Temperature responsive adsorbent having a strong cation exchange group and method for producing the same
Provided is a temperature responsive adsorbent prepared by immobilizing a copolymer containing at least N-isopropylacrylamide to a base material surface. The copolymer has at least a strong cation exchange group. In addition, the copolymer contains the strong cation exchange group in an amount of 0.01 to 5 mol % relative to N-isopropylacrylamide in terms of monomer.
1. A temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance comprising a copolymer containing at least N-isopropylacrylamide immobilized to a support material surface, wherein at least a portion of monomer units of the copolymer has sulfonic acid group, and the copolymer contains the sulfonic acid group in an amount of 0.01 to 5 mol % relative to the N-isopropylacrylamide in terms of monomer,
wherein at least a portion of the monomer units of the copolymer having the sulfonic acid group is an acrylic acid derivative or a methacrylic acid derivative and has a group represented by the following chemical formula (1) or (2):
—CH(—OH)—CH 2 —SO 3 H (1)
—CH(—SO 3 H)—CH 2 —OH (2).
2. A method for separating a physiologically active substance comprising adsorbing the physiologically active substance to the adsorbent by use of the adsorbent according to claim 1 and eluting the physiologically active substance by temperature change.
3. The method for separating a physiologically active substance according to claim 2 , wherein the physiologically active substance is an immunoglobulin.
4. A method for producing a temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance, the temperature responsive adsorbent comprising a copolymer containing at least N-isopropylacrylamide immobilized to a support material surface, wherein at least a portion of monomer units of the copolymer has sulfonic acid group, and the copolymer contains the sulfonic acid group in an amount of 0.01 to 5 mol % relative to the N-isopropylacrylamide in terms of monomer,
wherein at least a portion of the monomer units of the copolymer having the sulfonic acid group is an acrylic acid derivative or a methacrylic acid derivative and has a group represented by the following chemical formula (1) or (2):
—CH(—OH)—CH 2 —SO 3 H (1)
—CH(—SO 3 H)—CH 2 —OH (2)
wherein the copolymer is a copolymer of at least the N-isopropylacrylamide and a vinyl monomer including a monomer having the sulfonic acid group and/or a precursor monomer for introducing the sulfonic acid group, and
wherein a monomer composition containing the N-isopropylacrylamide and the monomer having the sulfonic acid group and/or the precursor monomer for introducing the sulfonic acid group is polymerized by a surface graft polymerization method to introduce the sulfonic acid group onto the support material surface.
5. The method for producing a temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance according to claim 4 , wherein the copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing a monomer composition containing the N-isopropylacrylamide and the precursor monomer for introducing the sulfonic acid group, and thereafter, performing a reaction for converting the precursor into the sulfonic acid group.
6. The method for producing a temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance according to claim 4 , wherein the precursor monomer for introducing the sulfonic acid group is a vinyl monomer having an epoxy group.
7. The method for producing a temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance according to claim 4 , wherein the copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing a monomer composition containing the N-isopropylacrylamide and the monomer having the sulfonic acid group.
8. The method for producing a temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance according to claim 4 , wherein the copolymer is obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing the monomer having the sulfonic acid group and not containing the precursor monomer for introducing the sulfonic acid group.
9. A temperature responsive adsorbent capable of separating a physiologically active substance comprising a copolymer containing at least N-isopropylacrylamide immobilized to a support material surface, wherein at least a portion of monomer units of the copolymer has a sulfonic acid group, and the copolymer contains the sulfonic acid group in an amount of 0.01 to 5 mol % relative to the N-isopropylacrylamide in terms of monomer,
wherein at least a portion of the monomer units of the copolymer having the sulfonic acid group is derived from a vinyl monomer having a sulfonic acid group.
10. The temperature responsive adsorbent according to claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the monomer units of the copolymer having the sulfonic acid group is represented by the following chemical formula (3):
—CR 1 R 2 —CR 3 (—SO 3 H)— (3)
where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are each independently H or Me.