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Zhao Y, Zhao W, Lv Y, Jin L, Ni Y, Hadjichristidis N. Well-defined star (co)polypeptides via a fast, efficient, and metal-free strategy. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130566. [PMID: 38432269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Polypeptides, especially star polypeptides, as a unique kind of biological macromolecules have broad applications in biomedical fields such as drug release, gene delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicines due to their close structural similarity to naturally occurring peptides and proteins, biocompatibility, and amino acid functionality. However, the synthesis of star polypeptide mainly relies on the conventional primary amine-initiated ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA) and suffers from low polymerization activity and limited controllability. This study proposes a fast, efficient and metal-free strategy to access star (co)polypeptides by combining the Michael reaction between acrylates and secondary aminoalcohols with the hydrogen-bonding organocatalytic ROP of NCA. This approach enables the preparation of a library of star (co)polypeptides with predesigned molecular weights, narrow molecular weight distributions, tunable arm number, and arm compositions. Importantly, this method exhibits high activity and selectivity at room temperature, making it both practical and versatile in synthesis applications.
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- Yi Zhao
- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton E3B 5A3, New Brunswick, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Chemistry Program, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Stepanova M, Nikiforov A, Tennikova T, Korzhikova-Vlakh E. Polypeptide-Based Systems: From Synthesis to Application in Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2641. [PMID: 38004619 PMCID: PMC10674432 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15112641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Synthetic polypeptides are biocompatible and biodegradable macromolecules whose composition and architecture can vary over a wide range. Their unique ability to form secondary structures, as well as different pathways of modification and biofunctionalization due to the diversity of amino acids, provide variation in the physicochemical and biological properties of polypeptide-containing materials. In this review article, we summarize the advances in the synthesis of polypeptides and their copolymers and the application of these systems for drug delivery in the form of (nano)particles or hydrogels. The issues, such as the diversity of polypeptide-containing (nano)particle types, the methods for their preparation and drug loading, as well as the influence of physicochemical characteristics on stability, degradability, cellular uptake, cytotoxicity, hemolysis, and immunogenicity of polypeptide-containing nanoparticles and their drug formulations, are comprehensively discussed. Finally, recent advances in the development of certain drug nanoformulations for peptides, proteins, gene delivery, cancer therapy, and antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory systems are summarized.
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- Mariia Stepanova
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, Petergof, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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Pranav U, Malhotra M, Pathan S, Jayakannan M. Structural Engineering of Star Block Biodegradable Polymer Unimolecular Micelles for Drug Delivery in Cancer Cells. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:743-759. [PMID: 36579913 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The present investigation reports the structural engineering of biodegradable star block polycaprolactone (PCL) to tailor-make aggregated micelles and unimolecular micelles to study their effect on drug delivery aspects in cancer cell lines. Fully PCL-based star block copolymers were designed by varying the arm numbers from two to eight while keeping the arm length constant throughout. Multifunctional initiators were exploited for stepwise solvent-free melt ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and γ-substituted caprolactone to construct star block copolymers having a PCL hydrophobic core and a carboxylic PCL hydrophilic shell, respectively. A higher arm number and a higher degree of branching in star polymers facilitated the formation of unimolecular micelles as opposed to the formation of conventional multimicellar aggregates in lower arm analogues. The dense core of the unimolecular micelles enabled them to load high amounts of the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX, ∼12-15%) compared to the aggregated micelles (∼3-4%). The star unimolecular micelle completely degraded leading to 90% release of the loaded drug upon treatment with the lysosomal esterase enzyme in vitro. The anticancer efficacies of these DOX-loaded unimolecular micelles were tested in a breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), and their IC50 values were found to be much lower compared to those of aggregated micelles. Time-dependent cellular uptake studies by confocal microscopy revealed that unimolecular micelles were readily taken up by the cells, and enhancement of the drug concentration was observed at the intracellular level up to 36 h. The present work opens new synthetic strategies for building a next-generation biodegradable unimolecular micellar nanoplatform for drug delivery in cancer research.
