TY - JOUR A1 - Kita-Tokarczyk, Katarzyna A1 - Junginger, Mathias A1 - Belegrinou, Serena A1 - Taubert, Andreas ED - Muller, AHE ED - Borisov, O T1 - Amphiphilic polymers at interfaces JF - Advances in polymer science JF - Advances in Polymer Science N2 - Self-assembly phenomena in block copolymer systems are attracting considerable interest from the scientific community and industry alike. Particularly interesting is the behavior of amphiphilic copolymers, which can self-organize into nanoscale-sized objects such as micelles, vesicles, or tubes in solution, and which form well-defined assemblies at interfaces such as air-liquid, air-solid, or liquid-solid. Depending on the polymer chemistry and architecture, various types of organization at interfaces can be expected, and further exploited for applications in nanotechnology, electronics, and biomedical sciences. In this article, we discuss the formation and characterization of Langmuir monolayers from various amphiphilic block copolymers, including chargeable and thus pH-responsivematerials. Solid-supported polymer films are reviewed in the context of alteration of surface properties by ultrathin polymer layers and the possibilities for application in tissue engineering, sensors and biomaterials. Finally, we focus on how organic and polymer monolayers influence the growth of inorganic materials. This is a truly biomimetic approach since Nature uses soft interfaces to control the nucleation, growth, and morphology of biominerals such as calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, and silica. KW - Amphiphilic polymers KW - Langmuir monolayers KW - Polymers on surfaces KW - Bio-inspired mineralization Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-642-22297-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_58 SN - 0065-3195 VL - 242 IS - 1 SP - 151 EP - 201 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mutlu, Hatice A1 - de Espinosa, Lucas Montero A1 - Meier, Michael A. R. T1 - Acyclic diene metathesis a versatile tool for the construction of defined polymer architectures JF - Chemical Society reviews N2 - Two decades have passed since the metathesis polymerisation of alpha,omega-dienes was successfully demonstrated by the group of Wagener and the term acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerisation was coined. Since then, the advances of metathesis chemistry have allowed to expand the scope of this versatile polymerisation reaction that nowadays finds applications in different fields, such as polymer, material, or medicinal chemistry. This critical review provides an insight into the historical aspects of ADMET and a detailed overview of the work done to date applying this versatile polymerisation reaction (221 references). Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/b924852h SN - 0306-0012 VL - 40 IS - 3 SP - 1404 EP - 1445 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wischerhoff, Erik A1 - Badi, Nezha A1 - Laschewsky, André A1 - Lutz, Jean-Francois ED - Börner, Hans Gerhard ED - Lutz, JF T1 - Smart polymer surfaces concepts and applications in biosciences JF - Advances in polymer science = Fortschritte der Hochpolymeren-Forschung JF - Advances in Polymer Science N2 - Stimuli-responsive macromolecules (i.e., pH-, thermo-, photo-, chemo-, and bioresponsive polymers) have gained exponential importance in materials science, nanotechnology, and biotechnology during the last two decades. This chapter describes the usefulness of this class of polymer for preparing smart surfaces (e.g., modified planar surfaces, particles surfaces, and surfaces of three-dimensional scaffolds). Some efficient pathways for connecting these macromolecules to inorganic, polymer, or biological substrates are described. In addition, some emerging bioapplications of smart polymer surfaces (e.g., antifouling surfaces, cell engineering, protein chromatography, tissue engineering, biochips, and bioassays) are critically discussed. KW - Antifouling surfaces KW - Bioactive surfaces KW - Biocompatible polymers KW - Bioseparation KW - Cell engineering KW - Polymer-modified surfaces KW - Stimuli-responsive polymers Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-642-20154-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_88 SN - 0065-3195 VL - 240 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 33 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Suriyanarayanan, Subramanian A1 - Cywinski, Piotr J. A1 - Moro, Artur J. A1 - Mohr, Gerhard J. A1 - Kutner, Wlodzimierz ED - Haupt, K T1 - Chemosensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers JF - Topics in current chemistry JF - Topics in Current Chemistry Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-3-642-28421-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2010_92 SN - 0340-1022 VL - 325 IS - 4 SP - 165 EP - 265 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laschewsky, André T1 - Recent trends in the synthesis of polyelectrolytes JF - Current opinion in colloid & interface science : current chemistry N2 - Recent developments in the synthesis of polyelectrolytes are highlighted, with respect to the nature of the ionic groups, the polymer backbones, synthetic methods, and additional functionality given to the polyelectrolytes. In fact, the synthesis of new polyelectrolytes is mostly driven by material aspects, currently. The article pays particular attention to strong polyelectrolytes, and the new methods of controlled polymerization. These methods and the so-called click reactions have enabled novel designs of polyelectrolytes. Nevertheless, the polymerization of unprotected ionic monomers is still challenging and limits the synthetic possibilities. The structural aspects are complemented by considerations with respect to the aspired uses of the new polyelectrolytes. KW - Polyelectrolytes KW - Synthesis KW - Ionic monomers KW - Controlled polymerization KW - "click" chemistry Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2011.08.001 SN - 1359-0294 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 56 EP - 63 PB - Elsevier CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ast, Cindy A1 - Schmälzlin, Elmar A1 - Löhmannsröben, Hans-Gerd A1 - van Dongen, Joost T. T1 - Optical oxygen micro- and nanosensors for plant applications JF - Sensors N2 - Pioneered by Clark's microelectrode more than half a century ago, there has been substantial interest in developing new, miniaturized optical methods to detect molecular oxygen inside cells. While extensively used for animal tissue measurements, applications of intracellular