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Effect of polymerization of zwitterionic monomers on their intrinsic antifreeze activity

Shuya Tanaka,a   Masanori Nagao, ORCID logo *a   Hayato Yoshitake,a   Hikaru Matsumoto, ORCID logo a   Yuji Higuchi ORCID logo b  and  Yoshiko Miura ORCID logo a  

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a Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: nagaom@chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp, miuray@chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp

b Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

Abstract

We synthesized amino acid–based zwitterionic monomers and investigated their ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity. Among the materials examined, a serine-based zwitterionic acrylate exhibited superior IRI activity. Interestingly, the IRI activity of this zwitterionic acrylate was reduced after polymerization.

Graphical abstract: Effect of polymerization of zwitterionic monomers on their intrinsic antifreeze activity

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6MA00147E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Feb 2026
Accepted
16 Mar 2026
First published
26 May 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance Article

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Effect of polymerization of zwitterionic monomers on their intrinsic antifreeze activity

S. Tanaka, M. Nagao, H. Yoshitake, H. Matsumoto, Y. Higuchi and Y. Miura, Mater. Adv., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6MA00147E

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