Controlled synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers derived from L-proline via RAFT polymerization

Hideharu Mori; Hideyuki Iwaya; Atsushi Nagai; Takeshi Endo

doi:10.1039/b509212d

Controlled synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers derived from L-proline via RAFT polymerization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Oct 14:(38):4872-4. doi: 10.1039/b509212d. Epub 2005 Aug 31.

Authors

Hideharu Mori¹, Hideyuki Iwaya, Atsushi Nagai, Takeshi Endo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan. h.mori@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp

PMID: 16193143
DOI: 10.1039/b509212d

Abstract

Well-defined polymers derived from L-proline are synthesized using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the amino acid-based polymers exhibit thermosensitive phase separation at lower critical solution temperatures (LCST = 15-45 degrees C) in aqueous medium.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acrylamides / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Molecular Weight
Peptides / chemical synthesis*
Peptides / chemistry
Phase Transition
Proline / chemistry*
Temperature
Water / chemistry

Substances

Acrylamides
Peptides
Water
polyproline
Proline
N,N-dimethylacrylamide