Alexey Lezov

Dr. Alexey Lezov

St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab., 7/9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation;
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Academic Career Length

45Years (1982-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2018 in Talanta
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KCKsenia Cherkashina
Ksenia Cherkashina
CVChristina Vakh
Christina Vakh
SLSofya Lebedinets
Sofya Lebedinets
APAleksei Pochivalov
Aleksei Pochivalov
LMLeonid Moskvin
Leonid Moskvin
ABAndrey Bulatov
Andrey Bulatov

1 April 2017 in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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AKAlina Koneva
Alina Koneva
ESE.A. Safonova
E.A. Safonova
PKP.S. Kondrakhina
P.S. Kondrakhina
MVMikhail Vovk
Mikhail Vovk
Alexey LezovAlexey Lezov
Alexey Lezov
NSN.A. Smirnova
N.A. Smirnova

29 May 1999 in Langmuir
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VSV. G. Sergeyev
V. G. Sergeyev
OPO. A. Pyshkina
O. A. Pyshkina
Alexey LezovAlexey Lezov
Alexey Lezov
AMA. B. Mel'Nikov
A. B. Mel'Nikov
ERE. I. Ryumtsev
E. I. Ryumtsev
VKV. A. Kabanov
V. A. Kabanov

1 January 1996 in Macromolecules
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KBKirill N. Bakeev
Kirill N. Bakeev
YSYang M. Shu
Yang M. Shu
AZAlexander B. Zezin
Alexander B. Zezin
VKViktor A. Kabanov
Viktor A. Kabanov
Alexey LezovAlexey Lezov
Alexey Lezov
WMWilliam J. MacKnight
William J. MacKnight

5 April 2018 in Polymer Chemistry
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AGAlexander Gubarev
Alexander Gubarev
BMBryn D. Monnery
Bryn D. Monnery
Alexey LezovAlexey Lezov
Alexey Lezov
OSOndrej Sedlacek
Ondrej Sedlacek
Nikolay V. TsvetkovNikolay V. Tsvetkov
Nikolay V. Tsvetkov
Sergey FilippovSergey Filippov
Sergey Filippov
Inspired by the increasing popularity of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx) for biomedical applications, this study reports the complete and thorough solution analysis of the homologous series of biocompatible PEtOx samples in a very broad range of molecular weights ranging from 11.2 × 103 g mol−1 up to 260 × 103 g mol−1. The main focus of the research was on the determination of the conformational properties of PEtOx macromolecules at a temperature of 37 °C in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) simulating the parameters of physiological media. The polymers were studied in PBS solutions by analytical ultracentrifugation, dynamic light scattering (DLS), translational diffusion, and intrinsic viscosity measurements in a temperature range from 15 °C up to 72 °C. The complete set of Kuhn–Mark–Houwink–Sakurada scaling relationships revealed linear trends over the whole range of the studied molar masses, while the determined scaling indices at 37 °C correspond to the coil conformation in a thermodynamically good solvent ([η] = 0.045 × M0.62, s0 = 0.010 × M0.46 and D0 = 1750 × M−0.54). Based on the intrinsic viscosity values (most sensitive characteristic to the size variations of polymer coils, [η] ∼ r3), it was demonstrated that PEtOx macromolecules in PBS solutions undergo a transition from swollen polymer coils with gradual deterioration of thermodynamic quality of solutions within the temperature range of 15–45 °C, reaching θ-conditions at 55 °C with further precipitation at 62–72 °C. Also, to the best of our knowledge, the conformational parameters (equilibrium rigidity/the Kuhn segment length and the diameter of the polymer chain) of PEtOx macromolecules were evaluated under physiological conditions for the first time and constitute A = 1.8 ± 0.3 nm and d = 0.7 ± 0.4 nm. These equilibrium rigidity values classify PEtOx as a flexible macromolecule with rigidity similar to that of poly(ethylene glycol). For the first time, we were able to demonstrate a direct influence of thermosensitivity on the rigidity of the biocompatible polymer: PEtOx. The Kuhn segment length is undoubtedly decreasing when approaching the LCST.

1 April 2007 in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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Boris NoskovBoris Noskov
Boris Noskov
ABAlexander Bilibin
Alexander Bilibin
Alexey LezovAlexey Lezov
Alexey Lezov
Giuseppe LoglioGiuseppe Loglio
Giuseppe Loglio
Sergey FilippovSergey Filippov
Sergey Filippov
Reinhard MillerReinhard Miller
Reinhard Miller