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Chapter 5<br />

5.6 Conclusions<br />

Triblock copolymers composed <strong>of</strong> PLA <strong>and</strong> PTAm with well-defined structure was<br />

prepared by combination <strong>of</strong> ROP <strong>and</strong> RAFT methods. Since the living characteristics <strong>of</strong> the<br />

RAFT polymerization, the triblock copolymers could be obtained with well-defined structure<br />

<strong>and</strong> compositions, which was confirmed by the comparison <strong>of</strong> their yields <strong>and</strong> PDIs with that<br />

<strong>of</strong> graft copolymers synthesized in Chapter 4. Biological evaluation <strong>of</strong> the material showed<br />

that the material has good biocompatibility <strong>and</strong> low cytotoxicity. Electrospinning technology<br />

was then adopted to prepare the electro-active porous polymer matrices with relatively large<br />

surface area for biomedical applications. The morphology <strong>of</strong> electrospun copolymers is<br />

mainly attributed to the viscosity difference from tyre-like shape at lower concentration to<br />

fibroid shape at higher concentration.<br />

5.7 Experimental Section<br />

Materials<br />

Lactide was purchased from Purac, Holl<strong>and</strong>. Stannous octoate (Sn(Oct)2, 95%) <strong>and</strong><br />

1,4-butanediol (BDO) were purchased from Aldrich. 2, 2'-Azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN, Beijing<br />

Chemical Co., China) was recrystallized twice from methanol. 4-Cyanopentnoic acid<br />

dithiobenzoate (CPAD) was prepared as described in literature.<br />

4-Amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TCI, >97%) <strong>and</strong> Acrylyl chloride (Alfa Aesar, 96%)<br />

were used to prepare the 2,2,6,6-tetra-methylpiperidinyl acrylamide (TAP) monomer.<br />

N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC, 99%) <strong>and</strong> 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP, 98%)<br />

were purchased from Sigma Chemical Co. <strong>and</strong> used as received. All other reagents were used<br />

without further purification.<br />

Instrument<br />

1 H NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker AV 400 NMR spectrometer in CDCl3. Gel<br />

permeation chromatography was performed with a DMF eluent using a Tosoh HLC-8220<br />

instrument, <strong>and</strong> the molecular weight <strong>and</strong> polydispersity were calibrated with polystyrene<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ards. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were obtained by using an ESEM<br />

(Model XL 30 ESEM FEG from Micro FEI Philips). The specimens were mounted on metal<br />

stubs using a double-sided adhesive tape <strong>and</strong> vacuum coated with a platinum layer prior to<br />

examination. Samples for cyclic voltammetry were prepared by depositing thin LM PAP film<br />

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