Poly Ethylene Glycol Methacrylate Research Articles

Antifouling and Antioxidant Properties of PVDF Membrane Modified with Polyethylene Glycol Methacrylate and Propyl Gallate.

In this study, molecules of propyl gallate (PG) and polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) were covalently bonded via a transesterification reaction and subsequently grafted onto polyvinylidene fluoride substrates using a homogeneous radiation grafting technique. The enhancement of the membranes' hydrophilicity with the increment of the grafting rate was corroborated by scanning electron microscopy imaging and measurements of the water contact angle. At a grafting degree of 10.1% and after a duration of 4 min, the water contact angle could decrease to as low as 40.1°. Cyclic flux testing demonstrated that the membranes modified in this manner consistently achieved a flux recovery rate exceeding 90% across varying degrees of grafting, indicating robust anti-fouling capabilities. Furthermore, these modified membranes exhibited significant antioxidant ability while maintaining antifouling performance over 30 days. The ability of the modified membranes to scavenge 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS+) free radicals remained nearly unchanged after being stored in pure water for 30 days, and the flux recovery rate remained above 95% after immersion in sodium hypochlorite solution for 30 days. Among the tested membranes, the PVDF-g-PEGMAG modified membrane with a grafting degree of 7.2% showed the best antioxidant effect.

Facile synthesis of GSH-triggered degradable hyperbranched polymer coprodrug as unimolecular micelles for precise tumor combination chemotherapy

Combination chemotherapy has attracted more intense attention in tumor treatment, in which the drug-loading mode and drug proportion of the nano drug co-delivery system (NDCDS) play an important role in the anti-tumor efficacy. Here, GSH-triggered degradable hyperbranched polymer coprodrugs were designed via the self-condensing vinyl polymerization (SCVP) of the polymerizable prodrug monomers and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) with a GSH-sensitive inimer. The drug proportion of the polymer coprodrugs could be easily adjusted by altering the feeding ratio for a better synergistic effect. The proposed polymer coprodrugs could form unimolecular micelles and be degraded completely to release the two parent drugs (DOX and CPT) responding to the high-level GSH in the tumor cells with a very low drug premature leakage in the intercellular environment and a low mis-release in the normal cells. The optimized one, HBPP-DOX/CPT-5, possessed a low CI50 of 0.11, showing promising potential in safe and effective tumor combination chemotherapy.

POSS and PEG Contained Copolymer for Antibioadhesive Rigid Contact Lenses Materials Application.

Myopia is a global public health issue. Rigid contact lenses (RCLs) are an effective way to correct or control myopia. However, bioadhesion issues remain one of the significant obstacles limiting its clinical application. Although enhancing hydrophilicity through various surface treatments can mitigate this problem, the duration of effectiveness is short-lived and the processing involved is complex and costly. Herein, an antiadhesive RCLs material was designed via 8-armed methacrylate-POSS (8MA-POSS), and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) copolymerization with 3-[tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl] propyl methacrylate (TRIS). The POSS and PEG segments incorporated P(TRIS-co-PEGMA-co-8MA-POSS) (PTPM) material was obtained and their optical transparency, refractive index, resolution, hardness, surface charge, thermal features, and wettability were tested and optimized. The antibioadhesion activities, including protein, lipid, and bacteria, were evaluated as well. In vitro and in vivo results indicated that the optimized antibioadhesive PTPM materials present good biocompatibility and biosafety. Thus, such POSS and PEG segments containing material were a potential antibioadhesive RCL material option.

Transport of carboxylate salts of varying chain lengths in crosslinked polyether membranes

