Academic literature on the topic 'ARGET ATRP'

This paper firstly summarized the latest research progress on the polymer brushes preparation by surface-initiated ARGET ATRP polymerization. It mainly includes the surface modifications of inorganic substrate (silicon dioxide and carbon nanotubes), and the organic substrate (cellulose and polymer microspheres). This method needs less catalyst and operates more easily, compared to the classical ATRP. Besides, it also has good polymerization controllability, and the polymer brushes have higher grafting density and molecular weight. Therefore, surface-initiated ARGET ATRP polymerization has become an effective method for modifying the surface of materials. Then, we prepared the polymer brush supported TEMPO by the surface-initiated ARGET ATRP and characterized.

Well-defined polymer brushes attached to nanoparticles offer an elegant opportunity for surface modification because of their excellent mechanical stability, functional versatility, high graft density as well as controllability of surface properties. This study aimed to prepare hybrid materials with good dispersion in different solvents, and to endow this material with certain fluorescence characteristics. Well-defined diblock copolymers poly (styrene)-b-poly (hydroxyethyl methyl acrylate)–co-poly (hydroxyethyl methyl acrylate- rhodamine B) grafted silica nanoparticles (SNPs-g-PS-b-PHEMA-co-PHEMA-RhB) hybrid materials were synthesized via surface-initiated activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ARGET ATRP). The SNPs surfaces were modified by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH-550) firstly, then the initiators 2-Bromoisobutyryl bromide (BIBB) was attached to SNPs surfaces through the esterification of acyl bromide groups and amidogen groups. The synthetic initiators (SNPs-Br) were further used for the SI-ARGET ATRP of styrene (St), hydroxyethyl methyl acrylate (HEMA) and hydroxyethyl methyl acrylate-rhodamine B (HEMA-RhB). The results indicated that the SI-ARGET ATRP initiator had been immobilized onto SNPs surfaces, the Br atom have located at the end of the main polymer chains, and the polymerization process possessed the characteristic of controlled/“living” polymerization. The SNPs-g-PS-b-PHEMA-co-PHEMA-RhB hybrid materials show good fluorescence performance and good dispersion in water and EtOH but aggregated in THF. This study demonstrates that the SI-ARGET ATRP provided a unique way to tune the polymer brushes structure on silica nanoparticles surface and further broaden the application of SI-ARGET ATRP.

In this paper, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used in the activating process of cotton filter cloth to improve its further hydrophobic modification reaction between cotton fabric and 1-octadecene via an electron transfer (ARGET) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) mechanism. The major influences of DMSO on ARGET-ATRP process was discussed, and meanwhile, the microstructure changes, morphology feature and performance characteristics of cotton filter cloth during the reaction was explored by the SEM, AFM, EDS, XRD and TGA techniques.The result shows that DMSO can leads to cotton fibers adhesion and surface roughening under the ARGET-ATRP grafting reaction conditions, but has little changes on the crystal form, crystallinity and thermal properties of cellulose. At a DMSO dosage of 10%, the hydrophobically modified cotton filter cloth has a water contact angle (CA) of up to 141°. While naturally placed for 1 hour, the CA of hydrophobically modified cotton filter cloth can be stable at 116° with a decay rate of 17.5%, which proves that the hydrophobic stability of cotton filter cloth has been improved markedly. Furthermore, a better improvement for the hydrophobic stability of cotton filter cloth will significantly enhance the application of hydrophobic functional modified cellulosic materials.

