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MDPI, Polymers, 2(12), p. 330, 2020

DOI: 10.3390/polym12020330

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4-n-Butylresorcinol-Based Linear and Graft Polymethacrylates for Arbutin and Vitamins Delivery by Micellar Systems

Journal article published in 2020 by Justyna Odrobińska ORCID, Łukasz Mielańczyk ORCID, Dorota Neugebauer ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

A novel initiator, bromoester modified 4-n-butylresorcinol (4nBREBr2), was prepared and utilized in controlled atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) to obtain three series of amphiphilic copolymers. The V-shaped copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (MPEGMA), abbreviated to P(HEMA–co–MMA), P(HEMA–co–MPEGMA), and P(MMA–co–MPEGMA), were synthesized. Moreover, P((HEMA–graft–PEG)–co–MMA) graft copolymers were prepared by combining the pre-polymerization modification of HEMA and a “click” reaction using a “grafting onto” approach. All copolymers could form micelles with encapsulated active substances (vitamin C (VitC), vitamin E (VitE), arbutin (ARB)), which are used in cosmetology. In vitro studies carried out in a PBS solution (pH 7.4) demonstrates that in most cases the maximum release of active substance was after 1 h. The polymeric systems presenting satisfactory encapsulation characteristics and release profiles are attractive micellar carriers of cosmetic substances, which show a positive effect on the skin condition.