caa a22 4500 445384417 CHVBK 20180317143027.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10924-010-0264-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10924-010-0264-2 Protein-Polymer Grafts via a Soy Protein Derived Macro-RAFT Chain Transfer Agent [Elektronische Daten] [Somnath Bhattacharjee, Dennis Bong] Methodology to produce materials derived from renewable resources is of great importance in decreasing both environmental impact as well as dependence on fossil fuels. We report a straightforward method of polymer grafting to soy protein hydrolysates, which are available in surplus. Benzylthiocarbonate moieties were installed on the protein surface via amidation of free amino groups, creating a protein macro chain transfer agent (CTA) for reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization. We found that subjection of this soy protein macro-CTA (SP-CTA) to RAFT polymerization conditions with polar acrylate monomers resulted in protein-polymer nanometer-scale particles with solubility properties dictated by monomer polarity. Polymer grafting, particle size and polymerization were characterized by elemental analysis, transmission electron microscopy and gel permeation chromatography. We anticipate that this method of grafting will be of use in generation of new materials based on renewable resources. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Biomaterials nationallicence Grafting nationallicence RAFT polymerization nationallicence Renewable resource nationallicence Soy protein nationallicence Bhattacharjee Somnath Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100W. 18th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA aut Bong Dennis Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100W. 18th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA aut Journal of Polymers and the Environment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 19/1(2011-03-01), 203-208 1566-2543 19:1<203 2011 19 10924 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-010-0264-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-010-0264-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bhattacharjee Somnath Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100W. 18th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bong Dennis Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100W. 18th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Polymers and the Environment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 19/1(2011-03-01), 203-208 1566-2543 19:1<203 2011 19 10924 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer