Aquazol� (poly(2-ethyloxazoline)) is a high performance, water soluble, thermoplastic polymer, produced solely by Polymer Chemistry Innovations. The nontoxic, thermally stable material is one of the few water-soluble polymers that is extruder compatible. Aquazol can be easily extruded due to its thermal stability and low Tg. However, the polymer is a glass at room temperature therefore pure extruded fibers are unable to be spooled. The addition of plasticizers to the polymer affords a flexible fiber suited for various applications, which may include 3D printing. Control of the monomers, initiators, and concentration allows the polymer to be prepared as homo or copolymers with precise molecular weights with low poly dispersity and controlled end groups. Narrow molecular weight distribution has already been shown to be important for transfection agents made from Aquazol.Diblocks and random copolymers have been prepared from 2-ethyloxazoline and other oxazolines. Difunctional Aquazol has been prepared for incorporation into triblock and multiblock copolymers to make thermoplastic hydrogels.

Aquazol�: The continuing saga

248th National Meeting (2014)

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