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Enzymatic Synthesis and Polymerization of Saccharide-Vinyl Monomers in Aqueous SystemsAdharis, Azis
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Summary
Samenvatting
Acknowledgments
About the Author
List of Publications
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Summary
Carbohydrates are a renewable biomass in which they are formed regularly through
photosynthetic reactions in plants. Carbohydrates are available almost everywhere on
for utilization of carbohydrates as polymeric materials only arose in the last few decades
due to several reasons. First, most polymers are generated from fossil resources that are
predicted to be exhausted in the next several hundred years. Therefore, carbohydrates
creating more sustainable polymers, that have less impact on the environment compared
to the fossil-based polymers, was improved. Third, novel functional polymeric materials
can be developed when resources with complex functionalities, like carbohydrates, are
incorporated in the polymeric structures. For example, in recent years it was reported
that glycopolymers which are comprised of carbohydrates as pendant moieties have been
developed and are suitable for applications as disease inhibitors, biosensors, as well as
drug delivery systems. Glycomonomers, the precursor of these glycopolymers, consist of
saccharide units that are linked to some polymerizable groups of which vinyl groups are
the most exploited ones.
This thesis discusses the synthesis of several glycomonomers and polymerization of
the monomers via environmentally friendly methods. The synthesis of saccharide-vinyl
(macro)monomers utilized carbohydrates as starting materials and enzymes as biocatalyst,
which are both derived from renewable resources. In addition, the glycomonomers were
successfully polymerized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)
polymerization and free radical polymerization (FRP) as well as by enzyme-mediated
FRP in aqueous solvents. Double-hydrophilic and amphiphilic block glycopolymers were
prepared and their self-assembly resulting in polymeric micelles was studied. An overview
of the performed projects in this thesis is shown in Figure S1.
Chapter 1 of this thesis presents a brief introduction about carbohydrates as well as the
role of enzymes in synthetic organic reactions. Additionally, a compact review of recent
literature on biocatalytic synthesis of saccharide-vinyl (macro)monomers is given.
Hydrolase enzymes like lipases, proteases, and glycosidases, were found to catalyze the
synthesis of these monomers.
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Figure S1 Schematic representation of the synthesis of glycomonomers and glycopolymers in this
thesis.
Chapter 2 demonstrates the kinetically controlled enzymatic synthesis of novel glucosyl-
(meth)acrylamide monomers using the -glucosidase derived from almonds. The aqueous
transglycosylation reaction was performed on cellobiose and (hydroxy)alkyl (meth)
acrylamide substrates which, respectively, worked as the glucosyl donor and acceptor. The
obtained glycomonomers, namely N-( -glucosyloxy)ethyl acrylamide, N-( -glucosyloxy)
ethyl methacrylamide, and N-( -glucosyloxy)butyl methacrylamide, are proven to be
anomerically pure and monofunctional. Their respective structures were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry measurements. An improvement of the monomer
yield from 16% to 68% was achieved by replacing cellobiose with activated glucose
(p-nitrophenyl -D-glucopyranoside) and using an ionic liquid (BMIMPF6)-water mixture
as the reaction medium. The synthesized glycomonomers were successfully polymerized
by RAFT polymerization showed molecular weights from 43 to 66 kg mol-1 with a narrow
dispersity (Ð
weights of about 220 kg mol-1 Ð
identical glycopolymers synthesized by both techniques showed a similar glass transition
The synthesized glucosyl-(meth)acrylamide monomers in Chapter 2, as well as the
glucosyl-(meth)acrylate monomers reported by Kloosterman et al. (see Figure S1),
can act as precursors for polymerization reactions. For example, the polymerization
of the glucosyl units of these monomers by cellodextrin phosphorylase yielded
the enzyme catalyzed reverse phosphorolysis reaction was carried out with glucosyl-vinyl
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monomers and -glucose 1-phosphate serving as the glucosyl acceptor and the glucosyl
donor, respectively. The enzymatic synthesis was followed by thin layer chromatography
oligocelluloses were successfully prepared, namely ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl acrylate
(OC-EA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl methacrylate (OC-EMA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)
butyl acrylate (OC-BA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl acrylamide (OC-EAAm), and
( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl methacrylamide (OC-EMAAm). These macromonomers
possess an average number of repeating glucosyl units of 7.3–8.9 and show average
molecular weights of 1310–1553 g mol-1, according to 1H NMR, MALDI-ToF MS, and SEC
experiments. In addition, bond fragmentation at the -position of (meth)acrylate units
was observed in OC-EA, OC-EMA, and OC-BA during the course of the reaction; but, this
phenomenon was absent in OC-EAAm and OC-EMAAm. According to WAXD experiments,
the crystal type of the prepared macromonomers followed a cellulose II polymorph, the
most thermodynamically stable form of crystalline cellulose with well-ordered structures.
