高等学校化学学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (7): 20240546.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20240546

• 高分子化学 • 上一篇    下一篇

可逆加成断裂链转移自由基聚合多乙烯基单体制备超支化聚乙二醇及其干细胞培养应用

李智立, 周德重()   

  1. 西安交通大学化学工程与技术学院,西安 710049
  • 收稿日期:2024-12-18 出版日期:2025-07-10 发布日期:2025-04-14
  • 通讯作者: 周德重 E-mail:dezhong.zhou@xjtu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(52473147)

Preparation of Hyperbranched Poly(ethylene glycol)s via Reversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer Free Radical Polymerization of Multivinyl Monomers and Their Application in Stem Cell Culture

LI Zhili, ZHOU Dezhong()   

  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,China
  • Received:2024-12-18 Online:2025-07-10 Published:2025-04-14
  • Contact: ZHOU Dezhong E-mail:dezhong.zhou@xjtu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52473147)

摘要:

以聚(乙二醇)二丙烯酸酯(PEGDA)为多乙烯基单体(MVMs), 4-氰基-4-(硫代苯甲酰硫基)戊酸(CPADB)为链转移剂, 2,2′-偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂, 采用一锅法可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合法, 通过调控反应参数特异性促进聚合过程中大分子间结合, 成功合成了两种支化度不同且带有大量悬挂双键的超支化聚乙二醇(HBPs). HBPs可与巯基化明胶(gel-SH)通过硫醇-烯点击化学反应交联形成HBP/gel-SH水凝胶, 用于人诱导间充质干细胞(iMSCs)培养. 采用凝胶渗透色谱仪(GPC)和核磁共振波谱仪对HBPs的化学组成和结构进行表征. 研究结果表明, 通过调控PEGDA单体反应浓度及n(PEGDA)∶n(CPADB)∶n(AIBN)能够有效调控HBPs的支化度. 流变仪表征结果表明, HBPs和gel-SH能够快速交联, 在2 min内形成水凝胶. 细胞培养实验证明, HBP/gel-SH水凝胶无明显细胞毒性, 且高支化度聚合物形成的水凝胶具有更好的生物相容性. 该水凝胶在干细胞培养和扩增领域有广阔的应用前景.

关键词: 超支化聚合物, 水凝胶, 硫醇-烯点击化学, 细胞培养

Abstract:

Using poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate(PEGDA) as the multivinyl monomers(MVMs), 4-cyano-4-(phenylcarbonothioylthio)pentanoic acid(CPADB) as the chain transfer agent, and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile(AIBN) as the initiator, two hyperbranched poly(ethylene glycol)s(HBPs) with different branching degrees and multiple pendent vinyl groups were successfully prepared in a one-pot reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT) polymerization by regulating reaction parameters to specifically promote intermolecular combination. HBPs can react with thiolated gelatin(gel-SH) via thiol-ene click chemistry to form HBP/gel-SH hydrogels and be used for the culture of human induced mesenchymal stem cells(iMSCs). The chemical composition and structure of the HBPs were characterized using gel permeation chromatography(GPC) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. Research results indicated that the branching degrees of HBPs can be effectively regulated by adjusting PEGDA monomer reaction concentration and n(PEGDA)∶n(CPADB)∶n(AIBN). Rheological analysis showed that HBPs and gel-SH could cross-link to form a hydrogel within 2 min. Cell culture experiments demonstrated that the HBP/gel-SH hydrogels exhibited no significant cytotoxicity, and the hydrogel formed by the higher branching polymer displayed better biocompatibility. These hydrogels hold great potential for applications in stem cell culture and expansion.

Key words: Hyperbranched polymer, Hydrogel, Thiol-ene click chemistry, Cell culture

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