The importance of finding new applications for cellulose‐based products has increased, especially to meet the demand for new environmentally friendly materials, but also since the digitalization of our society will eventually decrease the need for paper. To expand the application area of cellulose, modification to improve and/or introduce new properties can be a requisite. Thus, the focus of this study has been to achieve fundamental knowledge about polymer grafting of cellulose via well‐controlled radical polymerization. Cellulose, in the form of filter paper, has successfully been grafted via activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) of the monomers: methyl methacrylate, styrene, and glycidyl methacrylate. The advantages of ARGET ATRP are that only a small amount of a copper catalyst is required and the reaction can be performed in limited amount of air; yet, providing for relatively well‐controlled reactions. These benefits can render ARGET ATRP an attractive method for industrial utilization. The contact‐angle measurements of the grafted filter papers confirmed that the hydrophobicity of cellulose was significantly increased, even for shorter graft lengths. FT‐IR spectroscopy established that the amount of polymer successively increased with monomer conversion. High‐resolution FT‐IR microscopy (FT‐IRM) was proven to be a very useful technique for the analysis of cellulose substrates, displaying the spatial distribution of polymer content on cellulose fibers. The polymer was shown to be fairly homogenously distributed on the fiber. An initiator with a reducible disulfide bond rendered cleavage of the polymer grafts possible, employing mild reaction conditions. The cleaved grafts and the free polymers – formed from a sacrificial initiator in parallel to the grafting – were shown to have similar molar masses and dispersities, confirming that the grafts can be tailored by utilizing a sacrificial initiator. Moreover, the initiator content on filter paper and microcrystalline cellulose was assessed. A comparison between the two grafting techniques, grafting‐from cellulose via ARGET ATRP and grafting‐to cellulose via copper(I)‐catalyzed alkyne‐azide cycloaddition, was performed. To achieve a trustworthy comparison, the free polymer formed in parallel to the grafting‐from reaction was employed as the prepolymer in the grafting‐to approach, resulting in nearly identical graft length on the substrates for the two grafting methods. FT‐IRM analyses verified that under the selected conditions, the grafting‐from technique is superior to the grafting‐to approach with respect to controlling the distribution of the polymer content on the surface. The results were corroborated with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

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La polimerizzazione radicalica a trasferimento di atomo (ATRP) è una tecnica versatile per la sintesi controllata di strutture macromolecolari. In questo lavoro, un sistema ad attivatore rigenerato mediante trasferimento elettronico (ARGET) ATRP viene presentato come un nuovo sistema green per la sintesi del polistirene (PS). Tale processo ARGET ATRP è catalizzato da rame e il sistema riducente è composto da acido ascorbico e carbonato di sodio. La miscela di solventi è composta da acetato di etile ed etanolo. Sorprendentemente, in specifiche condizioni ARGET ATRP, il PS è gelificato. La gelificazione è sorprendente poiché non sono stati aggiunti agenti ramificanti o reticolanti alla miscela di reazione e la loro formazione in situ è ​​stata esclusa. I risultati sperimentali portano all'ipotesi che si formi una rete olimpica con macrocicli compenetranti. Un brevetto è stato anche depositato con la sorprendente scoperta. In questa tesi viene studiato il meccanismo della gelificazione anomala, le evidenze a supporto dell'ipotesi della rete olimpica e la morfologia dei gel polistirenici ottenuti. Inoltre, è stata studiata anche l'addizione radicalica a trasferimento di atomo (ATRA) per sintetizzare acidi γ-alocarbossilici, partedo da da acidi α-alocarbossilici e alcheni. Gli acidi γ-alocarbossilici possono ciclizzare rapidamente per formare γ-lattoni, a seguito di una reazione di sostituzione della funzione alogenata da parte dell'acido carbossilico. Viene quindi proposta un nuovo acronimo per l'accoppiamento dell'ATRA con la successiva lattonizzazione (ATRA-L). Poiché la frazione alogenata viene persa rapidamente, l'ATRA-L consente l'uso di alcheni generalmente proibiti in ATRA. Infatti, a seguito di una reazione ATRA, l'alogeno del prodotto deve essere inattivo nei confronti di una seconda ATRA, altrimenti si otterrebbe un oligomero. In ATRA-L, l'alogeno viene perso e non ci sono restrizioni sulla scelta dell'alchene. È stato condotto uno studio approfondito della letteratura per trovare le reazioni correlate all'ATRA-L e per collegarle da un punto di vista comune. Viene quindi studiato un sistema ATRA-L catalizzato da rame in acqua, concentrandosi sull'effetto del pH sulla reazione, su come le variabili influenzano il sistema e sul meccanismo di reazione.
