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허태영 (홍익대학교, 홍익대학교 대학원)

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2022
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Polyelectrolytes dissolve in aqueous solution by releasing the counterions. However, the liquid-liquid phase separation occurs when two oppositely charged polyelectrolyte solutions are mixed, and this is called complex coacervation. Because of electrostatic interaction, the complex coacervate, which is polyelectrolyte condensed phase, has been used as salt and pH responsive vehicles for charged molecules, such as DNA, RNA, and metal ions. To expand the use of complex coacervate for drug delivery in vivo, it is important to control the particle size.
The self-assembly is representative method to form the nanoparticles. The AB block copolyelectrolyte, which has neutral A block and oppositely charged B block, can be self-assembled by the electrostatic attraction, resulting in the formation of complex coacervate core micelles, C3Ms. Because of identical properties of core of C3Ms with complex coacervate, the C3Ms has been studied in wide application fields, including biomedical and food industry. Understanding of the C3Ms enhances the applicability in diverse area. For C3Ms as a drug delivery vehicle, the structure and kinetics are important factors. The structure, including overall and core dimension, are related to the loading capacity, and cell penetration. In addition, the static and dynamic properties are required for reproducibility, controlled drug releases, and stability of C3Ms. To investigate the structure and properties of C3Ms, the well-defined C3Ms are introduced.
In this study, the poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) (EOAGE) is prepared by living anionic ring opening polymerization, and functionalized by charged moieties (i.e., ammonium (A), guanidinium (G), carboxylate (C), and sulfonate group (S)) using thiol-ene click reaction. The C3Ms are simply formed by mixing of two oppositely charged block copolyelectrolytes solutions, and denoted as A+S (x), A+C (x), G+S (x), and G+C (x), respectively, where x is degree of polymerization of core block. The structure of C3Ms as a function of core block length and ionic strength is characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small angle x-ray/neutron scattering (SAX/NS) measurements. The swollen core with a significant amount of water and relaxed corona block are observed, indicating that it is crew-cut type micelles. Furthermore, the salt-dependent core radii of C3Ms shows good agree with the theoretical approaches derived from scaling law of interfacial tension, and structure. These results suggest that the structure of C3Ms can be controlled by free energy balance, and low interfacial tension is main reason for C3Ms structure. The equilibrium kinetics of C3Ms are investigated by time-resolved small angle neutron scattering (TR-SANS) measurement. The scattering length density difference between hydrogen and deuterium is used as contrast variation technique. Based on the mixing of normal C3Ms and deuterium labeled C3Ms, the chain exchange rates are observed with increasing salt concentration. The relaxation rate of polyelectrolyte chain in core is affected by salt concentration, resulting in the salt-dependent mobility. The master relaxation curve from time-salt superposition is captured by proposed model equation, including the contribution of electrostatic energy, interfacial energy for chain expulsion, and block polydispersity. We believe that our work enhances the fundamental understanding of the C3Ms, resulting in the precise control and effective design principles.

