Dual temperature and thiol-responsive POEOMA-multisegmented polydisulfides: Synthesis and thermoresponsive properties

Qian Zhang, Seung Man Noh, Joon Hyun Nam, Hyun Wook Jung, Jong Myung Park, Jung Kwon Oh

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    Abstract

    New thermoresponsive polydisulfides of POEOMA multiblocks linked with disulfide bonds having redox-responsive properties are reported. These POEOMA-multisegmented polydisulfides were synthesized by a new method employing a combined RAFT/aminolysis and reversible thiol-disulfide redox reaction that centers on the synthesis of new disulfide-labeled difunctional RAFT agent. RAFT polymerization proceeded in living fashion, yielding well-defined POEOMA copolymers with middle disulfides and terminal RAFT species. They were then used as precursors for thiol-disulfide polyexchange induced by aminolysis and reductive reaction followed by oxidation: these polydisulfides with different molecular weights and end groups ex hibited tunable thermoresponsive properties and thiol-responsive degradation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1528-1534
    Number of pages7
    JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
    Volume33
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 Sept 26

    Keywords

    • LCST
    • RAFT
    • aminolysis
    • disulfide-thiol exchange
    • polydisulfides
    • stimuli-sensitive polymers

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Organic Chemistry
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Materials Chemistry

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