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a powerful technique for the synthesis of controlled macromolecular structures. In this work, an activator regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) ATRP system is presented as a new green system for the synthesis of polystyrene (PS). This ARGET ATRP system is copper-catalyzed and the reducing system is composed of ascorbic acid and sodium carbonate. The solvent mixture is made up of ethyl acetate and ethanol. Surprisingly, in specific ARGET ATRP conditions, the PS gelled. The gelation is surprising since no branching nor crosslinking agents were added to the reaction mixture and their formation in situ was excluded. The experimental results lead to the hypothesis that an olympic network with interpenetrating macrocycles is formed. Furthermore, a patent was filed with the surprising discovery. In this thesis, it is studied the mechanism of the anomalous gelation, the supporting evidence to the olympic network hypothesis, and the morphology of the obtained PS gels. Besides, atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) was also studied to synthesize γ-halocarboxylic acids, starting from α-halocarboxylic acids and alkenes. The γ-halocarboxylic acids can rapidly cyclize to form γ-lactones, following a substitution reaction of the halogenated moiety by the carboxylic acid. A new acronym is then proposed for the combination of ATRA with the subsequent lactonization (ATRA-L). Since the halogenated moiety is rapidly lost, the ATRA-L allows the use of alkenes that are generally prohibited in ATRA. In fact, following an ATRA reaction, the halogen of the product is required to be inactive toward a second ATRA, otherwise an oligomer is obtained. In ATRA-L, the halogen is lost and there are no restrictions on the choice of the alkene. An in-depth study of the literature was done to find the reactions related to ATRA-L and to connect them from a common point of view. A copper-catalyzed ATRA-L system in water is then studied, focusing on the effect of the pH on the reaction, on how the variables affect the system, and on the reaction mechanism.

O objetivo do presente estudo visa o desenvolvimento de um copolímero em bloco constituído por metacrilato de metila (MMA) e de dimetilaminoetila (DMAEMA), tendo como macroniciador poli--caprolactona dibromada (Br-PCL-Br), e que permite formar nanocápsulas sensíveis ao pH, contendo ou não o tripeptídeo leucina-ácido aspártico-valina (LDV) na superfície para a vetorização ativa de anti-neoplásicos. Os métodos envolveram diferentes abordagens sintéticas testadas, sendo que a técnica de transferência eletrônica por regeneração de ativadores (ATRP-ARGET) permitiu obter o copolímero PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 de forma mais prática e com rendimentos entre 30 e 70%. Por fim, o tripeptídeo LDV foi conjugado ao copolímero por meio do ligante metacrilato de 2-isocianato de etila (IEM). Um método por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) foi adaptado para a quantificação da doxorrubicina e as nanopartículas foram preparadas por nanoprecipitação e avaliadas quanto à capacidade de expandir em diferentes pHs e citotoxicidade em células de câncer de mama. Os resultados do copolímero demonstram, por análises de infravermelho (IR-FT), sinais característicos em 2900 cm-1 e 1720 cm-1 correspondentes às funções –CH e –C=O. A análise de ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (RMN 1H) mostra a caracterização das cadeias hidrocarbônicas do copolímero, sendo que os deslocamentos químicos em 2,8 ppm e 3,8 ppm correspondem aos sinais dos grupamentos –CH2-N do DMAEMA e -OCH3 do MMA. As nanocápsulas preparadas a partir do copolímero expandiram de diâmetro quando expostas à pH ácido. Uma vez que o PMMA foi identificado como componente mais citotóxico, o copolímero foi otimizado por meio da redução da quantia de MMA. A quantificação da doxorrubicina encapsulada nas nanopartículas preparadas a partir dos copolímeros não otimizado (ARGET-A) e otimizado (ARGETB) foi de 61,42% e 64,88%, respectivamente. No estudo de citotoxicidade, as nanopartículas preparadas a partir do copolímero ARGET-B apresentaram-se eficazes no controle da proliferação celular de MCF-7. Conclui-se que o método de síntese ATRP-ARGET-B foi o mais apropriado para a produção do copolímero empregado no desenvolvimento de nanopartículas pH responsivas eficazes no 6 controle da proliferação de células tumorais. Ainda, existe a possibilidade do emprego do copolímero contendo o tripeptídeo LDV para alcançar uma vetorização ativa em células de câncer por meio da interação com integrinas específicas. Entretanto, até o presente, não foi realizada a avaliação das nanopartículas contendo LDV.