The availability of vinyl functionalities on the glycomonomer structures opens up another
chance for these molecules to work as a precursor for polyaddition. Chapter 4 focuses on
the green polymerization of glucosyl-(meth)acrylate monomers by an enzymatic method.
Polymerization of the enzymatically synthesized glycomonomers was performed in a
free radical manner using a horseradish peroxidase/H2O2/acetylacetone ternary initiating 1H NMR spectroscopy was applied to
determine the monomer conversion and the structure of the prepared glycopolymers.
The acrylate-based glycomonomers were polymerized faster than the methacrylate
ones due to the formation of less stable acrylate radicals during the propagation reaction.
For comparison, synthesis of the identical glycopolymers using potassium persulphate
as the chemical initiator for FRP was successful, but required an elevated reaction
temperature (50 °C) as compared to the enzymatic reaction. The milder reaction conditions
highlight the advantage of an enzyme as biocatalyst requiring less energy to catalyze
the polymerization. Both glycopolymers prepared by enzymatic and chemical initiators
possess similar structures, thermal, and degradation properties. The molecular weight of
the resulting glycopolymers was up to 297 kg mol-1 and the glass transition temperature
was in the range of 71–127 °C. Under a nitrogen atmosphere, the synthesized glycopolymers
had three decomposition steps at 150 °C, 320 °C, and 413 °C.
Chapter 5 extends the utilization of the vinyl group of the glycomonomers for the synthesis
of block glycopolymers via RAFT polymerization. One of the synthesized glycomonomers,
namely 2-( -glucosyloxy)ethyl methacrylate (GEMA), was used as the starting material
to create a hydrophilic PGEMA block that was combined with a hydrophilic poly(2-
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hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) or a hydrophobic poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA).
The resulting double-hydrophilic and amphiphilic block glycopolymers were composed
The chemical structures of the obtained block glycopolymers were characterized by 1H
NMR spectroscopy. The (H)EMA conversion was preserved below 60% to minimize the
loss of dithiobenzoyl end groups during the synthesis of P(H)EMA macro-CTAs with a
molecular weight up to 16.6 kg mol-1. In contrast, 99% conversion of GEMA was achieved
in the preparation of block glycopolymers, resulting in molecular weights in the range
of 36.6 to 45.3 kg mol-1. Both macro-CTAs and block glycopolymers were synthesized in a
controlled fashion, as shown by a relatively narrow and monomodal distribution of the
refractive index signals, as well as a moderately low dispersity ( 1.5) based on SEC
measurements. The synthesized double-hydrophilic and amphiphilic block glycopolymers
exhibited an ability to self-assemble into micellar structures in aqueous solutions with
the P(H)EMA blocks serving as the core and PGEMA blocks as the corona. A low critical
micelle concentration of about 0.30 mg mL-1
spectroscopy measurements. Besides that, the hydrodynamic diameter of the formed
micelles was around 9 to 21 nm according to DLS experiments and PHEMA-b-PGEMA
micelles had a lower hydrodynamic diameter than PEMA-b-PGEMA micelles.
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Samenvatting
Koolhydraten zijn een hernieuwbare biomassa die doorgaans worden gevormd via
fotosynthetische reacties in planten. Koolhydraten zijn bijna overal op aarde beschikbaar
en verschillende variëteiten van koolhydraten zijn overvloedig in de natuur aanwezig.
