co») United States
Zhang et al.
c2) Patent Application Publication
US 201001637781
(10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0163778 AL
(43) Pub, Date: Jul. 1, 2010
(34). SIMPLE METHOD FOR INTRODUCING
MAGNETIC PARTICLES INTO A POLYMER
(75) Inventors) Congyun Zhang, Beijing (CN);
Weidong Zhou, Beijing (CN)
Correspondence Address:
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP/Seattle
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3045 (US)
(13) Assignee: BEWING
DINGGUOCHANGSHENG
BIOTECH, CO. LTD., Beijing
(cn)
(21) Appl. No. 121600,647
(22) PCT Filed May 18,2007
(86) PCT No. PCTICN2007/001622
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ABSTRACT
The present invention provides simple method fr introduc
ing magnetic particles into a polymer for further preparing a
‘magnetic polymer, the methad using the capability of poy
mer to absorb Fe and other divalent metal ons M-", adding
alkali immediately each time after absorbing Fe" or M™
thereby generating hydrated oxide ofthe Fe and hydrated
‘oxide of the divalent metal ions in sequence inside the poy.
‘met, and then heating, so thatthe hydrated oxide ofthe Fe™=
an! the hydrated oxie ofthe divalent metal ions are trans
‘ormed into magnetic particles MFexOy, where M may be
Fe, Za, Me", Cu", Ca, Bat, Si, Ni, Coe, Min
and the ike, and x-1.0°2.0; y-3.0-40. Compared with the
prior art method, the presen one is simpler, wider in appli
ation, and more operableUS 2010/0163778 Al
SIMPLE METHOD FOR INTRODUCING
MAGNETIC PARTICLES INTO A POLYMER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
10001] The present invention relates to a method for pre=
Paring a magnetic polymer, and in particular, relates to
simple method for preparing a magnetic polymer by intro-
ducing magnetic particles into polymer,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A magoetic polymers a composite material com-
posed of polymer and magnetic inorganic compound. Cur
rely, mest magnete polymers in fastest development ae
rogue ina particle fon ands tween nanomtersand
milimetr. Since magnetic polymers ae capable of rapidly
tnoving ina certain dieton in an external mgt eld
they are widely applied in fields soch as biochemistry,
tmolectlar biology, medical scence, phamaceutial science
and chemical eaalysis, ete, for example, they may act as
powerful isolation and purification tools in studies on purifi-
ationand isolation of clei acids nd proteins, cell sereen-
ing, immune ealsis and cinial diagnosis, and may sho
sd in ating raps, The magnetic polymer isnt mite
twsphercl shape, which ean be any gsomete spe, and it
inay assume various kinds, icloing solid, oll, porous,
dumb bell-shaped, onion-shaped, micro capsular, flaky or
‘ther imegalar shapes, et
[0003] "A magnetic polymer mainly comprises two pa
‘one isthe magnetic part mainly aking of inorganic patil,
for example metal particles such a ron, cobalt and nickel,
ce, oF magnetic frie particles, for example FeO, and
Mre,0,, where May be Fe, Zn. Mg, Ca, Ca, Ba Sc N.Co,
Ma, ete. Anothe part of the magnetic polymere poyane,
and typically the magetie particles are encapsulate inside
the polymer
[0004] Carey the known meted for preparing o meg
ttc polymer are to asemble th ing parile part and
the polymer pact sequently, which can he summaries in
the following kinds
i preparing in advance the mapoetic partite and polymers,
plysially mixing he polymers and magnetic atc. This
mnths simple end ss demanding, bathe prod is oor
in shape, with wide dtrbutions of pale ameter.
