TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mai, Tobias
A1  - Rakhmatullina, Ekaterina
A1  - Bleek, Katrin
A1  - Boye, Susanne
A1  - Yuan, Jiayin
A1  - Voelkel, Antje
A1  - Graewert, Marlies
A1  - Cheaib, Zeinab
A1  - Eick, Sigrun
A1  - Günter, Christina
A1  - Lederer, Albena
A1  - Lussi, Adrian
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) block copolymers for calcium phosphate mineralization and biofilm inhibition
JF  - Biomacromolecules : an interdisciplinary journal focused at the interface of polymer science and the biological sciences
N2  - Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) has long been used as an additive in toothpaste, partly because it reduces biofilm formation on teeth. It does not, however, reduce the formation of dental calculus or support the remineralization of dental enamel or dentine. The present article describes the synthesis of new block copolymers on the basis of PEO and poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) blocks using atom transfer radical polymerization. The polymers have very large molecular weights (over 10(6) g/mol) and are highly water-soluble. They delay the precipitation of calcium phosphate from aqueous solution but, upon precipitation, lead to relatively monodisperse hydroxyapatite (HAP) spheres. Moreover, the polymers inhibit the bacterial colonization of human enamel by Streptococcus gordonii, a pioneer bacterium in oral biofilm formation, in vitro. The formation of well-defined HAP spheres suggests that a polymer-induced liquid precursor phase could be involved in the precipitation process. Moreover, the inhibition of bacterial adhesion suggests that the polymers could be utilized in caries prevention.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1021/bm500888q
SN  - 1525-7797
SN  - 1526-4602
VL  - 15
IS  - 11
SP  - 3901
EP  - 3914
PB  - American Chemical Society
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mai, Tobias
A1  - Boye, Susanne
A1  - Yuan, Jiayin
A1  - Voelkel, Antje
A1  - Graewert, Marlies
A1  - Günter, Christina
A1  - Lederer, Albena
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers with very high molecular weights for biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization
JF  - RSC Advances
N2  - The present article is among the first reports on the effects of poly(ampholyte)s and poly(betaine) s on the biomimetic formation of calcium phosphate. We have synthesized a series of di- and triblock copolymers based on a non-ionic poly(ethylene oxide) block and several charged methacrylate monomers, 2-(trimethylammonium) ethyl methacrylate chloride, 2-((3-cyanopropyl)-dimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate chloride, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt, and [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide. The resulting copolymers are either positively charged, ampholytic, or betaine block copolymers. All the polymers have very high molecular weights of over 10(6) g mol(-1). All polymers are water-soluble and show a strong effect on the precipitation and dissolution of calcium phosphate. The strongest effects are observed with triblock copolymers based on a large poly(ethylene oxide) middle block (nominal M-n = 100 000 g mol(-1)). Surprisingly, the data show that there is a need for positive charges in the polymers to exert tight control over mineralization and dissolution, but that the exact position of the charge in the polymer is of minor importance for both calcium phosphate precipitation and dissolution.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20035k
SN  - 2046-2069
VL  - 5
IS  - 125
SP  - 103494
EP  - 103505
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mai, Tobias
A1  - Boye, Susanne
A1  - Yuan, Jiayin
A1  - Völkel, Antje
A1  - Gräwert, Marlies
A1  - Günter, Christina
A1  - Lederer, Albena
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers with very high molecular weights for biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization
JF  - RSC Advances : an international journal to further the chemical sciences
N2  - The present article is among the first reports on the effects of poly(ampholyte)s and poly(betaine)s on the biomimetic formation of calcium phosphate. We have synthesized a series of di- and triblock copolymers based on a non-ionic poly(ethylene oxide) block and several charged methacrylate monomers, 2-(trimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate chloride, 2-((3-cyanopropyl)-dimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate chloride, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt, and [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide. The resulting copolymers are either positively charged, ampholytic, or betaine block copolymers. All the polymers have very high molecular weights of over 106 g mol−1. All polymers are water-soluble and show a strong effect on the precipitation and dissolution of calcium phosphate. The strongest effects are observed with triblock copolymers based on a large poly(ethylene oxide) middle block (nominal Mn = 100 000 g mol−1). Surprisingly, the data show that there is a need for positive charges in the polymers to exert tight control over mineralization and dissolution, but that the exact position of the charge in the polymer is of minor importance for both calcium phosphate precipitation and dissolution.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20035k
SN  - 2046-2069
IS  - 5
SP  - 103494
EP  - 103505
PB  - RSC Publishing
CY  - London
ER  -