Electrospinning Physical Gels: The Case of Stereocomplex PMMA

Črne, Matija; Park, Jung Ok; Srinivasarao, Mohan

doi:10.1021/ma9005395

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“…PMMA SC nanofibers were successfully obtained by electrospinning of a mixture of it ‐PMMA and st ‐PMMA dissolved at 1:2 ratio in DMF, a strongly complexing solvent 78. The SC PMMA/DMF mixtures were first heated above their upper gel points (dependent on the concentration) to electrospin the solution thereof.…”

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Emergence of Polymer Stereocomplexes for Biomedical Applications

Bertin

2012

Macro Chemistry & Physics

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Polylactide (PLA) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) constitute, already for several decades, the gold standards for various biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility/inertness. Moreover, they have an additional property: they can form stereocomplexes (SCs) that have a more compact crystalline structure than the individual components. As a result, polymer SCs display improved thermal and mechanical properties, as well as delayed drug release and biodegradation rate in the case of drug delivery systems and biomaterials based on PLA, which is of prime importance in the biomedical field. In this article, the potential of SCs for biomedical applications in the areas of drug delivery, tissue engineering, and nanostructured surfaces is highlighted.

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Section: Biomedical Applicationsmentioning

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Emergence of Polymer Stereocomplexes for Biomedical Applications

Bertin

2012

Macro Chemistry & Physics

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“…There are limited examples of the use of PMMA stereocomplexes (SCs) as an assembly mode for ultrathin films, [7,8] inclusion complexes, [9] nanoparticles, and nanonetworks, [10] as well as fibers [11] and dialysis membranes. [12] Nevertheless, PMMA SCs display interesting characteristics, such as stereospecific polymerization-templating capabilities [8] and helix-sense stereocomplexation, [9] as well as molecularweight [13] and peptide-motif recognition.…”

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Nano‐to‐Macroscale Poly(methyl methacrylate) Stereocomplex Assemblies

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“…There are limited examples of the use of PMMA stereocomplexes (SCs) as an assembly mode for ultrathin films,7, 8 inclusion complexes,9 nanoparticles, and nanonetworks,10 as well as fibers11 and dialysis membranes 12. Nevertheless, PMMA SCs display interesting characteristics, such as stereospecific polymerization‐templating capabilities8 and helix‐sense stereocomplexation,9 as well as molecular‐weight13 and peptide‐motif recognition 14.…”

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