De noodzaak om koolhydraten te gaan gebruiken als polymere materialen is echter pas
in de laatste paar decennia ontstaan. Hier zijn verschillende oorzaken voor te geven. Ten
bronnen waarvan verwacht wordt dat zij de komende eeuwen uitgeput raken. Koolhydraten
bieden hiervoor een alternatief als een hernieuwbare grondstof. Ten tweede is er een
groeiende bewustwording voor het belang om duurzamere polymeren te produceren
die een lagere impact hebben op het milieu dan polymeren uit fossiele bronnen. Ten
derde kunnen er nieuwe functionele polymere materialen ontwikkeld worden wanneer
de polymeerstructuur. Bijvoorbeeld, onlangs is aangetoond dat glycopolymeren waarbij de
koolhydraten als zijgroepen aan de polymeerketen hangen, geschikt zijn voor het gebruik
in verschillende toepassingen, waaronder ziekteremmers, biosensoren en medicijnafgifte
eenheden die gebonden zijn aan polymeriseerbare groepen, waarvan de vinyl groep het
meeste word gebruikt.
Dit proefschrift beschrijft de synthese van verscheidene glycomonomeren en hun
polymerisatie via milieuvriendelijke methoden. Voor de synthese van sacharide-vinyl
(macro)monomeren werden koolhydraten als grondstof gebruikt en enzymen als
biokatalysator. Beiden zijn afkomstig uit hernieuwbare bronnen. De glycomonomeren
werden met succes gepolymeriseerd door middel van reversibele additie-fragmentatie
ketenoverdracht (RAFT) polymerisatie, vrije radicaal polymerisatie (FRP) en enzym-
bereid en hun zelforderningsgedrag, resulterend in micellen, werd bestudeerd. Een
overzicht van de uitgevoerde projecten beschreven in dit proefschrift is weergeven in
Figuur S1.
Hoofdstuk 1 geeft een beknopte inleiding over koolhydraten en de rol van enzymen in
synthetische organische reacties. Daarnaast wordt er een compact overzicht gegeven
van de recente literatuur over biokatalytische synthese van sacharide-vinyl (macro)
monomeren. Hydrolase-enzymen, zoals lipasen, proteasen en glycosidasen, bleken in
staat de synthese van deze monomeren te katalyseren.
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Samenvatting
Figuur S1 Schematische weergave van de synthese van glycomonomeren en glycopolymeren zoals
beschreven in dit proefschrift.
Hoofdstuk 2 beschrijft de kinetisch gecontroleerde enzymatische synthese van
nieuwe glucosyl-(meth)acrylamide monomeren met behulp van een -glucosidase
verkregen uit amandelen. In de waterige tranglycosyleringsreactie trad cellobiose op
als glucosyldonor en werden verscheidene (hydroxy)alkyl (meth)acrylamide substraten
gebruikt als glucosylacceptor. De verkregen glycomonomeren, te weten N-( -glucosyloxy)
ethyl acrylamide, N-( -glucosyloxy)ethyl methacrylamide en N-( -glucosyloxy)
butyl methacrylamide, waren monofunctioneel en anomeerzuiver. De monomeren
werden gekarakteriseerd met behulp van 1H NMR, 13C NMR en massaspectrometrie. De
monomeeropbrengst werd verhoogd van 16% naar 68% door cellobiose te vervangen
voor het geactiveerde p-nitrofenyl -D-glucopyranoside en door een ionische vloeistof
(BMIMPF6)-water mengsel te gebruiken als reactiemedium. FRP en RAFT polymerisatie in
waterige oplossingen werden gebruikt om de verkregen glycomonomeren te polymeriseren.
De glycopolymeren gesynthetiseerd met RAFT toonden molaire massas tussen 43 en
66 kg mol-1
FRP molaire massas lieten zien rond de 220 kg mol-1
glycopolymeren een vergelijkbare glasovergangstemperatuur (rond 142–171 °C) te bezitten.
De gesynthetiseerde glucosyl-(meth)acrylamide monomeren uit Hoofdstuk 2, evenals de
glucosyl-(meth)acrylaat monomeren beschreven door Kloosterman et al. (zie Figuur S1),
kunnen dienen als startmateriaal voor polymerisaties. Bijvoorbeeld, zoals beschreven
in Hoofdstuk 3, werden cellooligosacharide-vinyl macromonomeren verkregen
door de glucosyleenheden te polymeriseren met cellodextrinefosforylase. De enzym
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glucosyl-vinylmonomeren als glucosylacceptor en -glucose 1-fosfaat als glucosyldonor.