2 preparing in vance the magnetic parle, and polymer
izing organic monomers atthe periphery of the magnetic
paris. Since the inorgni parle andthe organi mono
ters havea poor fin the grates fc for preparing
‘compost poymers sing theongnie monomer polymerize
tion method on magnetic particles i that the monomers re
ha to be polymerized at te mire of inorgnie prices,
tor form spheres sparta, which roy reel in scant
spheres, an the magnetic partes are unevenly distributed
between spheres either. To overcome this draback, ts
noes to procesthe uric of nongane pails but he
poet sill ean not mest the eqirmeat
3 preparing in advance the polymer isl iatrodueing meg
netic patils into the polymer, For example, U.S. at No
4,774,265 cselosesa method of preparing the polymer pret
substanse with very even pace diameters fist an then
iniadicng the magnetic sibstanes into the inside of the
polymer The method requires the plymerto have functional
Erpups capable ofinng metal ins sich as Fe, Co, and Ni
fndonly nthe case wher the nabs ons inthe ction
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ae eliminated after absorbing suficient divalent meta ions
and Fe"* ions withswitable proportions, and alkaline reagents
tare added finally, the magnetic particles can be generated
inside the polymer in stu. Ifa polymer has no absorption
capability to the above meta ions, such polymer ean not he
used to prepare magnetic polymer.
{0005} "The method disclosed by the U.S. Pat, No. 4774,
26S is toad a solution ofa mixture oftwo metal ionsinto the
polymer mircosphere. This method requires the polymer
microsphere o absorb divalent metal ions and Fe" ons with
8 suitable proportion at the same time, and for oxiation-
reduction reaction, the amount ofthe oxidization agent or
reducing azent may be controlled such that the final propor-
tion between the divalent metal ons and Fe" fons s 1:2, and
thereby generating magnetic Fe,0,,
[0006] "However, tothe polymer Which has no oxidable or
reducible group, use of such mixed iron sat doesnot have a
ood effet inthe following aspects: fil, its nt easy to
contol the absorption proportion ofthe divalent metal ions
andl Fe" ions inside the polymer to be exactly 1:2; secondly,
«proportion of metal ions in mixed ion sal, which is suite
able for one polymer, may not be suitable for another polymer
B; thinly, it may require times of repetitive operations 10
obtain the magnetic transfer effect and moreover, magnetic
polymer ean often not be obtained for micron or smuller
polymer.
[0007] Besides, intrvtetion of magnetic particles to ear-
boxylicresinis disclosed inthe literature “Study on Preparing
“Magnetic Cation Exchange Resin by Chemical Transforma-
tion Method”, by Zhang Mei, Wang Busen, Zhang Yuge, He
BBinglin, et, Zon Exchange and Absorpion, 1995, 11 (4),
302-308, wherein in case the mol rato between two ion sats
being 2:1, or even 1:1, itis unable to introdoce magnetic
particles into the polymer, whichanonly be suecessfalunder
tte mol ati being :5-1:50 andthe polymer can only exhibit
strong magnetism after repeating the introduction throe
times or more. It is speculated that weak acid type ion
exchange resin has a clear selectivity, which has a strong
sorption capability to Fe" but weak io absorb Fe", thusit
needs a greatly excessive amount of Fe™ salt in the mixed
ironsalt Besides, when magnetic transferring, theineresse of
‘magnetism is not proportional, and there may have more
complex affecting factors besides the selectivity.
{0008} Besides, the information as disclosed in Example 2
ofthe U.S. Pat. No. 4783,102 also shows similar situation,
‘wherein when using a 1:1 fon salt mixture solution, a sul-
fonated erosslinked polystyreneion-exchange esinhavinga
strongly acidity only has a slight magnets fe the frst
!magretism transformation, and only exhibits an apparent
magnetism after times of magnetism transformation
{0009] Thos, a method which is simpler, wider in aplica-
tion and more operable is needed,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide a
simple method for preparing a magnetic polymer by intro-
ducing magnetic particles into the polymer.
{0011} Themethod according w the present iaventioncom-
prises steps of
1) putting a polymer in a container, the polymer having
_roups capable of absorbing Fe" ions and Pe fons or other
divalent metal ion, and having large pores within the mol-
cule or boing eapable of forming a microporous gel in a
solution;US 2010/0163778 Al
2) adding a Fe** salt solution into the polymer of 1), and
String to make the polymer absorb Fe ons
3) washing the resultant to eliminate unabsorbed Fe ions,
‘and then ang an alkaline solution o contol the pl value in
‘range fom 9 1014, sirng, and thea washing to neutral,
4)adkinga divalent metal salt solution into the polymer of 3),
stirring to make the polymer absorb divalent metal ions,
') washing the resultant to eliminate the unabsorbed divalent
metal ions;
6) introducing an ineet gas, adding an alkaline solution 19
control the pH value in 8 range from 9 to 14, sing and
heating, maintaining fora period of ime, and thus the meg-
netic polymer is priced.