Carboxylate anions of various chain lengths are important molecules for many applications such as CO2 reduction, membrane-based bioreactors, etc. Also, carboxylate anions are ubiquitous in biological molecules such as amino acids, fatty acids, etc. Therefore, understanding the transport behavior of carboxylates of different chain lengths in polymer materials is important both as a fundamental phenomenon but also for designing materials for applications. Here, we characterized transport behavior by measuring the permeability (P), and total partition coefficient (K) for a series of polymer membranes for four model carboxylate salts—sodium salts of formate (NaOFm), acetate (NaOAc), propionate (NaOPr), and butanoate (NaOBu)—at varied upstream salt concentrations (0.1–1 M) or a series of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA)-based membranes with 1) varying pre-polymerization water content; 2) varying uncharged side chain comonomer (polyethylene glycol methacrylate, PEGMA), and 3) varying charged comonomer)2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, AMPS). Also, diffusivity values of the four salts through the membranes have been calculated based on the solution diffusion model equation (PK × D), experimentally obtained permeability, and total partition coefficients. For a majority of these membranes, NaOFm's permeability is much higher than the other three carboxylate salts (NaOAc, NaOPr, and NaOBu) seemingly due to the lower chain length and thereby smaller hydrated diameter. In terms of total partition coefficient, a size-based trend is not observed. For example, NaOBu's total partition coefficient (K) is generally the largest among the four, and at higher upstream salt concentrations (1 M), the values of the total partition coefficients of the four salts converge. From this we conclude that the carboxylate salt transport through these PEGDA-based non-porous dense membranes to be primarily driven by kinetics and not sorption.

Designing Drug Delivery Vehicles based on N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide.

The development of polymeric-based drug delivery has seen faster growth in the past two decades. In polymers, copolymers as drug carriers are increasing to decrease the drug compounds' side effects and dosage-related toxicity. The study's primary objective is to utilize computational resources to design drug molecules and perform in silco physicochemical property analysis. In our study, we designed new copolymers based on N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) as backbone along with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and lauryl methacrylate (LMA). Different functional groups were selected for attaching to the side chain of the copolymers through a random trial and error approach. In order to predict the pharmacokinetic properties (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity), the designed copolymer molecules were evaluated utilizing ADME and PkCSM pharmacokinetics servers. Molecular interaction between the designed copolymer molecules and human serum albumin (HSA) was performed using AutoDock Vina and PatchDock server. The designed molecules are shown to be soluble in water and have high gastrointestinal absorption. Only one molecule is predicted to pass through the blood-brain barrier. Two designed molecules have been shown to have carcinogenic properties. Lethal dose 50 (LD50), cytochrome P450, and permeability glycoprotein Enzyme's substrate formation were also analyzed for toxicity and metabolism. Our study will provide insight for designing new drug compounds or carriers and analyzing their physicochemical properties to help further optimize compounds for clinical studies.

Branched copolymer surfactants impart thermoreversible gelation to LAPONITE® gels.

This investigation seeks to integrate LAPONITE® clay gels with thermoresponsive branched copolymer surfactants (BCSs) to develop advanced functional materials with temperature-induced sol-gel behaviour. It is known that a diverse range of molecules adsorb strongly to clays which may be used to control liberation of the species in healthcare applications, and as such the development of polymer/clay hybrid materials which can add function to the native clay behaviour are of great interest. BCS were synthesised with a structure that encompasses poly(ethylene glycol)methacrylate (PEGMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), and dodecanethiol (DDT), conferring versatile and tuneable thermoresponsive attributes. Systematic modulation of the monomer : DDT/initiator ratio was used to facilitate the synthesis of BCS architectures spanning a range of molecular weights. Through application of small-amplitude oscillatory shear (SAOS) rheology and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) in conjunction with controlled temperature variations, the sol-gel transition dynamics of these nanocomposite materials were elucidated. Complementary insights into the mechanisms underpinning this transition and temperature-induced alterations in the constituents are gleaned through the utilization of SANS techniques employing contrast-matching methodologies to mitigate clay and polymer scattering interference. It is found that heating systems from room- to body- temperature induces self-assembly of BCS in the bulk aqueous phase with concurrent structuration of clay in gel-forming samples with lower number average molecular weight (Mn). SANS study unpicks this phenomenon to find that gelation occurs with concurrent aggregation of BCS in the bulk, inducing clay-clay interactions only in lower Mn BCS systems with large nanoaggregates.

