The invention discloses a
polyamine-
polyester gradient
copolymer, aziridinyl cationic
polyester as well as a preparation method and application of the aziridinyl cationic
polyester, relates to the technical field of
high polymer material synthesis, and solves the problems of complex synthesis process, high cost and
cytotoxicity caused by concentrated amino distribution of the current cationic polyester material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a catalyst, a
promoter, N-o-nitrobenzenesulfonyl substituted methyl
aziridine, cyclic anhydride and alicyclic
epoxide under
anhydrous and anaerobic conditions, carrying out ring-opening copolymerization reaction, and after the reaction is finished,
settling to obtain the
polyamine-polyester gradient
copolymer. Dissolving the
polyamine-polyester gradient
copolymer in ultra-dry DMF under the protection of
nitrogen, then adding
potassium carbonate and p-tolylthiophenol, after a desulfonylation reaction is finished,
settling and washing in
diethyl ether, and finally performing
vacuum drying to obtain the aziridinyl cationic polyester. The method is beneficial to promoting the development of polyester functionalization, and has potential application value in the fields of
gene transfection,
protein carriers and
sewage treatment, CO2 adsorption, adhesives and the like.