10012] Instep 1) ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
polymer isa wet cross-linked polymer with water content
\weight being 0.1-100 times
10013] Instep 1) ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
polymer is a water-soluble natural polymer and derivatives
thereof, including pectne, heparin, animal serum albumin,
selose, glocan and their derivatives.
10014] instep 1) ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
polymer isa synthetic polymer having cation exchange capa-
bility, the synthetic polymer i formed by homapolymeriza-
tionor copolymerization of monomers having soups suchas
—SO3H (sulfonic group), —COOH (carboxy! group),
—POH, (phosphate group), —CONH—OH (hydroximie
‘acid group) in the molecule ora polymer introdoced with the
above groups by chemical modifeation
10015] Instep 1) ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
polymers asynthete polymer having single coordination or
chelation capobility, including polyacrylamide, polyvinyl
aleohols, polyvinyl pyridine, polyvinyl amine, or imine cr-
boxylic acids bearing both amino group and carboxyl group
in @ molecule (-NHCH,COOH, —N(CH,COOH),, ete),
phosphoramidie aid stracture (-NECH,PO,H,), proline
structure
i)
0016] _Instep2) of temethod ofthe present invention, the
Fe salt includes FeCl, and is hydrates, Fe(NO3}y and its
hytrates, (NE, )FeSO,). and its hydrates, (NH)s{F(C0.)
sJand is hydrates, Fe(CI0,):XH0, eric eta, an ferie
‘ammonium citrate.
0017] In step 3) and step 6) ofthe method o the present
invention, the alkaline solution includes any one of KOH,
NeOH, and ammonia
0018} instep) ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
divalent metal salt is a divalent metal compound which is
capable of forming magnetic MFe,O, particles with Fe”
ions, wherein Mincludes Fe", Za", Me?
Se*, NP*, CoP, Mn?*; x=1.0-2.0¢ and y=3
10019] instep ofthe method ofthe present invention, the
divalent metal salt includes FeCl, and its hydrates, ferrous
‘oxalate, (NH,),Fe(S0,), and its hydrates, FeSO, and its
hydrates, MgCl, and its hydrates, MnSO, and its hydates,
(CoC, and its yates, NiCI, and its hydrates
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{0020} Instep 3) and step 6) of the method ofthe prseat
Jnventon, the alkaline soltion ines any one of KOH,
N20, and ammonia,
{0021} Themethod provdedby the present invention needs
10 consideration of the absorption proportion of MP*IFe*
inside the polymer, and after separately aldng Fe" and MW,
8 magnetic polymer can be obtained by only performing
‘magnetism tansfonation for one time. The method ofthe
present invention is parteuary advantageous to sll sized
polymers for example in nanometers or micros
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS
{0022} Themethod ofthe present invention sto iatoduce
‘magnetic particles into a shaped polymer, by utilizing the
capability ofthe polymer o absorb Fe" ons and other diva-
Jent metal ions M™, the method comprises: adding Fe* ions
and divalent metal ions i sequence, adding alkaline inme-
diately after each time of absorbing a cation, thereby gener-
ating hydrated oxide ofthe Fe ions and hydrated oxide of
divalent metal ins inside the polymee in sequence: and then
heating, so that the hydrated oxide ofthe Fe ions and
hydrated oxide of divalent metal ions ae tansfoemed into
magnetic particles MFe,0,, M may be, Fe, Zn”, Mp,
Ce Cae Bars Se" NE, Core, Ma and, when
310-20; 9-30-40,
{0023} The polymer applicable to the present invention is
fisly a cross-linked water soluble polymer or @ strongly
lydrophiie polymer. Lhe polymer have a weak hydophil
fy, the ions are hard to be dispersed into the inside ofthe
polymer, andthe polymer absorbs very small amount of ans
br the absorption balance time is unduly lag, which causes
the amount of magnetic particles inside very small, and the
preparation sep istoo comple to havea practical vale. The
‘water soluble polymer is preferably subjected toa cross
linking processing, including physical cross linking. and
chemical cross inking. For example, geose canbe dissolved
in water ata high temperature, while it ean only be swelled,
not solve, in water at rom temperature, which atypical
example for physical erossfinking. What is used most is
chemical crosslinking, and the reason fr preferably using
chemical eros inking is that it snot alec by a general
solvent and temperature changes or other conditions, thus ean
ensure the material's morphological stability. Ii tu that
ross linking will aflect the hydrophilty of polymer. thas
boon found hat some water soluble polymers may lose water
absorption capability after high level ofeross linking, butitis
easy o maintain the balance between good hydrophilty and
‘mechanical strength of a polymer by adjusting the level of
crosslinking,
{0024} There are many kinds of water soluble polymers oF
tere have een many simple methods to modify polymers to
cahance theie hydrophility, and a polymer having many
strongly hydrophilic gropswilalo have song sbsonytion
capability to MP"7Fe™. The stongly hydrophilic groups are
mostly polar groups, which away’ havea strong absorption
capability to metal ions by coordination or forming ionic
bonds.