Synthesis and Characterization of The Hyper-Branched or Cross-Linked Copolymers Including Polyethylene Glycol and Polymethyl Methacrylate by Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Method

Bu çalışmada, ters atom transfer radikal polimerizasyonu (RATRP) metodu kullanılarak polietilen glikol (PEG) ve polimetil metakrilat (PMMA) bloklarını içeren çok dallı ya da çapraz bağlı kopolimerlerin sentezi gerçekleştirildi. Bunun için öncelikle, 4,4'-azobis(4-siyanopentanoik asit) ile fosfor pentaklorür reaksiyona sokularak 4,4'-azobis(4-siyanopentanoil klorür) (ACPC) elde edildi. Sentezlenen ACPC ile çeşitli molekül ağırlığına sahip PEG’ler (400 g.mol-1, 600 g.mol-1, 1000 g.mol-1, 1500 g.mol-1 ve 2000 g.mol-1) reaksiyona sokularak uç kısımlarında polietilen glikol içeren poliazoesterin (PAE) sentezi gerçekleştirildi. Elde edilen PAE ile metakriloil klorürün tepkimesinden metakriloil son uçlarına sahip polietilen glikol azoesterin (PAE-dimetakrioil) eldesi yapıldı. Ayrıca PAE ile 4-vinil benzil klorürün tepkimesinden 4-vinil benzil son uçlarına sahip polietilen glikol azoesterin (PAE-diVB) eldesi başarıldı. Son olarak PAE-dimetakrioil ve PAE-diVB kullanılarak metil metakrilatın RATRP ile çok dallı ya da çapraz bağlı kopolimerler sentezlendi. Sentezlenen ürünler FT-IR, 1H-NMR ve şişme değerleri (qv) teknikleri ile karakterilize edildi.

Branched Copolymer Surfactants as Versatile Templates for Responsive Emulsifiers with Bespoke Temperature‐Triggered Emulsion‐Breaking or Gelation

AbstractIt has been found that the thermoresponsive behavior of emulsions stabilized by block copolymer surfactants (BCSs) can induce either gelation or emulsion break‐up with mild temperature changes. A hydrophilic, steric‐stabilizing component of the BCS, polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA), is crucial to control the thermoresponsive behavior of the emulsions: longer PEG chains (950 g mol−1) lead to thermoregulation, whereas shorter PEGM chains (500 or 300 g mol−1) lead to emulsion break‐up upon mild heating. Additionally, the relative abundance of PEGMA to the thermoresponsive component in the BCS controls the gelation temperature of BCS‐stabilized emulsions. Small‐angle neutron scattering and transmission electron microscopy reveal that the BCS forms oblate ellipsoids which grow anisotropically with temperature. In samples that form a gel, there is evidence that these nano‐objects form supra‐colloidal structures, which are responsible for the gel mesophase formation. An optimal BCS can form emulsions that transition from a liquid to gel state when warmed above 32 °C. This makes the system ideal for in situ gelation upon contact with the body. Overall, this study highlights the great potential of BCSs in generating thermoresponsive emulsions for drug delivery and other healthcare applications.

Reactive Cell Electrospinning of Anisotropically Aligned and Bilayer Hydrogel Nanofiber Networks.

Structured hydrogels that incorporate aligned nanofibrous morphologies have been demonstrated to better replicate the structures of native extracellular matrices and thus their function in guiding cell responses. However, current techniques for nanofiber fabrication are limited in their ability to create hydrogel scaffolds with tunable directional alignments and cell types/densities, as required to reproduce more complex native tissue structures. Herein, we leverage a reactive cell electrospinning technique based on the dynamic covalent cross-linking of poly(ethylene glycol methacrylate (POEGMA) precursor polymers to fabricate aligned hydrogel nanofibers that can be directly loaded with cells during the electrospinning process. The scaffolds were found to support high C2C12 myoblast viabilities greater than 85% over 14 days, with changes in the electrospinning collector allowing for the single-step fabrication of nonaligned, aligned, or cross-aligned nanofibrous networks. Cell aspect ratios on aligned scaffolds were found on average to be 27% higher compared to those on nonaligned scaffolds; furthermore, cell-loaded bilayer scaffolds with perpendicular fiber alignments showed evidence of enabling localized directional cell responses to individual layer fiber directions while avoiding delamination between the layers. This fabrication approach thus offers potential for better mimicking the structure and thus function of aligned and multilayered tissues (e.g., smooth muscle, neural, or tendon tissues).

Tuning Polymer Composition Leads to Activity-Stability Tradeoff in Enzyme-Polymer Conjugates.

