Issue 7, 2011
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Polymer Chemistry

Tuning the lower critical solution temperature of thermoresponsive polymers by biospecific recognition†

Jens Buller,a   André Laschewsky,*a   Jean-François Lutz‡b  and  Erik Wischerhoff*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

b Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Geiselbergstrasse 69, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Abstract

A thermosensitive statistical copolymer based on oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylates incorporating biotin was synthesized by free radical copolymerisation. The influence of added avidin on its thermoresponsive behaviour was investigated. The specific binding of avidin to the biotinylated copolymers provoked a marked increase of the lower critical solution temperature.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1PY00001B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jan 2011
Accepted
02 Feb 2011
First published
15 Feb 2011

Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 1486-1489

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Tuning the lower critical solution temperature of thermoresponsive polymers by biospecific recognition

J. Buller, A. Laschewsky, J. Lutz and E. Wischerhoff, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 1486 DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00001B

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