A novel thermo-sensitive block glycopolymer based on peracetylated maltoheptaose (AcMH) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOz) was synthesized for the first time and characterized by hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatograph (GPC) analyses. To obtain such a block polymer, the dihydroxyl poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) homopolymer (OH-PEtOz-OH) was first synthesized by cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline (EtOz), and then coupled with the peracetylated maltoheptaose having a free hydroxyl group at the reducing end (AcMH-OH) prepared from β-cyclodextrin. It was found that the obtained block polymer could self-assemble into nanosize spherical micelles with a distinct core-shell structure in aqueous solution triggered by its amphiphilic character without any organic solvent. The model drug indomethacin (IND) was efficiently loaded into the resultant polymeric micelles, which was confirmed by 1H NMR spectra, transmission electron microscope (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques. The release behavior of IND loaded micelles was well in response to the environmental temperature change. It is suggested that the resulting micelles might be a potential targeted carrier for drug delivery.
Temperature-sensitive molecularly imprinted microgels(MIGs)exhibiting esterase activity were prepared by a reverse emulsion method using dialdehyde dextran-histidine conjugate(PAD-His)as the functional macromonomer and p-nitrophenyl phosphate(NPP)as the stable transition state analogue(TSA)as well as Co2+as the coordination center.The catalytic activity of MIGs was greatly influenced by the amount of the template,and could be modulated by temperature.The hydrolysis kinetics of p-nitrophenyl acetate(NPA)in the presence of MIGs could be described by the Michaelis-Menten equation.The MichaelisMenten constant and maximum velocity were found to be 2.2×105mol/L and 2.04×10 -8mol/h,respectively.In addition,the MIGs were found to have a high catalytic selectivity to NPA.