Protein-polymer conjugation provides an opportune means to adjust the local environment of proteins and enhance protein stability, performance, and solubility. Although much attention has been focused on tuning protein-polymer interactions, the properties of polymer-modified proteins may also be altered by polymer-polymer interactions. Herein, we sought to better understand the influence of polymer-polymer interactions on Candida rugosa lipase, which was modified with random co-polymers composed of sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA). Our findings suggest that there is an apparent activity-stability tradeoff as a function of polymer composition. Specifically, as the ratio of SBMA to PEGMA increased, lipase stability was enhanced, whereas activity decreased. By tuning the monomer ratio, we showed that lipase productivity could be optimized. These findings are discussed in the context of complex enzyme-polymer and polymer-polymer interactions and ultimately may enable more informed conjugate designs and improved enzyme productivity in industrial biotransformations under harsh or extreme conditions.

Wet adhesive hydrogels to correct malacic trachea (tracheomalacia) A proof of concept

Tracheomalacia (TM) is a condition characterized by a weak tracheal cartilage and/or muscle, resulting in excessive collapse of the airway in the newborns. Current treatments including tracheal reconstruction, tracheoplasty, endo- and extra-luminal stents have limitations. To address these limitations, this work proposes a new strategy by wrapping an adhesive hydrogel patch around a malacic trachea. Through a numerical model, first it was demonstrated that a hydrogel patch with sufficient mechanical and adhesion strength can preserve the trachea's physiological shape. Accordingly, a new hydrogel providing robust adhesionon wet tracheal surfaces was synthesized employing the hydroxyethyl acrylamide (HEAam) and polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGDMA) as main polymer network and crosslinker, respectively. Exvivo experiments revealed that the adhesive hydrogel patches can restrain the collapsing of malacic trachea under negative pressure. This study may open the possibility of using an adhesive hydrogel as a new approach in the difficult clinical situation of tracheomalacia.

Corroboration of the Toms effect from a frictional drag reducing self-polishing copolymer

A novel frictional drag reducing self-polishing copolymer (FDR-SPC) was first developed by the authors. The FDR-SPC is a special derivative of an SPC that was designed to achieve skin frictional drag reduction in turbulent water flow by releasing polyethylene glycol (PEG) into water through a hydrolysis reaction. Thus, the FDR-SPC coating acts as a continuous medium accommodating countless, molecular-level polymer injectors. However, direct evidence of such PEG release has not yet been demonstrated. Here, we report the results of in situ PEG concentration measurement based on the planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) method. Polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) was probed by the fluorescent functional material dansyl, and the fluorescence intensity from dansyl-PEG was then measured to quantify the concentration in the flow. The near-wall concentration of dansyl-PEG is observed to range from 1 to 2 ppm depending on the flow speed, which corroborates the existence of a drag reducing function for the FDR-SPC. In the concurrent measurement of skin friction, the present FDR-SPC specimen exhibited a skin friction reduction ratio of 9.49% at the freestream flow speed U=5m/s. In the comparative experiment of dansyl-PEGMA solution injection, the skin friction was found to decrease by 11.9%, which is in reasonable accordance with that for the FDR-SPC.

Effect of comb polymer dispersants with different molecular structures on the performance of LiFePO4 suspensions

A series of comb polymers poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA)-co-methacrylic acid (MAA)-co-methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate (MPEGMA)) (poly(DMAEMA-MAA-MPEGMA, DMM) were synthesized and used as N-methyl-2-pyrolidinone (NMP)-based lithium iron phosphate (LFP) suspension dispersants. The effects of the grafting density of the carboxyl group as the anchoring group and the chain length of the side chain of PEG, which plays the role of spatial site resistance, on the rheological properties and suspension stability of the slurry were systematically investigated. By investigating the adsorption amount and thickness of DMM on the LFP surface, combined with calculations based on the scalar law and Flory theory, the molecular structure of the comb polymer dispersant was revealed to influence the adsorption and dispersion performance. The dispersion of LiFePO4 was due to the synergistic effects of adsorption and steric hindrance effect, which resulted that dispersants with medium carboxyl density and PEG side chain length can improve the dispersion performance and stability.

Doxorubicin Conjugates: An Efficient Approach for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy with Reduced Side Effects.