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- Upendiran Pranav
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008 Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008 Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008 Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008 Maharashtra, India
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Barratt CM, Haraniya TK, Iwamasa SJ, Yun JJ, Desyatkin VG, Wilcox KG, Morozova SA, Rodionov VO. Synthesis and conformational studies of hyperbranched-core star polymers with poly(γ–benzyl-L-glutamate) arms. Eur Polym J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.111859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Liu X, Tang L, Chen Y, Fu M, Guo ZH, Tang W, Yue K. Solvent-Free Templated Synthesis of Core-Crosslinked Star-Shaped Polymers in Supramolecular Body-Centered Cubic Phase. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200292. [PMID: 35578983 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This study reports the exploration of a solvent-free supramolecular templated synthesis strategy toward highly core-cross-linked star-shaped polymers (CSPs). To achieve this, a kind of cross-linkable giant surfactant, based on a functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) head tethered with a diblock copolymer tail containing reactive benzocyclobutene groups, is designed and prepared. By varying the volume fraction of linear block copolymer tail, these giant surfactants can self-assemble into a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure in bulk, in which the supramolecular spheres are composed of a core of POSS cages, a middle shell of crosslinkable poly(4-vinylbenzocyclobutene) (PBCB) blocks, and a corona of inert polystyrene (PS) blocks. The solvent-free thermally induced cross-linking reaction of the benzocyclobutene groups can be finished in 5 min upon heating, resulting in well-defined polymeric spheres with over 90 linear chains surrounding the cross-linked cores. The outer PS blocks serve as the protection corona to ensure that cross-linking of giant surfactants occurs in each supramolecular spherical domain. Given the modular design and diversity of the POSS-based giant surfactants, it is believed that the strategy may enable access to a wide range of CSPs.
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- Xiaobo Liu
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Rong L, Chen D, Huang X, Sun L. Delivery of Cas9-guided ABE8e into stem cells using poly(l-lysine) polypeptides for correction of the hemophilia-associated FIX missense mutation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 628:49-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.08.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Skoulas D, Fattah S, Wang D, Cryan S, Heise A. Systematic study of enzymatic degradation and plasmid DNA complexation of mucus penetrating star‐shaped lysine/sarcosine polypept(o)ides with different block arrangements. Macromol Biosci 2022; 22:e2200175. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Dimitrios Skoulas
- D. Skoulas, A. Heise Department of Chemistry RCSI University of Medicine and Health Science 123 St. Stephens Green Dublin D02YN77 Ireland
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- S. Fattah, S.‐A. Cryan School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dublin D02YN77 Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, TCD Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Dandan Wang School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dublin D02YN77 Ireland
- Department of Pharmaceutics College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Soochow University Suzhou 215123 People's Republic of China
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- S. Fattah, S.‐A. Cryan School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dublin D02YN77 Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, TCD Dublin 2 Ireland
- A. Heise, S.‐A. Cryan Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), AMBER The SFI Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre Dublin 2 Ireland
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- D. Skoulas, A. Heise Department of Chemistry RCSI University of Medicine and Health Science 123 St. Stephens Green Dublin D02YN77 Ireland
- A. Heise, S.‐A. Cryan Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), AMBER The SFI Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre Dublin 2 Ireland
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Politakos N, Moutsios I, Manesi GM, Moschovas D, Abukaev AF, Nikitina EA, Kortaberria G, Ivanov DA, Avgeropoulos A. Synthesis, Characterization and Structure Properties of Biobased Hybrid Copolymers Consisting of Polydiene and Polypeptide Segments. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3818. [PMID: 34771373 PMCID: PMC8588293 DOI: 10.3390/polym13213818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Novel hybrid materials of the PB-b-P(o-Bn-L-Tyr) and PI-b-P(o-Bn-L-Tyr) type (where PB: 1,4/1,2-poly(butadiene), PI: 3,4/1,2/1,4-poly(isoprene) and P(o-Bn-L-Tyr): poly(ortho-benzyl-L-tyrosine)) were synthesized through anionic and ring-opening polymerization under high-vacuum techniques. All final materials were molecularly characterized through infrared spectroscopy (IR) and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR) in order to confirm the successful synthesis and the polydiene microstructure content. The stereochemical behavior of secondary structures (α-helices and β-sheets) of the polypeptide segments combined with the different polydiene microstructures was also studied. The influence of the α-helices and β-sheets, as well as the polydiene chain conformations on the thermal properties (glass transition temperatures, thermal stability, α- and β-relaxation) of the present biobased hybrid copolymers, was investigated through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and dielectric spectroscopy (DS). The obtained morphologies in thin films for all the synthesized materials via atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicated the formation of polypeptide fibrils in the polydiene matrix.