De geïsoleerde productopbrengsten lagen rond de 65%. Vijf verschillende vinyl-groep
houdende oligocellulosen werdenbereid, te weten ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl acrylaat
(OC-EA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl methacrylaat (OC-EMA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)
butyl acrylaat (OC-BA), ( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl acrylamide (OC-EAAm) en
( -oligocellulosyloxy)ethyl methacrylamide (OC-EMAAm). Uit verschillende analyses
(1H NMR, MALDI-ToF MS en SEC) bleek dat deze macromonomeren een gemiddeld aantal
glucosyleenheden bevatten van 7.3–8.9 en een gemiddelde molaire massa hadden van 1310–
1553 g mol-1. Tijdens de reactie werd er fragmentatie waargenomen van de -binding in de
(meth)acrylaat eenheden van OC-EA, OC-EMA en OC-BA. Voor OC-EAAm en OC-EMAAm
was dit fenomeen afwezig. WAXD experimenten lieten zien dat de kristalstructuur van
de verkregen macromonomeren overeenkwam met het cellulose II polymorf, de meest
thermodynamisch stabiele vorm van kristallijn cellulose.
De beschikbaarheid van vinylgroepen in de structuur van de glycomonomeren
biedt nog een andere mogelijkheid om deze moleculen als grondstof te gebruiken
voor polyadditie. Hoofdstuk 4 is geweid aan de groene polymerisatie van glucosyl-
(meth)acrylaat monomeren, daarbij gebruikmakend van enzymen. De enzymatisch
gesynthetiseerde glycomonomeren werden gepolymeriseerd bij kamertemperatuur via
mierikswortelperoxidase/H2O2/acetylaceton werd hierbij gebruikt. De monomeerconversie
en de structuur van de verkregen glycopolymeren werden bepaald met 1H NMR-
spectroscopie. De glycomonomeren met een acrylaatfunctionaliteit vertoonden
hogere polymerisatiesnelheden dan monomeren met een methacrylaatgroep, dit als
gevolg van de lagere stabiliteit van acrylaatradicalen tijdens de propagatiestap. Ter
vergelijking, de synthese van dezelfde glycopolymeren via FRP, maar geïnitieerd met
kaliumpersulfaat, waren ook succesvol, alhoewel een hogere temperatuur (50 °C) nodig
was. De mildere reactieomstandigheden benadrukken het voordeel van het gebruik
van enzymen als biokatalysator die minder energie nodig hebben om de polymerisatie
te katalyseren. Beide glycopolymeren verkregen via enzymatische of chemische
initiatoren hebben vergelijkbare structuren en vergelijkbare thermische eigenschappen.
Molecuulgewichten van de gesynthetiseerde glycopolymeren liepen op tot 297 kg mol-1 en
de glasovergangstemperatuur lag in het bereik van 71–127 °C. Onder een stikstofatmosfeer
werden drie ontledingstappen voor de glycopolymeren waargenomen, namelijk bij 150°C,
320 °C en 413 °C.