Continuous drug delivery modification is the scientific approach and is a basic need for the efficient therapeutic efficacy of active drug molecules. Polymer-drug conjugates have long been a hallmark of the drug delivery sector, with various conjugates on the market or in clinical trials. Improved drug solubilization, extended blood circulation, decreased immunogenicity, controlled release behavior, and increased safety are the advantages of conjugating drugs to the polymeric carrier like polyethylene glycol (PEG). Polymer therapies have evolved over the last decade, resulting in polymer-drug conjugates with diverse topologies and chemical properties. Traditional nondegradable polymeric carriers like PEG and hydroxy propyl methacrylate have been clinically employed to fabricate polymer-drug conjugates. Still, functionalized polymer-drug conjugates are increasingly being used to increase localized drug delivery and ease of removal. Researchers have developed multifunctional carriers that can "see and treat" patients using medicinal and diagnostic chemicals. This review focused on the various conjugation approaches for attaching the doxorubicin to different polymers to achieve enhanced therapeutic efficacy, that is, increased bioavailability and reduced adverse effects.

Crosslinked Bifunctional Particles for the Removal of Bilirubin in Hyperbilirubinemia Cases.

This work describes the development of styrene-divinylbenzene (St-DVB) particles with polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) and/or glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) brushes for the removal of bilirubin from blood in haemodialyzed patients. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was immobilized onto the particles using ethyl lactate as a biocompatible solvent, which allowed the immobilization of up to 2 mg BSA/g of particles. The presence of albumin on the particles increased their capacity for bilirubin removal from phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) by 43% compared to particles without albumin. The particles were tested in plasma, finding that St-DVB-GMA-PEGMA particles that had been wetted in ethyl lactate with BSA reduced the concentration of bilirubin in plasma by 53% in less than 30 min. This effect was not observed in particles without BSA. Therefore, the presence of albumin on the particles enabled quick and selective removal of bilirubin from plasma. Overall, the study highlights the potential use of St-DVB particles with PEGMA and/or GMA brushes for bilirubin removal in haemodialyzed patients. The immobilization of albumin onto the particles using ethyl lactate increased their capacity for bilirubin removal and enabled quick and selective removal from plasma.

Framework for Optimizing Polymeric Supports for Immobilized Biocatalysts by Computational Analysis of Enzyme Surface Hydrophobicity

Immobilization is a powerful strategy for improving enzyme usability and stability in various technologies that employ biocatalysis. However, the interactions leading to stabilization or destabilization remain poorly understood, and a support that may stabilize one enzyme may destabilize another. Employing chemically heterogeneous and complex random copolymer brushes as supports, we demonstrate a rational approach toward estimating the chemical composition of an optimally stabilizing enzyme immobilization support by computational analysis of enzyme surface hydrophobicity. This approach was tested by immobilizing a range of enzymes with diverse functions and hydrophobicity on tunable statistical random copolymer brush supports composed of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) and sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA). Remarkably, we observed greatly improved enzyme performance as a function of brush composition with enhancements in the retention of catalytic activity at temperatures as high as 90 °C. Additionally, we observed an increase in activity at the optimal temperature by as much as 20-fold relative to the activity at the optimal temperature of the unimmobilized form of the enzyme. Most significantly, our results showed that the optimal composition of the brush support correlated with the overall hydrophobicity of the enzyme surface (ΔGsolv,total/area), which was determined from computational analysis. This correlation provides a framework for the choice of polymer brush supports based on enzyme structure and stabilizing enzymes using complex synthetic materials.

Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet-Induced Graft Polymerization of Composite Hydrogel on 3D-Printed Polymer Surfaces for Biomedical Application

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is currently the most widely used material in 3D printing. PLA has good mechanical properties, chemical stability, and biodegradability, but its surface is hydrophobic and cannot be effectively used. The growth metabolism of attachments, how to increase the strength of PLA with high brittleness, and 3D printing of PLA materials for the biomedical field have always been a topic of research by scientists. This experiment used fused filament fabrication (FFF) to prepare structures. First, the 3D-printed polymer surfaces were treated with an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) to make the surface hydrophilic and increase the number of polar functional groups on the surface. Then, UV photo-grafting polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA), and hydroxyapatite (HAp) was applied onto the 3D-printed polymer surfaces. The experimental results of the water contact angle for the wettability test show that APPJ-treated and UV-grafted composite hydrogels become hydrophilic to activate the 3D-printed polymer surface successfully. For the in vitro study, the effect of APPJ treatment and composite hydrogel on the viability of osteoblast-like MG63 cells was examined using the Alamar Blue cell viability assay, indicating that biocompatibility has been improved in this study. This method is expected to have potential in the application of bone scaffolds in the future.

