02141nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245015500055210006900210260006800279300001400347490000700361520130500368653002701673653002101700653001401721100002601735700002301761700002501784856012601809       2008                        eng d  a0887-624X00aSynthesis of amphiphilic poly(methyl methacrylate-b-ethylene oxide) copolymers from monohydroxy telechelic poly(methyl methacrylate) as macroinitiator0 aSynthesis of amphiphilic polymethyl methacrylatebethylene oxide   a111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USAbJOHN WILEY & SONS INCcMAR  a2132-21440 v463 a<p>The synthesis of well-defined poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PMMA-b-PEO) dibock copolymer through anionic polymerization using monohydroxy telechelic PMMA as macroinitiator is described. Living anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate was performed using initiators derived from the adduct of diphenylethylene and a suitable alkyllithium, either of which contains a hydroxyl group protected with tert-butyldimethylsilyl moiety in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at -78 degrees C in the presence of LiClO4. The synthesized telechelic PMMAs had good control of molecular weight with narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD). The H-1 NMR and MALDI-TOF MS analysis confirmed quantitative functionalization of chain-ends. Block copolymerization of ethylene oxide was carried out using the terminal hydroxyl group of PMMA as initiator in the presence of potassium counter ion in THF at 35 degrees C. The PMMA-b-PEO diblock copolymers had moderate control of molecular weight with narrow MWD. The H-1 NMR results confirm the absence of trans-esterification reaction of propagating PEO anions onto the ester pendants of PMMA. The micellation behavior of PMMA-b-PEO diblock copolymer was examined in water using H-1 NMR and dynamic light scattering. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p>10aAnionic polymerization10ablock copolymers10asynthesis1 aDhara, Mahua, Ganguly1 aBaskaran, Durairaj1 aSivaram, Swaminathan  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-amphiphilic-polymethyl-methacrylate-b-ethylene-oxide-copolymers-monohydroxy-002222nas a2200241   4500008004100000245016000041210006900201260000800270300001100278490000800289520133700297653002101634653002301655653001801678653001601696653001701712653002301729100002901752700002601781700002601807700002601833856012101859       2023                        eng d00aPermeable polymersomes from temperature and pH dual stimuli-responsive PVCL-b-PLL block copolymers for enhanced cell internalization and lysosome targeting0 aPermeable polymersomes from temperature and pH dual stimulirespo  cAUG  a2134540 v1513 a<p>
	A series of dual stimuli-responsive block copolymers comprising temperature-responsive poly(N-vinyl-caprolactam) (PVCL) and biodegradable pH-responsive poly(L-lysine) (PLL) of varying chain length were syn-thesized by a combination of free radical polymerization and ring opening polymerization. The block copolymers formed micelles and vesicles (polymersomes) in response to temperature and pH, respectively, in aqueous so-lution. The nanoassemblies were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering techniques. Encapsulation of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic dyes in the polymersomes was shown. Doxo-rubicin (DOX) was loaded in the polymersomes and its controlled release in response to the two stimuli, inde-pendently and jointly, was studied. The drug was found to be released due to stimuli-induced increased permeability without disassembly of the polymersomes. A significant increase in the cellular uptake of the drug-loaded polymersomes at hyperthermia conditions was demonstrated at 41 degrees C and release of the drug upon localization in lysosomes was observed. Cellular internalization pathway of the polymersomes was investigated by competitive inhibition assay and a combination of endocytic pathways dominated by caveolae-mediated mechanism was found to be operative.</p>
10ablock copolymers10aControlled release10adrug delivery10aendocytosis10aPolymersomes10aStimuli-responsive1 aSurapaneni, Sai, Geetika1 aChoudhari, Shakeb, N.1 aAvhad, Shankarrao, V.1 aAmbade, Ashootosh, V.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/permeable-polymersomes-temperature-and-ph-dual-stimuli-responsive-pvcl-b-pll-block