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Samenvatting
In Hoofdstuk 5 wordt het gebruik van de vinylgroep in de glycomonomeren uitgebreid
naar de synthese van blokglycopolymeren met behulp van RAFT polymerisatie. Het
gesynthetiseerde glycomonomeer, 2-( -glucosyloxy)ethyl methacrylaat (GEMA), werd
methacrylaat) (PHEMA), of een hydrofoob blok, namelijk poly(ethyl methacrylaat)
verschillende ketenlengtes voor het P(H)EMA blok, maar vergelijkbare molecuulgewichten
voor het PGEMA blok. De chemische structuur van de blokglycopolymeren werd bestudeerd
met 1H NMR-spectroscopie. Voor de synthese van de P(H)EMA-macro-CTAs (CTA =
chain transfer agent; Nederlands: ketenoverdrachtsmiddel) met een molaire massa tot
16.6 kg mol-1, werd de (H)EMA conversie beneden de 60% gehouden om verlies van de
dithiobenzoyl eindgroup tot een minimum te beperken. Daarentegen werd een 99%
conversie bereikt voor GEMA tijdens de synthese van de blokglycopolymeren, resulterend
in molecuulgewichten van 36.6 tot 45.3 kg mol-1. De synthese van beide macro-CTAs en
blokglycopolymeren geschiedde op een gecontroleerde manier, hetgeen afgeleid kon
worden uit de relatief smalle en monomodale verdeling van het brekingsindexsignaal
structuren te vormen in waterige oplossingen waarbij de P(H)EMA blokken de kern vormen
en de PGEMA blokken de corona. Een lage kritische micelconcentratie van 0.30 mg mL-1
van de gevormde micellen werd gemeten met DLS en lag tussen de 9 en 21 nm. De micellen
gevormd door PHEMA-b-PGEMA vertoonden een lagere hydrodynamische diameter dan
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Acknowledgments
Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin… My praise and gratitude are expressed to Allah subhanahu wa
ta’ala
me the strength and patience to work through all these years.
journey, I was supported and helped by many good people around me. Therefore, I would
like to dedicate these pages to those who contributed to this thesis.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Katja Loos.
my PhD research. Afterward, I really appreciate your prompt response concerning the
required documents needed for the scholarship application. Thank you for providing me
therefore, whenever I had doubt about my results or I had short questions, you always have
time for that and give me encouraging feedback. Your help and advice were also very useful
and assess my thesis within a relatively short period, so the thesis can be defended before
the summer break. It is such a great experience to work with you and I hope to continue
collaborating with you in the future.
I would also like to thank my supervisor Prof. Cynthia L. Radiman from Institut Teknologi
Bandung, Indonesia. Ibu Cynthia, thank you for introducing me to Katja and accepting the
position as one of the supervisors during my PhD program. I am grateful for your swift
approval concerning my thesis manuscript and propositions in Hora Finita system.
It would not be possible for me to continue the study at doctoral level abroad without the
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan (LPDP), Ministry of Finance,
Republic of Indonesia. LPDP is greatly acknowledged for granting me the PhD scholarship.
I would like to sincerely thank the members of the assessment committee: Prof. Katalin
Barta from the University of Groningen, Prof. Alessandro Gandini from the University of
São Paulo, and Prof. Robert Liska from Vienna University of Technology, for their valuable
The administrative and technical help given by several people in the group provides good
working environment that also contributes to my research. I would like to thank Karin
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Acknowledgments
Woudstra for constantly helping me with the paperwork. I would also like to thank Albert
Woortman. Albert, thank you for the assistance with the SEC measurements. You have
patiently explained the results to me and answered my questions about the SEC. Besides
that, whenever I had problems with the equipment in the lab, you were always willing to
help me. Thank you for the nice collaboration on writing the paper in Chapter 3, as well
as for the proofreading of the Dutch summary. Gert Alberda van Ekenstein and Jur van
Dijken, thank you for introducing and helping me with the DSC and TGA measurements.
During my PhD time, I managed to do research together with several colleagues and
students. I would like to acknowledge . Dejan, thank you for being a nice
for Chapter 3 of this thesis. I really appreciate it since I don’t have any experiences
with isolating enzyme from bacterial culture. You taught me about MALDI-ToF MS and
gave great feedback for our paper. We also managed to assist one student (Jasper) for
his internship in the group. I would like to thank my students from MBO Noorderpoort:
Nick, Dennis, and Thomas. Thank you for your contribution to my projects that make our
enjoyable work can be published in the top journals. I would also like to thank some guest
researchers in the lab: Jessica from the University of the Basque Country, Ibrahim from
Giovanni from the University of Campinas. Ibrahim, thank you
for your hospitality and guidance to my family when we visited you in Istanbul 4 years
ago. Even though you stayed in our group for just 3 months, our collaboration work (also
with Dejan) has resulted in one paper.