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- Nikolaos Politakos
- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (N.P.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (D.M.)
- POLYMAT and Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Etorbidea 72, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (N.P.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (N.P.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (N.P.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (D.M.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.F.A.); (E.A.N.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.F.A.); (E.A.N.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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- ‘Materials + Tecnologies’ Research Group, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, Spain;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.F.A.); (E.A.N.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Moscow, Russia
- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse–IS2M, CNRS UMR7361, 15 Jean Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (N.P.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.F.A.); (E.A.N.); (D.A.I.)
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Tinajero-Díaz E, Kimmins SD, García-Carvajal ZY, Martínez de Ilarduya A. Polypeptide-based materials prepared by ring-opening polymerisation of anionic-based α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides: A platform for delivery of bioactive-compounds. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lu D, Jin Y, Wang X, Xie L, Liu Q, Chen Y, Wang H, Lei Z. Heparin-like anticoagulant polypeptides with tunable activity: Synthesis, characterization, anticoagulative properties and clot solubilities in vitro. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 129:112405. [PMID: 34579917 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Due to the uncontrollable anticoagulant activity and limited source, Heparin, which is commonly used in clinical anticoagulation therapies, faces the risk of spontaneous bleeding and thrombocytopenia. Herein, a series of anionic poly(amino acid) s poly (l-Serine-ran-L-Glutamic acid-ran-L-Cysteine-SO3) (PSEC-SO3) were prepared by the controlled Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) of N-Carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). The anticoagulant activities of PSEC-SO3 can be regulated by simply adjusting the feeding ratio of monomers. In vitro tests show that these polypeptides can effectively prolong the Activated Partical Thromboplastin Time (APTT) and inhibit Factor IIa and Factor Xa, but has no significant effect on Prothrombin Time (PT) and Thrombin Time (TT), which indicates that PSEC-SO3 mainly act on the intrinsic pathway. In summary, the activity-tunable heparin-like polypeptides are expected to have good application prospects in the anticoagulant field.
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- Dedai Lu
- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Zheng M, Pan M, Zhang W, Lin H, Wu S, Lu C, Tang S, Liu D, Cai J. Poly(α-l-lysine)-based nanomaterials for versatile biomedical applications: Current advances and perspectives. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:1878-1909. [PMID: 33364529 PMCID: PMC7744653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Poly(α-l-lysine) (PLL) is a class of water-soluble, cationic biopolymer composed of α-l-lysine structural units. The previous decade witnessed tremendous progress in the synthesis and biomedical applications of PLL and its composites. PLL-based polymers and copolymers, till date, have been extensively explored in the contexts such as antibacterial agents, gene/drug/protein delivery systems, bio-sensing, bio-imaging, and tissue engineering. This review aims to summarize the recent advances in PLL-based nanomaterials in these biomedical fields over the last decade. The review first describes the synthesis of PLL and its derivatives, followed by the main text of their recent biomedical applications and translational studies. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of PLL-based nanomaterials in biomedical fields are addressed.
