatography. To demonstrate the modularity of the RO process, arylboronic acid-functionalized BASPs were prepared; uptake of these RO-BASPs into hypersialylated cancer cells was enhanced relative to non-functionalized BASPs as determined by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. In addition, the self-assembly of miktoarm BASPs prepared via brush-first and RO with different macromonomers is demonstrated. The combination of brush-first ROMP with RO provides a simple, modular strategy for access to a wide array of functional nanomaterials.
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2018-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of ChemistryJournal
Macromolecules
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Golder, Matthew R. et al. “Brush-First and ROMP-Out with Functional (Macro)monomers: Method Development, Structural Investigations, and Applications of an Expanded Brush-Arm Star Polymer Platform.” Macromolecules 51 (2018): 9861-9870 © 2018 The Author(s)
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0024-9297