Next, I would like to gratefully thank the current and former members of the research
group of Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials. Martijn, thank you for
helping me with the Samenvatting and the proofreading of my paper in Chapter 2. Judith,
thank you for your kindness to help me with the proofreading of Chapter 1 and 4 of this
thesis. Jingjin, thank you for the nice conversation during Christmas dinner in the last two
years and also being a good roommate during Dutch Polymer Days. Teh Eryth, thank you
Anton, thank
you for teaching me about RAFT polymerization and the proofreading of my propositions.
Csaba, thank you for assisting me with the cover letter and point-to-point answer on my
Ivan, thank you
for showing me the TEM facilities. I like your critical questions during the group meeting
that often helped me understand my work better. Peter, thank you for your willingness
to proofread Chapter 1 of this thesis. Yi, thank you for being a good travel companion for
our weekly trip to Utrecht in 2014 to attend the RPK course. Jin, thank you for the time
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you spent on our conversation in the lab. Even though our work is completely unrelated,
somehow we always manage to talk about something. I also thank for your help during the
tutorial of the MMC course. Maho
our conversation about family life. I would also like to thank the rest of the current and
former group members for presenting good working atmosphere at the 3rd
5118: Prof. Marleen Kamperman, Dr. Giuseppe Portale, Niels, Chongnan, Aldo, Qi, Milad,
Maryam, Marco, Apostolos, Federico, Renato, Laura, Annemarie, Larissa, Yassaroh,
Crystal, Feni, Pia, Indra, Qiuyan, Jakob, Abednego, Inge, Vincent, Kamlesh, Zheng,
Salomeh, and others I forgot to mention.
A very special thank goes to my paranymphs, Dina and Masyitha
a talented graphic designer! I owe you a huge debt for your artistic expertise on designing
the cover for my thesis as well as my paper in Biomacromolecules. Pardon me for often
disturbing you with the layout of the data plots, the powerpoint slides, and the layout of
for keeping our lab in an organized condition and also providing some snacks. I wish both
There is a frustrating and stressful period where I (and my wife) have to deal with the
this “adventure”. Marco van der Vinne, I really appreciate your priceless assistance on
this tax matter. Without your help, I would have just given up from the early stage of the
process since I really had no idea how to solve this problem. Jos van Griensven, thank you
for your guidance, advice, and support until the end of this journey. Bea Zand Scholten
and Anmara Kuitert, thank you for helping us contacting several people to explain our
situation and always gave us tremendous support.
Groningen is like a second hometown for me. This is the place where I start a family and
even my daughter was born and raised there. Nevertheless, being far from families can
make us homesick and Indonesian community in Groningen always provides warmness
and kindness that makes us feel like home. I would like to thank my Indonesian friends and
families: Keluarga Mas Lana, Keluarga Mas Kuswanto, Keluarga Ali Syariati, Keluarga
Ali Abdurrahman, Keluarga Kang Bino, Keluarga Teh Inda, Keluarga Mas Latif, Keluarga
Mas Zainal, Keluarga Mas Romi, Keluarga Mas Krisna, Keluarga Kang Izul, Keluarga
Mas Didik, Keluarga Fika, Keluarga Didin, Keluarga Mas Ega, Keluarga Zaki, Keluarga
Kang Iqbal, Keluarga Irfan, Keluarga Surya, Keluarga Pak Asmoro, Keluarga Bli Kadek,
Keluarga Kang Bintoro, Keluarga Mas Habibie, Keluarga Mas Akbar, Keluarga Fajar,
Keluarga Mas Pandji, Keluarga Mas Donny, Keluarga Pak Tatang, Keluarga Mas Archi,
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Acknowledgments
Keluarga Bang Ade, Keluarga Kang Dimas, Keluarga Mas Azzam, Keluarga Mas Naufal,
Keluarga Kang Zakiyullah, Keluarga Mas Adhyat, Keluarga Kang Ivan, Keluarga Mas
Amak, Keluarga Mas Joko, Keluarga Mas Khairul, Keluarga Mas Agung, Keluarga Ibu
Elvira, Keluarga Mas Riswandi, Keluarga Mba Titis, Keluarga Mas Chalis, Keluarga
Mba Atikah, Keluarga Yudi, Keluarga Mas Rully, , Keluarga Mas
Ristiono, Keluarga Kang Hegar, Keluarga Mba Erna, Keluarga Kang Iging, Keluarga Mba
Ria, Keluarga Bude Nunung, Keluarga Uwak Asiyah dari Delfzijl, Keluarga Bude Arie
dari Hoogezand, Kang Wahono, Mas Yusuf, Teh Astri, Insan, Reren, Azkario, Azka, Rai,
Salva, Yusran, Adityo, Guntur, Mba Frita, Mba Nur, Mba Nuril, Mba Ira, Panji, Adjie, Ibu
Ima, Kang Fean, , Mas Ury, Mas Fajri, Mas Tri, Retha, Fandi, Mba Tania, Mba Vera,
and others that I unintentionally forgot to mention. I also thanks to Duhita, Niken, Yovi,
Dedes, Dasha, , Novika, Risa, Nisa, Vania, Asa, and Erin, for being good housemates
and playing with my daughter in your free time.