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- Maochao Zheng
- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, 69 Dongxiabei Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, 69 Dongxiabei Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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Macromolecular engineering in functional polymers via ‘click chemistry’ using triazolinedione derivatives. Prog Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Kimmins SD, Hanay SB, Murphy R, O'Dwyer J, Ramalho J, Ryan EJ, Kearney CJ, O'Brien FJ, Cryan SA, Fitzgerald-Hughes D, Heise A. Antimicrobial and degradable triazolinedione (TAD) crosslinked polypeptide hydrogels. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:5456-5464. [PMID: 34048521 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00776a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hydrogels are perfectly suited to support cell and tissue growth in advanced tissue engineering applications as well as classical wound treatment scenarios. Ideal hydrogel materials for these applications should be easy to produce, biocompatible, resorbable and antimicrobial. Here we report the fabrication of degradable covalent antimicrobial lysine and tryptophan containing copolypeptide hydrogels, whereby the hydrogel properties can be independently modulated by the copolypeptide monomer ratio and chiral composition. Well-defined statistical copolypeptides comprising different overall molecular weights as well as ratios of l- and d-lysine and tryptophan at ratios of 35 : 15, 70 : 30 and 80 : 20 were obtained by N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) polymerisation and subsequently crosslinked by the selective reaction of bifunctional triazolinedione (TAD) with tryptophan. Real-time rheology was used to monitor the crosslinking reaction recording the fastest increase and overall modulus for copolypeptides with the higher tryptophan ratio. Water uptake of cylindrical hydrogel samples was dependent on crosslinking ratio but found independent of chiral composition, while enzymatic degradation proceeded significantly faster for samples containing more l-amino acids. Antimicrobial activity on a range of hydrogels containing different polypeptide chain lengths, lysine/tryptophan composition and l/d enantiomers was tested against reference laboratory strains of Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli; ATCC25922) and Gram-positive, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus; ATCC25923). log reductions of 2.8-3.4 were recorded for the most potent hydrogels. In vitro leachable cytotoxicity tests confirmed non-cytotoxicity as per ISO guidelines.
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- Scott D Kimmins
- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland. and Instituto de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda. Universidad 330, Curauma, Placilla, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Drug Delivery and Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicines, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicines, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA and Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicines, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA and Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin 2, Ireland and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicines, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin 2, Ireland and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland and Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, and National University or Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Drug Delivery and Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicines, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland and Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin 2, Ireland and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland and Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, and National University or Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland. and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland and Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, and National University or Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Song Y, Chen Y, Li P, Dong CM. Photoresponsive Polypeptide-Glycosylated Dendron Amphiphiles: UV-Triggered Polymersomes, OVA Release, and In Vitro Enhanced Uptake and Immune Response. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:5345-5357. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yingying Song
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Lu D, Wang J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Yu L, Xu T, Guo H, Zhang Y, Wang X, Wang X, Teng G, Lei Z. Tumor Noninvasive and Target Embolization Therapy Platform by Intravenous Injection Based on Acidic Microenvironment-Responsive Hyperbranched Poly(amino acid)s. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:1977-1986. [PMID: 33274275 PMCID: PMC7706070 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has been widely applied in treatments of unresectable or hypervascular tumors, but the procedure of TAE is complicated possibly brings inherent risks. Here, inspired by pH-responsive drug delivery systems, a new method of noninvasive and target embolization therapy by intravenous injection was developed. This method is based on a type of acidic microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched poly(amino acid) (HPTTG) to avoid using catheterization and real-time image guidance angiography, simplifying the procedure, elevating compliance and general applicability of embolization therapy. The pH value of the sol-to-gel phase transition with decreasing pH of HPTTG was controlled by adjusting the ratio of acidic amino acids in copolymers. The results of the tumor-bearing animal experiment indicate that the HPTTG have an excellent target and embolic ability; they accumulate the most at the tumor site in 8 h postinjection. Blood vessels of the tumors were occluded, and the tumors were inhibited and necrotized in about 20 days. Therefore, it is expected that HPTTG not only can be used as novel embolic materials for efficient noninvasive embolization therapy of many solid tumors but also can be used as a multifunctional platform for combined theranostics, for example, combination with controlled release, thermal ablation, multimodal imaging, synergistic therapy, etc.
