Polymeric Nanohydrogels of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Combined with Others Functionalized Monomers: Synthesis and Characterization
2014
Nanohydrogels from inverse
microemulsion (w/o) polymerization, at 25°C, of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and functionalized
monomers are described. The
functionalized monomers were: N-(pyridine-4-ylmethyl)
acrylamide (NP4MAM) and tert-butyl 2-acrylamidoethyl
carbamate (2AAECM). The polymeric nanohydrogel obtained was characterized by
attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transformed
infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (1HNMR),
while their morphology and particle size was assessed by scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) and dynamic light scattering. Their thermal properties were
studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric
Analysis (TGA). As a preliminary measure of biocompatibility, in vitro evaluations of the
nanohydrogels were carried out by cellular toxicity (colon carcinoma cells, CT-26) and hemocompatibility tests. These evaluations
showed that these nanohydrogels were not toxic in the examined concentration
range and exhibited preliminary blood compatibility; therefore they could be
used in biomedical applications.
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