This paper describes two kinds of star polymers with homopolymer arms made of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (PDMAEMA) and with random copolymer arms of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PDMAEMA-co-PDEGMA), which were synthesized via "core first” method. Hydrodynamic radii were determined and the behavior of obtained polymers in organic solvents and in aqueous solutions were studied. The effect of pH and temperature on the zeta potential and hydrodynamic radii of polymers particles were also investigated.
Paulina Teper, Joanna Chojniak-Gronek, Anna Hercog, Natalia Oleszko-Torbus, Grażyna Płaza, Jerzy Kubacki, Katarzyna Balin, Agnieszka Kowalczuk, Barbara Mendrek (2020)
Nanolayers of Poly(N,N′-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate) with a Star Topology and Their Antibacterial Activity. Polymers, 12(1), 230. 10.3390/polym12010230
Natalia Oleszko-Torbus, Barbara Mendrek, Agnieszka Kowalczuk, Wojciech Wałach, Barbara Trzebicka, Alicja Utrata-Wesołek (2021)
The Role of Polymer Structure in Formation of Various Nano- and Microstructural Materials: 30 Years of Research in the Laboratory of Nano- and Microstructural Materials at the Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials PAS. Polymers, 13(17), 2892. 10.3390/polym13172892
Barbara Mendrek, Iwona Żymełka-Miara, Łukasz Sieroń, Agnieszka Fus, Katarzyna Balin, Jerzy Kubacki, Mario Smet, Barbara Trzebicka, Aleksander L. Sieroń, Agnieszka Kowalczuk (2018)
Stable star polymer nanolayers and their thermoresponsiveness as a tool for controlled culture and detachment of fibroblast sheets. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6(4), 641. 10.1039/C7TB02748F
Barbara Mendrek, Agnieszka Fus, Katarzyna Klarzyńska, Aleksander L. Sieroń, Mario Smet, Agnieszka Kowalczuk, Andrzej Dworak (2018)
Synthesis, Characterization and Cytotoxicity of Novel Thermoresponsive Star Copolymers of N,N′-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate and Hydroxyl-Bearing Oligo(Ethylene Glycol) Methacrylate. Polymers, 10(11), 1255. 10.3390/polym10111255