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Chapter 1. Introduction 19
1.1 Complex Coacervate Core Micelles (C3Ms) 19
1.2 Dissertation Outline 20
1.3 References 23
Chapter 2. Background 26
2.1 General characteristics of C3Ms 26
2.2 Structure of C3Ms 29
2.3 Chain dynamics of C3Ms 31
2.3.1 Formation kinetics in C3Ms 31
2.3.2 Equilibrium kinetics in C3Ms 32
2.4 References 35
Chapter 3. Experimental section 40
3.1 Preparation of block copolyelectrolyte 40
3.2 Characterization of block copolyelectrolytes 43
3.2.1 Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) 43
3.2.2 Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) 44
3.3 Characterization of the C3Ms 46
3.3.1 Dynamic light scattering (DLS) 46
3.3.2 Small angle scattering (SAS) 47
3.3.3 Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) 51
Chapter 4. Structure of complex coacervate core micelles 53
4.1 Introduction 53
4.2 Experimental section 55
4.2.1 Materials 55
4.2.2 Dynamic light scattering (DLS) 59
4.2.3 Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) 59
4.2.4 Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) 60
4.3 Model equation for C3Ms 64
4.4 Results and discussion 66
4.4.1 General consideration of C3Ms 66
4.4.2 DLS & Cryo-TEM 68
4.4.3 Small angle neutron scattering 72
4.5 Conclusion 79
4.6 References 81
Chapter 5. Scaling relation of complex coacervate core micelles 91
5.1 Introduction 91
5.2 Experimental section 93
5.2.1 Materials 93
5.2.2 Synthesis of PEO-PAGE block copolymer 94
5.2.3 Ionic functionalization of PEO-PAGE 97
5.2.4 Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) 97
5.2.5 SANS Fitting Model 98
5.3 Results and discussion 101
5.3.1 Structure characterization of C3Ms 101
5.3.2 Scaling theory of C3Ms 111
5.4 Conclusion 114
5.5 References 115
Chapter 6. Salt-dependent structure of complex coacervate core micelles 124
6.1 Introduction 124
6.2 Experimental section 126
6.2.1 Materials 126
6.2.2 Synthesis of block copolyelectrolyte 126
6.2.3 Preparation of complex coacervate core micelles (C3Ms) 127
6.2.4 Dynamic light scattering (DLS) 127
6.2.5 Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) 129
6.2.6 Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) 129
6.2.7 Detailed fitting model 130
6.3 Results and discussion 131
6.3.1 Determination of critical salt concentration (CSC) 131
6.3.2 Salt dependent structure of C3Ms 133
6.3.3 Salt dependent properties of C3Ms 136
6.3.4 Scaling relation between core radius and salt concentration 138
6.3.5 Structure reversibility of C3Ms 140
6.4 Conclusion 142
6.5 References 143
Chapter 7. Equilibrium kinetics of complex coacervate core micelles 149
7.1 Introduction 149
7.2 Experimental section 151
7.2.1 Materials 151
7.2.2 Polymer characterization 153
7.2.3 Small angle neutron scattering 156
7.2.4 SANS fitting model 156
7.3 Results and discussion 162
7.3.1 Preparation of C3Ms 162
7.3.2 Time resolved SANS 163
7.3.3 Relaxation behavior of C3Ms 167
7.3.4 Salt dependent relaxation behavior of C3Ms 173
7.3.5 Relaxation model fit for C3Ms 176
7.3.6 Validation of relaxation model 183
7.4 Conclusion 184
7.5 References and Notes 186
Chapter 8. Complex coacervate core micelles in drug delivery 194
8.1 Introduction 194
8.2 Experimental section 196
8.2.1 Materials 196
8.2.2 Synthesis and characterization of guanidinium-functionalized poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) block copolyelectrolytes 197
8.2.3 Fabrication and characterization of various siRNA-complexing polyplexes. 198
8.2.4 Agarose gel electrophoresis assay 198
8.2.5 Cell culture 199
8.2.6 Cellular uptake analysis of various siRNA-complexing polyplexes 199
8.2.7 In vitro cell viability test 199
8.2.8 In vivo siRNA transfection 200
8.3 Results and discussion 201
8.3.1 Synthesis and characterization of G-PEO-PAGE block Copolyelectrolytes 201
8.3.2 Characterization of siRNA/G-PEO-PAGE micelleplexes 203
8.3.3 Efficient siRNA complexation by G-PEO-PAGE 205
8.3.4 High colloidal stability of siRNA/G-PEO-PAGE micelleplexes 205
8.3.5 Efficient cellular uptake of siRNA by G-PEO-PAGE 207
8.3.6 Low cytotoxicity by siRNA/G-PEO-PAGE micelleplexes 208
8.3.7 Efficient gene silencing by siRNA/G-PEO-PAGE micelleplexes 209
8.4 Conclusion 211
8.5 References 212
Chapter 9. Conclusion and Outlook on future research 217
9.1 Conclusion 217
9.2 Outlook on future research 219
9.2.1 Structure 219
9.2.2 Kinetics 220
9.3 References 221
Abstract in Korean 223
Acknowledgements 226

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