The objective of the present study looks for the development of a block copolymer constituted by methyl methacrylate (MMA) and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), having poly--caprolactone dibromated (Br-PCL-Br) as a macroinitiator and, that could form pH sensible nanocapsules with or without the tripeptide leucineaspartic acid-valine (LDV) in its surface for active vectorization of anti-neoplasics. The methods employed different synthetic approaches tested, being that the activator regenerated by eletron transfer technique (ATRP-ARGET) allowed to obtain the copolymer PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 in a practicle way and with incomes between 30 and 70%. Finally, the tripeptide LDV was linked to the copolymer through the 2- isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM). A high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) was adapted to doxorubicin quantification and, the nanopartircles were prepared by nanoprecipitation and evaluated conserning its ability to expand in different environments and citotoxycity in mammary cancer cells. The results from the copolymer demonstrated, by infrared (FT-IR), characteristic signals of 2900 cm-1 and 1720 cm-1 from the functions –CH and –C=O. And hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (RMN 1H) analysis allowed the characterization of the hydrogen-carbonic chains of the copolymer, being that the chemical displacement in 2,8 ppm and 3,8 ppm corresponds to the signals of the groups –CH2-N from DMAEMA and –O-CH3 from MMA. The nanocapsules prepared from the copolymer expanded its diameter when exposed to acidic pH. Once PMMA was identified as the most toxic component the copolymer was optimized by the reduction of MMA amount. Doxorubicin quantification in the nanocapsules prepared with the copolymers not optimized (ARGET-A) and optimized (ARGET-B) was 61,42% and 64,88%, respectively. In the cytotoxicity study, the nanocapsules prepared from copolymer ARGET-B showed to be efficient to control the cellular proliferation of MCF-7. It can be concluded that the ATRP-ARGET-B method was the more appropriate one for the copolymer production, which was employed in nanocapsules pH responsive effective to control 8 tumor proliferation. Besides, there is the possibility to use the copolymer functionalized with LDV to achieve an active delivery to cancer cells by it interaction with specific integrins. However, till the present, it was not realized the evaluation of the nanocapsules with LDV.

L’un des enjeux majeurs en nanomédecine est de développer des systèmes capables à la fois de permettre un diagnostic efficace et également de servir de plateforme thérapeutique pour combattre les infections et les neuro-dégénérescences. Dans cette optique, et afin d’améliorer la détection de tumeurs, des agents de contraste ont été développés dans le but d’augmenter le rapport signal sur bruit. Parmi ces agents, les nanoparticules (NPs) d’oxyde de fer superparamagnétiques (SPIOs) et les quantum dots (QDs) sont des candidats idéaux et ont reçu une grande attention depuis une vingtaine d’années. De surcroit, leurs propriétés spécifiques dues à leurs dimensions nanométriques et leurs formes permettent de moduler leur bio-distribution dans l’organisme. L’opportunité de revêtir ces NPs biocompatibles par des couches de polymères devraient permettre d’améliorer la stabilité de ces nanomatériaux dans l’organisme. Et par conséquent, favoriser leur biodistribution et également leur conférer de nouvelles applications en l’occurrence des applications biomédicales. Dans ce travail de thèse, nous avons développé de nouveaux systèmes thermo-répondant basés sur un cœur SPIOs ou QDs qui sont capables, à la fois, de transporter un principe actif anticancéreux, i.e. la doxorubicine (DOX) et de le relarguer dans le milieu physiologique à une température contrôlée. Deux familles de NPs ont été synthétisées. La première concerne des NPs de Fe3O4 SPIO qui ont été modifiées en surface par un copolymère thermorépondant biocompatible à base de 2-(2-methoxy) méthacrylate d’éthyle (MEO2MA), oligo (éthylène glycol) méthacrylate (OEGMA). La seconde famille, consiste en des NPs de ZnO recouverte du même copolymère. Pour la première fois, le copolymère de type P(MEO2MAX-OEGMA100-X) a été polymérisé par activateur-régénéré par transfert d’électron-polymérisation radicalaire par transfert d’atome (ARGET-ATRP). La polymérisation et copolymérisation ont été initiées à partir de la surface. Les NPs cœur/coquilles ont été caractérisées par microscopie électronique à transmission (TEM), analyse thermogravimétrique (TGA), etc. Nous avons montré que l’efficacité du procédé ARGET-ATRP pour modifier les surfaces des NPs de SiO2, Fe3O4 et de ZnO. L’influence