Controlling Fractional Free Volume, Transport, and Co-Transport of Alcohols and Carboxylate Salts in PEGDA Membranes.

Understanding multi-component transport through polymer membranes is critical for separation applications such as water purification, energy devices, etc. Specifically for CO2 reduction cells, where the CO2 reduction products (alcohols and carboxylate salts), crossover of these species is undesirable and improving the design of ion exchange membranes to prevent this behavior is needed. Previously, it was observed that acetate transport increased in copermeation with alcohols for cation exchange membranes consisting of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and that the inclusion of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) (n = 5, n represents the number of ethylene oxide repeat units) could suppress this behavior. Here, we further investigate the role of PEGMA in modulating fractional free volume and transport behavior of alcohols and carboxylates. PEGDA-PEGMA membranes of varied membranes are fabricated with both varied pre -polymerization water content at constant PEGMA (n = 9) content and varied PEGMA content at two pre -polymerization water contents (20 and 60 wt.% water). Permeability to sodium acetate also decreases in these charge-neutral PEGDA-PEGMA membranes compared to PEGMA-free films. Therefore, incorporation of comonomers such as PEGMA with long side chains may provide a useful membrane chemistry structural motif for preventing undesirable carboxylate crossover in polymer membranes.

Functional polymer coating on glass-fiber fabric for de-emulsification and coalescence of water-in-oil emulsion

Polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) oligomer was synthesized in this study and then co-polymerized with other acrylate monomers to obtain poly-acrylate (PA) resin with PEO (polyethylene oxide) side chain. The synthesized poly-acrylate resin was coated on glass-fiber fabric for de-emulsification and coalescence of water-in-oil emulsion. The chemical structure and composition of PEGMA and PEGMA containing poly-acrylate resin was characterized by 13C NMR, HPLC and FTIR. The wetting behavior of poly-acrylate resin films were evaluated by water contact angle (WCA) method. Micro-morphology of glass-fiber fabric was observed by SEM. The pore size, air permeability, tensile strength, de-emulsification and coalescence performance of glass-fiber fabric was tested. The results show that PEGMA oligomer and PEGMA containing poly-acrylate resin were successfully synthesized. The cured co-polymer films present excellent diesel-resistance property. The pore size and air permeability of the co-polymer coated glass-fiber fabric are well maintained while the tensile strength is greatly improved. The wetting behavior of PEGMA containing poly-acrylate resin indicates that the PEO side chain of the co-polymer can migrate to the film surface when contacting with water droplet, therefore help breaking the absorption equilibrium of surfactants on the water/oil interface, and lead to excellent de-emulsification and coalescence performance of the coated glass-fiber fabric.

Solvent-Responsive Invisible Photonic Patterns with High Contrast for Fluorescence Emission Regulation and Anti-Counterfeiting.

Invisible photonic patterns (IPPs) are photonic materials that can display hidden patterns under external stimulation and are attractive in anti-counterfeiting devices and information storage. In this work, we report a solvent-responsive invisible photonic pattern (SRIPP) with high contrast by polymerizing two monomers of acrylamide (AAm) and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) with different solubility parameters in different regions of poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) photonic gels. The two regions with different solvent responsiveness can shrink and swell in the same environment, thus causing the colors of different regions of photonic gel to shift in opposite directions from the initial state. As a result, the contrast of photonic patterns is significantly improved, increasing naked-eye visualization. In addition, by introducing fluorescent substances into the photonic gel and adjusting the photonic band gap (PBG) of photonic gels, we realize the regulation of fluorescence emission and display of fluorescence patterns by utilizing different PBGs on the SRIPP. Dynamic solvent responsiveness patterns and fluorescence patterns are integrated into a photonic gel, showing great potential in information storage and multiple-mode anti-counterfeiting applications.