Abstract:The influence of small alkylamines with increasing carbon chain length (≤5) on the temperature‐induced precipitation of two N‐alkylacrylamide oligomers, poly‐N‐isopropylacrylamide [PNIPAAm; weight‐average molecular weight (Mw ) = 1600 g/mol] and poly‐N,N‐diethylacrylamide (PDEAAm; Mw = 4000 g/mol), from an aqueous solution was investigated. The alkylamines in question were too small to form micelles in the classical sense but were capable of premicellar aggregation. PNIPAAm was prepared by radical polymerizati… Show more
“…In this extended state, which is inter alia characterised by the presence of polymer chains protruding from the particles, the microgels may be able to interact with the cell membrane lipids in a manner similar to the interaction of the corresponding linear oligomers with charged and uncharged surfactants [55,56]. Such a preferential interaction of the membrane compounds with the polymer chains will destabilise the cell membrane structure, putatively leading to the observed leakage of LDH.…”
Section: Biocompatibility Of the Polydeaam And Polynipaam Microgelsmentioning
“…In this extended state, which is inter alia characterised by the presence of polymer chains protruding from the particles, the microgels may be able to interact with the cell membrane lipids in a manner similar to the interaction of the corresponding linear oligomers with charged and uncharged surfactants [55,56]. Such a preferential interaction of the membrane compounds with the polymer chains will destabilise the cell membrane structure, putatively leading to the observed leakage of LDH.…”
Section: Biocompatibility Of the Polydeaam And Polynipaam Microgelsmentioning
“…This estimate seems to be plausible as it is close to the data for PNIPA. [40] An increase in the transition temperature simultaneously with the decrease in the transition enthalpy shows that the insertion of charges in the PNVCL chain leads to a decrease in the transition entropy. It can be due to the negentropic effect of counterion concentrating generally accompanying polyelectrolyte precipitation.…”
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Adding a new dimension: 4D or 3D proton‐detected spectra of perdeuterated protein samples with 1H labelled amides and methyl groups permit collecting unambiguous distance restraints with high sensitivity and determining protein structure by solid‐state NMR (see picture).
“…On the other hand, the presence of NaCl will undoubtedly increase the polarity of aqueous media thus enhance the hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions. The stronger hydrophobic-hydrophobic interaction indicates the stronger tendency for the polymers to selfaggregate; a feature that will result in a less solubility of the polymer in water hence decreases its LCST [20]. For the two hydrophilic polymers, we believe that the first mechanism explains the decreases in their LCSTs;…”
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