optical oxygen biosensors are still scarce in plant science. A critical aspect is the strong autofluorescence of the green plant tissue that interferes with optical signals of commonly used oxygen probes. A recently developed dual-frequency phase modulation technique can overcome this limitation, offering new perspectives for plant research. This review gives an overview on the latest optical sensing techniques and methods based on phosphorescence quenching in diverse tissues and discusses the potential pitfalls for applications in plants. The most promising oxygen sensitive probes are reviewed plus different oxygen sensing structures ranging from micro-optodes to soluble nanoparticles. Moreover, the applicability of using heterologously expressed oxygen binding proteins and fluorescent proteins to determine changes in the cellular oxygen concentration are discussed as potential non-invasive cellular oxygen reporters. KW - oxygen sensor KW - biosensors KW - microsensors KW - nanosensors KW - endogenous sensor proteins KW - dual-frequency phase-modulation KW - phosphorescence quenching KW - plant science Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/s120607015 SN - 1424-8220 VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 7015 EP - 7032 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim T1 - Polymer-modified w/o microemulsions - with tunable droplet-droplet interactions JF - Current opinion in colloid & interface science : current chemistry N2 - Water soluble polymers can be incorporated into reverse microemulsion droplets without leaving the isotropic phase region. When the polymer is attached to the surfactant film the bending elasticity is changed, and droplet-droplet interactions are influenced. Different methods are available for studying the droplet-droplet interactions in more detail, e.g. SANS. SAXS and DLS. Conductometric measurements are very useful for detecting exchange processes between the droplets. In presence of polyampholytes a pH dependent tuning of the membrane properties becomes possible, experimentally detectable by conductometry. KW - Reverse microemulsions KW - droplet-droplet interactions KW - film tuning KW - polymer-modification Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2012.06.004 SN - 1359-0294 VL - 17 IS - 5 SP - 261 EP - 265 PB - Elsevier CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ast, Sandra A1 - Fischer, Tobias A1 - Müller, Holger A1 - Mickler, Wulfhard A1 - Schwichtenberg, Mathias A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Holdt, Hans-Jürgen T1 - Integration of the 1,2,3-Triazole "Click" Motif as a potent signalling element in metal ion responsive fluorescent probes JF - Chemistry - a European journal N2 - In a systematic approach we synthesized a new series of fluorescent probes incorporating donoracceptor (D-A) substituted 1,2,3-triazoles as conjugative -linkers between the alkali metal ion receptor N-phenylaza-[18]crown-6 and different fluorophoric groups with different electron-acceptor properties (4-naphthalimide, meso-phenyl-BODIPY and 9-anthracene) and investigated their performance in organic and aqueous environments (physiological conditions). In the charge-transfer (CT) type probes 1, 2 and 7, the fluorescence is almost completely quenched by intramolecular CT (ICT) processes involving charge-separated states. In the presence of Na+ and K+ ICT is interrupted, which resulted in a lighting-up of the fluorescence in acetonitrile. Among the investigated fluoroionophores, compound 7, which contains a 9-anthracenyl moiety as the electron-accepting fluorophore, is the only probe which retains light-up features in water and works as a highly K+/Na+-selective probe under simulated physiological conditions. Virtually decoupled BODIPY-based 6 and photoinduced electron transfer (PET) type probes 35, where the 10-substituted anthracen-9-yl fluorophores are connected to the 1,2,3-triazole through a methylene spacer, show strong ion-induced fluorescence enhancement in acetonitrile, but not under physiological conditions. Electrochemical studies and theoretical calculations were used to assess and support the underlying mechanisms for the new ICT and PET 1,2,3-triazole fluoroionophores. KW - charge transfer KW - click chemistry KW - electron transfer KW - fluorescent probes KW - metal ions Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201201575 SN - 0947-6539 VL - 19 IS - 9 SP - 2990 EP - 3005 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bleek, Katrin A1 - Taubert, Andreas T1 - New developments in polymer-controlled, bioinspired calcium phosphate mineralization from aqueous solution JF - Acta biomaterialia N2 - The polymer-controlled and bioinspired precipitation of inorganic minerals from aqueous solution at near-ambient or physiological conditions avoiding high temperatures or organic solvents is a key research area in materials science. Polymer-controlled mineralization has been studied as a model for biomineralization and for the synthesis of (bioinspired and biocompatible) hybrid materials for a virtually unlimited number of applications. Calcium phosphate mineralization is of particular interest for bone and dental repair. Numerous studies have therefore addressed the mineralization of calcium phosphate using a wide variety of low- and high-molecular-weight additives. In spite of the growing interest and increasing number of experimental and theoretical data, the mechanisms of polymer-controlled calcium phosphate mineralization are not entirely clear to date, although the field has made significant progress in the last years. A set of elegant experiments and calculations has shed light on some details of mineral formation, but it is currently not possible to preprogram a mineralization reaction to yield a desired product for a specific application. The current article therefore summarizes and discusses the influence of (macro)molecular entities such as polymers, peptides, proteins and gels on biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization from aqueous solution. It focuses on strategies to tune the kinetics, morphologies, final dimensions and crystal phases of calcium phosphate, as well as on mechanistic considerations. KW - Calcium phosphate KW - Biomimetics KW - Mineralization KW - Polymers KW - Bioinspired Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.12.027 SN - 1742-7061 SN - 1878-7568 VL - 9 IS - 5 SP - 6283 EP - 6321 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lendlein, Andreas A1 - Kelch, S. A1 - Schulte, J. A1 - Kratz, K. T1 - Shape-memory polymers Y1 - 2004 ER -