[0025] The water soluble polymer or strongly hydrophilic
polymer in the present invention may be conveniently
improved in the hydrophifty by polymerizing water soluble
ionomers carried wih stogly hydrophilic groups by then-
selves or introducing strongly hydrophilic groups into the
polymer, Examples of chemical groupe ith sitong hydrophi-US 2010/0163778 Al
lity and strong absorption capability to MP*Fe™ are, for
‘example, —SO,H (sulfonyl group), OH (alcoholic
hydroxy! group, phenolic hydroxy! group), —O— (ether,
‘epoxy group), —CONR; (acylamino group, R=H orally),
NH (primary amine),
(secondary amine),
(tontiary amine),
(imine),
(schitt base,
\ Non
(oxime), —As0,1, (arsenic cid group), S01, lene
‘cid group). —SO,H (sllsic acid group). COOH (cat-
box group), -COOR (carboxylate group) —CONI—OF
(hydrximic acid grup), CN (eyano group),
~CONHNE, (hyeazide), NO (nitrogen oxide),
001
(proline), —CO— (aldehyde, Ketone, quinone), —PHO
(OH), —PHO(OH,, —PO(OH);, —NO, (nitro group),
NO (nitroso group), —NHOCO— (carbamate group),
—NHCO—NH- (ureido group), nitrogen-coatsining het-
‘erocyelic sing, —SH (thio, thiophenol), S— (thioether),
$0 (sulphone and sulphoxide),
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(culfaldebyde, thioketone), —COSH (thiocarboxylic acid),
—CSSH (carbodithivic acid), —CS-S—S—cs—,
—CSNH,(thioacid amide), SCN (sulfoeyanate),
—
(mone, dior tally] or aryl phosphine, ec), amino car-
boxslic acid series, —NHCH,PO(OH),.phosphoramiic
acid series, H(NHCH,CH),.NH (polyethylene polyamine
series), -N=N— (azo),
(0026) Examples ofthe wate sohuble polymer with strong
hydophility and bearing a chemical group having a strong
absorption capability to M2*/Fe™* or strongly hydop
polymer are as follows: (1) water soluble natural polymers
such as modified starch, moi cellulose, pectne, heparin,
some proteins (Soybean protein, fibroin, gluten), animal
serum albumin, gelse, chitosan, glucan, alginic acid and
their derivatives; (2) polymers which dissociates completely
or parially cations nan aqueous solution, suchas poly (meth)
acrylate, polyalutamic acid, hydrolysate of copolymer of
polyserylate and vinyl acetate, copolymer of acrylic acid and
acrylamide, polyvinysulfonte polystyrene sulfonate, poly~
maleic anhydride, polymethyl methacrylte-viny! acetate
pressurized hydroiyzate, polyaerylonitrile hydrolyze,
‘wherein the strong aid type has sulfonic group, with ethyl-
ne, styrene or metibond ureaformaldehyle polycondens-
tion systemas the backbone; the weak acid type typically has
carboxylic acid or phosphorous acid group. (3) hydrophilic
polymers whieh are espable of forming simple eordination
with MP*Fe™, such as polyarylamide, polyvinyl alcohol,
poly alkane oxide, polyoxyethylene, polyvinyl imine, poly-
Vinyl pyridine, and polyvinyl amine; (4) polymers having
‘more than two coordination site and thereby chelation capa-
bility, for example, EDTA type resin with eross-linked sty-
rene asthe backbone and introcing imine polyearboxylic
avid, which may also be obtained by polymerization from
oefine monomers with imine carboxylic acid, such resin has
«strong absorption capability to most M?* and Fe, typical
imine (polyarboxylic acid chelating. groups are: imine
diacetic acid, imine acetic acd propionic aid nitrbotriactic
avid, N-2-hydroxyethyethylenediamine-tracetic acid eth-
yen diamine tetraacetic acid, diethylene triaminepentaace-
tic acd, ethylene diamine-N,N -diacetic aid type resin pro-
duced "by reaction between polyethylene imine and
chiloroatic acids with polyvinyl alcohol as the framework,
