Banerjee, Sovan Lal; Saha, Pabitra; Ganguly, Ritabrata; Bhattacharya, Koushik; Kalita, Uddhab; Pich, Andrij; Singha, Nikhil K. published the artcile< A dual thermoresponsive and antifouling zwitterionic microgel with pH triggered fluorescent ""on-off"" core>, Application In Synthesis of 950846-89-6, the main research area is thermoresponsive antifouling zwitterionic microgel fluorescence; Antifouling; Dual thermoresponsiveness; Fluorescence; LSCT; Microgel; UCST; Zwitterion.
A unique, tailor-made, zwitterionic, dual thermoresponsive and fluorescent microgel probe was synthesized via Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain-Transfer (RAFT) polymerization Microgels were prepared via oil in water (o/w) emulsion polymerization where poly(carboxybetaine) (PCB) acted as a macro-RAFT reagent as well as an emulsifier. The presence of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PNVCL) in the microgel system imparts the thermoresponsiveness to the system and the presence of a rhodamine derivative as fluorophore makes it responsive to pH change of the system by showing a fluorescence emission at 580 nm (reddish orange color). The dual thermoresponsiveness [i.e. the presence of upper critical solution temperature (UCST @ 12°C) as well as lower critical solution temperature (LCST @ 33°C)] of the microgels was studied via UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and temperature responsive dynamic light scattering (DLS) analyses. Presence of the PCB in the corona-crosslinked microgel, played a vital role in the formation of self-assembled structure as well as in protein immobilization (antifouling activity). Antifouling property was studied using UV-vis spectroscopy where bovine serum albumin (BSA) was taken as a model protein. The presence of the pH-responsive fluorescence, thermoresponsiveness as well as antifouling properties makes this zwitterionic microgel system a potential a potential candidate for medical diagnostics and for drug delivery vehicles.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science published new progress about Antifouling agents. 950846-89-6 belongs to class indole-building-block, and the molecular formula is C30H36N4O2, Application In Synthesis of 950846-89-6.
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