de la configuration de la chaîne de copolymère et des propriétés interfaciales avec le solvant ou le milieu biologique en fonction de la température a été étudiée. Nous avons montré que les propriétés magnétiques des systèmes coeur/coquilles à base de Fe3O4 ne sont influencées que par la quantité de polymère greffée contrairement au QDs qui vient leur propriété optique réduire au-delà de la température de transition. Ce procédé simple et rapide que nous avons développé est efficace pour le greffage de nombreux copolymères à partir de surfaces de chimie différentes. Les expériences de largage et relarguage d’un molécule modèle telle que la DOX ont montré que ces nanosystèmes sont capables de relarguer la DOX à une température bien contrôlée, à la fois dans l’eau que dans des milieux complexes tels que les milieux biologique. De plus, les tests de cytocompatibilité ont montré que les NPs coeur/coquilles ne sont pas cytotoxiques en fonction de leur concentration dans le milieu biologique. A partir de nos résultats, il apparaît que ces nouveaux nanomatériaux pourront être envisagés comme une plateforme prometteuse pour le traitement du cancer
One of the major challenges in nanomedicine is to develop nanoparticulate systems able to serve as efficient diagnostic and/or therapeutic tools against sever diseases, such as infectious or neurodegenerative disorders. To enhance the detection and interpretation contrast agents were developed to increase the signal/noise ratio. Among them, Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO) and Quantum Dots (QDs) nanoparticles (NPs) have received a great attention since their development as a liver contrasting agent 20 years ago for the SPIO. Furthermore, their properties, originating from the nanosized dimension and shape, allow different bio-distribution and opportunities beyond the conventional chemical imaging agents. The opportunity to coat those biocompatible NPs by a polymer shell that can ensure a better stability of the materials in the body, enhance their bio-distribution and give them new functionalities. It has appeared then that they are very challenging for medicinal applications. In this work, we have developed new responsive SPIO and QDs based NPs that are able to carry the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) and release it in physiological media and at the physiological temperature. Two families of NPs were synthesized, the first one consist in superparamagnetic Fe3O4 NPs that were functionalized by a biocompatible responsive copolymer based on 2-(2-methoxy) ethyl methacrylate (MEO2MA), oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate (OEGMA). The second family consists in the ZnO NPs coated by the same copolymer. For the first time, P(MEO2MAX-OEGMA100-X) was grown by activator regenerated by electron transfer–atom radical polymerization (ARGET-ATRP) from the NPs surfaces by surface-initiated polymerization. The core/shell NPs were fully characterized by the combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and by the physical properties of the nanostructures studied. We demonstrate the efficiency of the ARGET-ATRP process to graft polymers and copolymers at the surface of Fe3O4 and ZnO NPs. The influence of the polymer chain configuration (which leads to the aggregation of the NPs above the collapse temperature of the copolymer (LCST)) was studied. We have demonstrated that the magnetic properties of the core/shell Fe3O4-based nanostructures were only influenced by the amount of the grafted polymer and no influence of the aggregation was evidenced. This simple and fast developed process is efficient for the grafting of various co-polymers from any surfaces and the derived nanostructured materials display the combination of the physical properties of the core and the macromolecular behavior of the shell. The drug release experiments confirmed that DOX was largely released above the co-polymer LCST. Moreover, the cytocompatibility test showed that those developed NPs do not display any cytotoxicity depending on their concentration in physiological media. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the new nanomaterials developed can be considered for further use as multi-modal cancer therapy tools