introducing imine carboxylic acid group by reacting with
epoxy-bearing amidodiaetate, chelating resin with Pike
tone stricture obisined by polymerizing, methyl scroloyl
acetone monoers-ketoaid ester generated by grating reae-
tion between polyvinyl alcohol and ketene a chelate wthUS 2010/0163778 Al
structure formed by condensation reaction of polyvinyl
amine as the backbone with sulicylaldehyde derivatives:
‘chelating resin with cross-linked styrene asthe backbone and
introducing phosphoramidie acid on the benzene ring, or
chiral chelating resin with cross-linked polyviayl alcohol as
the boekbone and introducing L-proline
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fier activation by chlorcepoxy propane.
[0027] Fe" jonsandorter divalent metal ions are absorbed
to the polymer via coordination bondion bond. The coor
nation bondion bond formed between the absorption groups
‘onthe polymerand ihe metal ions are reversible. After adding
alkali, for example, sodium hydroxide, the coordination
roups or ions on the polymers will resume their original
forms, andthen the metal onsar exchanged by Na fons
te like, thereby forming a hydrated oxide and being depos-
ited in the polymers. For example fistly a kind of metal on,
for example Fe, i absorbed and after adding alkali, tans-
formed ito the hyrated oxide; then another kind of divalent
metal ion, for example Fe", is absorbed and also trns-
formed into the hydrated oxide by adding alkali; and once
hesting again, the two hydrated oxides wenerate magnetic
particles MFe,O,, where M may be Fe™, Za", Ma", Cu",
Gee", Bae", Se, NP*, Co®, Mn?* andthe ike, wherein
1.0-20; y-3.0~40. By using the method of the preset
invention, i ypically nee only magnetism transformation
‘once to obtain strong magnetism satisfying the use require
ments, and ihaher magnetism content is required, repeated
reaetions are allowed. Besides, according to the preseat
invention, two kinds of ions are absorbed respectively in
Sequential two steps the advantege of which is thatthe
absorption of any kind of ion is nt affected by oer ions,
which needs no consideration of interaction between Wo
kinds of ion ata further the method is applicable to poly-
mers with large parle diameters or small lange diameters,
‘and tis not subject ote infiuence of mierooosmic environ:
ment
10028] ‘The magnetic polymers prepared seeonting 0 the
method of the present invention ore widely applicable jn
fields such as eatalytie study, magnetic recording materials,
magnetic resonance image, pining, cosmetics and chemical
catalysis. The magnetic polymer mierospheres are also
‘widely applicable in fields such as cell biology, molecular
biology, immunology, medical science and pharmacology,
for example by binding antibodies to magnetic polymer
microspheres, cance cell can be isolated fom an onganism,
thas the magnetic polymer microspheres ae a powerl tool
forisolation and purification Magnetic polymers can also be
used for thermal therapy of tumor, which is a promising
therapy for tumor treatment, where the treatment purpose is
achieved by heating effect of magnetic polymers distributed
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Jn the tumor tissues upon applying an extemal alternating
magnetic field. Or by forming a targeting drug by loading
taticancer drugs on the magnetic polymers, the anticancer
drugs, under the guide of magnetic field, are enriched in the
acu pat, thereby redcing noxios side effects ofthe dugs
on the normal ells
EXAMPLES
[0029] Hereinatier, the present invention is further