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Journal of the American Chemical Society | 2010

CO2 Triggering and Controlling Orthogonally Multiresponsive Photochromic Systems

Tamim A. Darwish; Richard A. Evans; Michael J. James; Nino Malic; Gerry Triani; Tracey Hanley

We report a new generic method of reversibly controlling the photochromism of spiropyrans. It was found that the photochromic effect of spiropyrans can be reversibly switched on and off by addition and removal of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) to spiropyran in alcohol solutions containing an amidine (i.e., DBU) that acts as a CO(2) sensitizer. Spiropyrans are not photochromic in the presence of DBU but photochromic when CO(2) is subsequently added to the solution. The CO(2) is readily removed by inert gas bubbling, thus allowing facile activation and deactivation of the photochromic effect. Carbon dioxide, without the presence of the sensitizing amidine, had no effect on photochromism of the spiropyrans. Other photochromic dyes classes such as spirooxazines and chromenes are not affected by this CO(2)/DBU stimulus. As a result, orthogonal activation of mixtures of spirooxazines and spiropyrans was achieved to provide four color states (clear, yellow, green, and blue) by varying the combinations of the stimuli of UV, visible light, CO(2), and CO(2) depleted. This finding now permits the many applications using spiropyrans to be CO(2) responsive.


Biointerphases | 2012

Alkylation of Spiropyran Moiety Provides Reversible Photo-Control over Nanostructured Soft Materials

Wye-Khay Fong; Nino Malic; Richard A. Evans; Adrian Hawley; Ben J. Boyd; Tracey Hanley

The purpose of this study was to create a light responsive nanostructured liquid crystalline matrix using a novel alkylated spiropyran photochromic molecule (spiropyran laurate, SPL) as a light activated drug delivery system. The liquid crystal matrix, prepared from phytantriol, responds reversibly to changes in photoisomerism of SPL on irradiation, switching between the bicontinuous cubic and the reversed hexagonal liquid crystal structures, a change previously shown to dramatically alter drug release rate. In contrast, the non-derivatized spiropyran and spirooxazine photochromic compounds do not sufficiently disrupt the matrix on isomerization to induce the phase change. Thus, novel alkylated spiropyran has the potential to be an effective agent for use in liquid crystalline systems for reversible ‘on-demand’ drug delivery applications.


Australian Journal of Chemistry | 2006

Synthesis of Carboxylic Acid and Ester Mid-Functionalized Polymers using RAFT Polymerization and ATRP

Nino Malic; Richard Alexander Evans

Polymers with a single central point of carboxylic acid functionality were prepared by living radical polymerization methods, RAFT and ATRP. A convenient water-based synthesis of a Y-branched ATRP initiator from 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 2-bromopropionyl bromide, from which the Y-branched RAFT agent is then subsequently derived, is described. Polymerization occurred uniformly from both of the RAFT groups to give chains of equal length as shown by hydrolysis. ATRP polymerization based on an ester derivative of 3,5-bis(2-bromopropionyloxy)benzoic acid as initiator was well controlled, whereas the free carboxylic acid gave inconsistent performance. The ability to couple functional molecules to the middle of polymers would provide better protection or interaction of the functional molecule with the polymer than conventional end attachment. This would find applications such as in drug delivery where more efficient protection would allow the use of lower molecular weight polymers.


Polymer Chemistry | 2018

Ultra-fast aqueous polymerisation of acrylamides by high power visible light direct photoactivation RAFT polymerisation

Reece W. Lewis; Richard A. Evans; Nino Malic; Kei Saito; Neil R. Cameron

The effect of visible LED power (λmax = 402 nm, 451 nm) on kinetics and control of direct photoactivation RAFT polymerisations of acrylamide and dimethylacrylamide are investigated. By increasing power supplied to the LEDs from 6 to 208 W, the polymerisation time required to reach >85% conversion is reduced from 12 hours to 11 minutes for acrylamide. Similar conversions are shown to be obtainable in 5 minutes for dimethylacrylamide, all without any exogenous photoinitiator or catalyst. This increase in polymerisation rate is attributed to an increase in both photon flux and a coincident increase in polymerisation temperature at higher light intensities. With both 402 nm and 451 nm LEDs exciting the same n → π* electronic transition, little difference in rate of polymerisation is seen between the two light sources. Minimal reduction in polymerisation control is observed at high irradiation intensity for acrylamide, while an increased production of low molecular weight dead chains is observed for dimethylacrylamide. This is shown to be mitigated by controlling the polymerisation temperature to 17 °C which caused both a reduction in low molecular weight tailing and an increased polymerisation time. Visible light direct photoactivation RAFT is also shown to have application in the synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight acrylamide polymers (Mn > 1 000 000 g mol−1).


Macromolecular Rapid Communications | 2018

Light-Induced RAFT Single Unit Monomer Insertion in Aqueous Solution-Toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers

Annelore Aerts; Reece W. Lewis; Yanyan Zhou; Nino Malic; Graeme Moad; Almar Postma

First report on the sequential, visible light-initiated, single unit monomer insertion (SUMI) of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAm) into the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, 4-((((2-carboxyethyl)thio)carbonothioyl)thio)-4-cyanopentanoic acid (CTA1 ), in aqueous solution is provided. The specificity for SUMI over formation of higher oligomers and/or RAFT agent-derived by-products is higher for longer irradiation wavelengths. Red light provides the cleanest product (selective SUMI), showing a linear pseudo-first order kinetic profile to high (>80%) conversion, but also the slowest reaction rate. Blue light provides a relatively rapid reaction, but also gives some by-products (<2%) and the kinetic profile displays a conversion plateau at >65% conversion. Higher specificity with red light is attributed to CTA1 absorbing at longer wavelengths than the SUMI product, which allows selective excitation of CTA1 . The use of a higher reaction temperature (65 °C vs ambient) results in a higher reaction rate and a reduction in oligomer formation.


RSC Advances | 2014

Synthesis of RAFT polymers as bivalent inhibitors of cholera toxin

David J. Leaver; Andrew B. Hughes; Raymond M. Dawson; Almar Postma; Nino Malic; Anastasios Polyzos

We report a new strategy to develop low molecular weight (18–28 kDa) poly(N-acryloylmorpholine) (PNAM) polymers as bivalent inhibitors of cholera toxin (CT) using Reversible Addition–Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) technology. The inhibitory activity of the galacto-conjugated polymers was examined (ELISA) and the series displayed moderate inhibitory activity (millimolar IC50).


Macromolecules | 2008

Superior Photochromic Performance of Naphthopyrans in a Rigid Host Matrix Using Polymer Conjugation: Fast, Dark, and Tunable

Nino Malic; Jonathan A. Campbell,§,‖ and; Richard A. Evans


Macromolecules | 2010

Photochromic Polymer Conjugates: The Importance of Macromolecular Architecture in Controlling Switching Speed within a Polymer Matrix

Francesca Ercole; Nino Malic; Simon Harrisson; Thomas P. Davis; Richard A. Evans


Macromolecules | 2010

Controlling molecular mobility in polymer matrices: synchronizing switching speeds of multiple photochromic dyes

Jonathan A. Campbell; Richard A. Evans; Nino Malic; Asha D'Souza; Mark York; Ali Abdelselam


Archive | 2005

Photochromic compounds comprising polymeric substituents and methods for preparation and use thereof

Richard A. Evans; Georgina K. Such; Thomas P. Davis; Nino Malic; David A. Lewis; Jonathan A. Campbell

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Richard A. Evans

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Abdelselam Ali

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Almar Postma

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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