Temperature-modulated Interactions Between Thermoresponsive Strong Cationic Copolymer-brush-grafted Silica Beads and Biomolecules

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2024 Aug 20

PMID 39161811

Authors

Kenichi Nagase

Sayaka Suzuki

Hideko Kanazawa

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Abstract

Thermoresponsive polymer brushes have attracted considerable research attention owing to their unique properties. Herein, we developed silica beads grafted with poly(-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm)--3-acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (APTAC)---butyl acrylamide (tBAAm) and P(NIPAAm--APTAC---butyl methacrylate(nBMA)) brushes. The carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen elemental analysis of the copolymer-grated silica beads revealed the presence of a large amount of the grafted copolymer on the silica beads. The electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between biomolecules and prepared copolymer brushes were analyzed by observing their elution behaviors via high-performance liquid chromatography using the copolymer-brush-modified beads as the stationary phase. Adenosine nucleotides were retained in the bead-packed columns, which was attributed to the electrostatic interaction between the copolymers and adenosine nucleotides. Insulin was adsorbed on the copolymer brushes at high temperatures, which was attributed to its electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions with the copolymer. Similar adsorption behavior was observed in case of albumin. Further, at a low concentration of the phosphate buffer solution, albumin was adsorbed onto the copolymer brushes even at relatively low temperatures owing to its enhanced electrostatic interaction with the copolymer. These results indicated that the developed thermoresponsive strong cationic copolymer brushes can interact with peptides and proteins through a combination of electrostatic and temperature-modulated hydrophobic interactions. Thus, the developed copolymer brushes exhibits substantial potential for application in chromatographic matrices for the analysis and purification of peptides and proteins.

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