以乙二胺四乙酸酐(EDTAD)和丁二胺(BDA)为原料,通过酸酐的N-酰化开环反应得到侧链只含羧基的直链共聚物PEB-COO)H,然后用N-羟基丁二酰亚胺(NHS)和二环己基碳二亚胺(DCC)活化PEB-COOH中的羧基,以重均分子量为500的氨基封端聚乙二醇(ATPEG500)为交联剂,制得单体间连接全部为酰胺键、侧链只含羧基的交联网络聚合物PEB-ATPEG500-COOH。pH敏感性测试表明,PEB-ATPEG500—000H具有3个pH敏感范围,分别是pH=2~4、pH-6~7和pH:10-11,表现出明显的两性pH敏感性。研究了该水凝胶在37℃条件下分别在pH=2、7、11介质中的溶胀动力学,并对溶胀速率进行了详细分析。该网络聚合物可望成为一种集完全可降解性、pH敏感性和生物相容性于一身的新型两性pH敏感水凝胶。
A novel amphoteric pH-sensitive hydrogel with pendent carboxyl groups is designed and synthesized. Firstly, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride(EDTAD) reacted with butanediamine(BDA) through N-aeylation ringopening polymerization of anhydride groups to give a linear eopolymer with pendant carboxyl groups(PEB-COOH) ; then the earboxyl groups in PEB-COOH are activated by N-hydroxysuceinimide(NHS) and dicyclohexylearbodiimide (DCC) and thereafter cross-linked with amino terminated poly(ethylene glycol) of Mw : 500 (ATPEGS00), yielding the desired network polymer(PEB-ATPEGS00-COOH). Results from FTIR verifiy the successful synthesis of this hydrogel, pH sensitivity tests indicate that this hydrogel demonstrates three pH sensitive zones at pH=2-4, pH= 6-7 and pH: 10-11, respectively. The swelling kinetics of PEB-ATPEGS00-COOH in media of pH: 2, 7 and 11 are also investigated and the swelling rates are analyzed. This novel type of hydrogels potentially feature with biodegradability, sound biocompatibility and pH sensitivity.