Investigation of photoinduced polymerization of doxycycline-imprinted hydrogels: effect of template on initiator reactivity, conversion, and reaction rate

Dilek Dalgakiran, Tugçe Inan, Fatma Seniha Güner*

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Abstract

Photopolymerization kinetics of doxycycline hyclate (DOX)-imprinted hydrogels were monitored by real-time Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential photocalorimetry. 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate-based hydrogels were synthesized by using ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker, acrylic acid (AA) as a functional monomer, and 2,2-dimethyl-2-hydroxy acetophenone as a photoinitiator. For imprinting DOX in hydrogels, the molar ratio of template to functional monomer (DOX:AA) was chosen as 1:8 and 1:16. The polymerization was achieved at two different initiator concentrations. The conversion and reaction rate were calculated as a function of the molar ratio of template, and the results were compared to those of nonimprinted ones. In order to reveal the effect of DOX on the photoinduced radical polymerization, thermal polymerization was also performed for imprinted and nonimprinted hydrogels by using 2,2-azobis(2,4-dimethyl-pentanenitrile) as a thermal initiator. All results showed that there is a significant effect of DOX concentration on the conversion and reaction rate of the photopolymerization reaction. The conversion and reaction rate decreased during photopolymerization when the template concentration increased in the monomer mixture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)862-873
Number of pages12
JournalTurkish Journal of Chemistry
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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Funding

This work was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) with project number 114M459. The authors acknowledge Dr Özlem Gürses (Dünya Göz Hospital, Ankara, Turkey) for her comments and valuable suggestions about the treatment of corneal neovascularization. The authors would also like to especially thank Deva (İstanbul, Turkey) and Assistant Professor Pelin Süzgün (Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy) for providing doxycycline. This work was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) with project number 114M459. The authors acknowledge Dr Özlem Gürses (Dünya Göz Hospital, Ankara, Turkey) for her comments and valuable suggestions about the treatment of corneal neovascularization. The authors would also like to especially thank Deva (Istanbul, Turkey) and Assistant Professor Pelin Süzgün (Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy) for providing doxycycline.

FundersFunder number
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
TÜBİTAK
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu114M459

    Keywords

    • Molecular imprinting
    • Photopolymerization
    • Photosensitivity

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