Finally, I would like to thank my dear family. Ema dan Bapa, terima kasih untuk doa
yang tak henti-hentinya kalian panjatkan, untuk semangat yang selalu kalian berikan,
serta keyakinan kalian bahwa saya dapat menyelesaikan sekolah di sini. Alhamdulillah,
perjuangan Azis, Nna, dan Dinara selama 5 tahun ini akan segera berakhir. Untuk Hendri,
Nunik, dan Erik, terima kasih untuk doa-doanya selama ini dan juga sudah membantu
Kaka menjaga Ema dan Bapa. Insha Allah kita semua bisa segera berkumpul bersama lagi.
Terima kasih juga buat Bapa Deden, Mamah Dini, Kaka Amalia, Mizan, Aiko, dan Kiki,
untuk segala bantuan, dukungan, dan doa kalian yang senantiasa dialamatkan untuk
kami di sini.
Lastly, I owe thanks to a very special person, my beloved wife Amalina. Thank you for
being a good wife, mother, and PhD student at the same time! I know it is never easy to
do all of them but you have successfully managed it. Thank you for your unconditional
leading polymer science journals. Amazingly, our paper is even highlighted on the cover
of the issue of that journal! I appreciate my dearest daughter, Dinara, for your cheerful
personality and sweet smiles that deliver a joyful life. Words would never enough to
together too, Insha Allah.
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About the Author
Azis Adharis was born on 3 August 1987 in Cilacap, Indonesia. He
obtained his bachelor degree from the Department of Chemistry,
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia, in July 2009. Shortly
after that, he continued his study in a double degree master program
in the Department of Chemistry at ITB and Chemical Engineering at
the University of Twente, The Netherlands, and graduated in July 2011.
His master research entitled "Polyurethane Nanocomposite Foams:
Preparation, Characterization, and Foam Structure" was performed in the research group
of Materials Science and Technology of Polymers at the latter university. In December
2011, he worked as a research scientist at Nanoscience Innovation Pte Ltd in Singapore
for one year.
Since September 2013, he started his PhD program in the research group of Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, under
the supervision of Prof. Katja Loos. The aim of his project is to prepare saccharide-based
monomers using enzymatic approaches and to polymerize the synthesized monomers in
eco-friendly systems. The results of his PhD project are presented in this thesis.
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List of Publications
1. A. Adharis, D. Vesper, N. Koning and K. Loos, “Synthesis of (meth)acrylamide-based
glycomonomers using renewable resources and their polymerization in aqueous
systems”, Green Chemistry, 2018, 20, 476–484.
2. A. Adharis
friendly pathways towards the synthesis of vinyl-based oligocelluloses”, Carbohydrate
Polymers, 2018, 193, 196–204.
3. A. Adharis, T. Ketelaar, A. G. Komarudin and K. Loos, “Synthesis
and Self-Assembly of Double-Hydrophilic and Amphiphilic Block
Glycopolymers”, Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20, 1325–1333.
4. A. Adharis and K. Loos, “Synthesis of Glycomonomers via Biocatalytic Methods”,
Methods in Enzymology, 2019, 627, (Accepted).
5. A. Adharis and K. Loos, “Green Synthesis of Glycopolymers Using an Enzymatic
Approach”, Submitted upon invitation to Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2019.
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