Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2001, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (S1): 227.

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Synthesis and Characterization of an ABA Triblock Copolymer Consisting of Poly(L-Alanine Acid) as A Component and Poly(Ethylene Glycol) as B Component

ZHANG Guo-Lin, MA Jian-Biao   

  1. Institute of Polymer Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials for Adsorption and Separation, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2001-07-04 Online:2001-12-31 Published:2001-12-31

Abstract:

N-Carboxy-L-Aianine acid anhydride (NCA) was synthesized by L-α-alanine and triphosgen. PEG was used to prepare amine-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-NH2), which was used to initiate NCA open ring polymerization and produce PLAA-PEG-PLAA block copolymers of various contents and molecular weights. The structural characteristics of copolymers were shown by IR、1H NMR、DSC、WAXD、CD etc. The results showed that products of NCA open ring polymerization initiated by PEG-NH2 were block copolymers. Copolymer's contents and number-average molecular weights were obtained by 1H NMR. The hydrophilicity of PLAA were improved by adding PEG. The results of CD showed the copolymers in aqueous solution existed as α-helical conformation.

Key words: Poly(L-α-Alanine acid), Open ring polymerization, Block copolymer

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