Au cours de ce travail, dans une première approche descendante, nous avons étudié la réalisation de cellules solaires multicouches évaporées à base de matériaux organiques : le pentacène et le PTCDI-C5. Nous nous sommes servis de cela pour bâtir des cellules simple jonction bicouches et les caractériser. Ces cellules ont servi de modèle de référence à notre étude et démontrent des capacités en accord avec la littérature. Nous avons ensuite produit et caractérisé des cellules multijonctions en bicouches. Une rapide étude sur le comportement d’une couche d’argent d’épaisseur nanométrique a servi à déposer la couche de recombinaison de ces cellules. Nous nous sommes ensuite attelés à la réalisation de monocouches auto-assemblées sur silicium dans le but de développer des couches actives donneur-accepteur et de pouvoir les empiler par l’approche ascendante. Après avoir étudié les groupements d’accroche silanes et acides phosphoniques, nous avons investigué la réalisation de SAM de (3-Triméthoxysilylpropyl) diéthylènetriamine (DETAS) sur silicium en tant que couche d’accroche pour les molécules actives. Nous avons mis en évidence la présence de liaisons hydrogènes aidant à l’organisation de la SAM grâce à des analyses ATR-FTIR. Nous nous sommes servis de cette SAM comme couche d’accroche pour la greffe d’une molécule photo-active le pérylène tétracarboxylique dianhydride (PTCDA). Les techniques de caractérisation par AFM, ellipsométrie et spectroscopie Raman nous ont servi à caractériser notre surface après la greffe de PTCDA
During this study, in a first top-down approach, we investigated evaporated multilayer organic solar cells built from pentacene and PTCDI-C5. We studied spectral response from these materials as well as their vacuum deposition characteristics. We used that knowledge to build simple junction and bi-layer solar cells. Those cells were the reference that allowed us to build and characterised multijonctions bi-layer solar cells with a nanostructured silver layer as recombination layer. A simple study of that silver layer was also conducted. We then switched to self-assembled monolayers on silicon in order to build donor-acceptor active layers that could be stacked, in a bottom-up approach. First, we compared silane and phosphonic acid grafting groups with an 18 carbon long alkane chain. Then we studied (3- trimethoxysilylpropyl) diethylentrimaine (DETAS) on silicon with extra care on relative humidity as a grafting parameter. We also investigated DETAS SAM to highlight hydrogen bonding within the monolayer using ATR-FTIR. DETAS SAM were then used as an anchor molecule for a photoactive molecule perylene tetracarboxylicdianhydrid (PTCDA). Characterisation technics used were AFM, ellipsometry, and Raman spectroscopy

Polycationic nanoparticles were synthesized with an activators regenerated by electron transfer for atom transfer radical polymerization-based (ARGET ATRP-based) emulsion in water method and investigated for their utility as biomaterials for drug delivery. The polycationic nanoparticles were composed of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) for pH-responsiveness, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) for improved biocompatibility, tert-butyl methacrylate (tBMA) to impart hydrophobicity, and a tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) cross-linking agent for enhanced colloidal stability. Dynamic light scattering demonstrated pH-responsive swelling, and cell-based assays demonstrated pH-dependent membrane disruption. The polycationic nanoparticles demonstrated low toxicity to cells. The polycationic nanoparticles were evaluated for use as drug delivery biomaterials by investigating the interactions with the drug and cells. Delivery remains a major challenge for translating small interfering RNA (siRNA) to the clinic, and overcoming the delivery challenge requires effective siRNA delivery vehicles. The polycationic nanoparticles demonstrated efficient siRNA loading. Evidence of siRNA-induced knockdown in cells was observed following transfection with the polycationic nanoparticle/siRNA complexes. Imaging techniques confirmed enhanced siRNA internalization using the polycationic nanoparticle/siRNA complexes compared to naked siRNA. An array of polycationic nanoparticles synthesized using ARGET ATRP or UV-initiated polymerization methods was characterized to examine the effect of polymerization method on material properties and the connection to molecular structure. An improved understanding of molecular structure, and its connection to polymerization method and material characteristics, may aid the design of advanced materials. The ARGET ATRP polycationic nanoparticles demonstrated increased nanoscale homogeneity compared to the UV-initiated polymerization polycationic nanoparticles; increased nanoscale heterogeneity in the UV-initiated polymerization polycationic nanoparticles was associated with broader transitions. The polycationic nanoparticles promoted cellular uptake of siRNA and induced knockdown, thus demonstrating potential as siRNA delivery vehicles. The ARGET ATRP method provides an alternative route to creating polycationic nanoparticles with improved nanoscale homogeneity.
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