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BIOMACROMOLECULES
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 365-374出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01549
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- Australian Research Council [CE140100036, DP0987407, DP110104299, LE0775684, LE0668517, LE0882357, LE140100087, LE160100168]
- National Health and Medical Research Council [APP1021759]
- NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship [APP1109945]
- University of Queensland [UQECR1720289]
An understanding of thermally induced aggregation and consequent F-19 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance is essential for improved design of thermoresponsive F-19 MRI contrast agents. Herein we describe a series of novel thermoresponsive perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-based comb-shaped poly(2-oxazoline)s (POxs) with different side-chain structures (2-methyl- (MeOx), 2-ethyl- (EtOx), and 2-(n-propyl)-2-oxazoline (nPrOx)). The comb polymers were prepared through reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of the respective oligo(2-oxazoline)acrylates using a perfluoropolyether macro-RAFT agent. The fluoropolyether chain end drives aggregation of the polymers, with small aggregates forming at 300 K for both poly(OMeOx(5)A)(9)-PFPE and poly(OEtOx(4)A)(9)-PFPE. The aggregates decrease in size and display increases in F-19 MRI intensity with temperature, and at 350 K the MeOx polymers are in the form of unimers in solution, similar to the oligoethylene glycol (OEG)-based PFPE polymer. Above the T-CP of poly(OEtOx(4)A)(9)-PFPE, the polymer forms large aggregates, and the F-19 MR imaging performance is degraded. Likewise, poly(OnPrOx(4)A)-PFPE is above the LCST at all temperatures studied (300-350 K), and so weak imaging intensity is obtained. This report of novel thermoresponsive POx-based PFPE polymers highlights the importance of understanding self-association of polymers in solution and provides important insights for the development of smart thermoresponsive F-19 MRI contrast agents.
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