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- Dedai Lu
- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Function Imaging, Department
of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital Southeast
University, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Institute
of Gansu Medical Science Research, Gansu
Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Institute
of Gansu Medical Science Research, Gansu
Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Institute
of Gansu Medical Science Research, Gansu
Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Institute
of Gansu Medical Science Research, Gansu
Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Function Imaging, Department
of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital Southeast
University, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of
Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of
Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Vrijsen JH, Rasines Mazo A, Junkers T, Qiao GG. Accelerated Polypeptide Synthesis via
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‐Carboxyanhydride Ring Opening Polymerization in Continuous Flow. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000071. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jeroen Hendrik Vrijsen
- The Polymer Science Group Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
- Organic and (Bio‐)Polymer Chemistry Institute for Materials Research Hasselt University Agoralaan D 3590 Diepenbeek Belgium
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- The Polymer Science Group Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- Organic and (Bio‐)Polymer Chemistry Institute for Materials Research Hasselt University Agoralaan D 3590 Diepenbeek Belgium
- Polymer Reaction Design Group School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- The Polymer Science Group Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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Bai T, Shen B, Cai D, Luo Y, Zhou P, Xia J, Zheng B, Zhang K, Xie R, Ni X, Xu M, Ling J, Sun J. Understanding ring-closing and racemization to prepare α-amino acid NCA and NTA monomers: a DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:14868-14874. [PMID: 32582885 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01174f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Polypeptides and polypeptoids are promising materials in biomedical applications bearing α-amino acid repeating units, which are prepared from ring-opening polymerizations of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) or N-thiocarboxyanydride (NTA) monomers. Detailed studies on monomer synthetic routes are essential to explore new α-amino acid NCA and NTA monomers as well as the corresponding poly(α-amino acid) materials. In this contribution, density functional theory (DFT) is applied to investigate the mechanism of the Leuchs approach including two possible pathways, precursor structure and racemization in the ring-closing reaction. According to DFT calculations, pathway 2 is preferred with lower ΔG than pathway 1, and the rate-determining step is recognized as an SN2 substitution with releasing equivalent halogenated hydrocarbon, which explains our experimental observations. Racemization results from the reaction between the NTA monomer and a strong protonic acid, which can be suppressed by low temperature and short reaction time. Racemization is inhibited by steric hindrance in those NTAs of α-amino acids containing high bulkiness at the β-carbon, such as leucine-NTA.
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- Tianwen Bai
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. and Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Jiulongpo People's Hospital, Chongqing 400050, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China. and Department of Radiology, Jiulongpo People's Hospital, Chongqing 400050, China and Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Techniques and Devices, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Shi Z, Zhang X, Wang X, Yang F, Yu Z, Ling Y, Lu H, Luan S, Tang H. Synthesis and Properties of Mono- or Diamine-Initiated Imidazolium-Based Cationic Polypeptides. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:3468-3478. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Zuowen Shi
- Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Pottanam Chali S, Ravoo BJ. Adamantane‐Terminated Polypeptides: Synthesis by
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‐Carboxyanhydride Polymerization and Template‐Based Self‐Assembly of Responsive Nanocontainers via Host–Guest Complexation with β‐Cyclodextrin. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000049. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Sharafudheen Pottanam Chali
- Organic Chemistry Institute and Centre for Soft Nanoscience Westfälische Wilhelms‐Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 Münster 48149 Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Centre for Soft Nanoscience Westfälische Wilhelms‐Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 Münster 48149 Germany
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Skoulas D, Stuettgen V, Gaul R, Cryan SA, Brayden DJ, Heise A. Amphiphilic Star Polypept(o)ides as Nanomeric Vectors in Mucosal Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2455-2462. [PMID: 32343127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Mucosal delivery across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, airways, and buccal epithelia is an attractive mode of therapeutic administration, but the challenge is to overcome the mucus and epithelial barriers. Here, we present degradable star polypept(o)ides capable of permeating both barriers as a promising biomaterial platform for mucosal delivery. Star polypept(o)ides were obtained by the initiation of benzyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) from an 8-arm poly(propyleneimine) (PPI) dendrimer, with subsequent chain extension with sarcosine NCA. The hydrophobic poly(benzyl-l-glutamate) (PBLG) block length was maintained at 20 monomers, while the length of the hydrophilic poly(sarcosine) (PSar) block ranged from 20-640 monomers to produce star polypept(o)ides with increasing hydrophilic: hydrophobic ratios. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed elongated particles of ∼120 nm length, while dynamic light scattering (DLS) provided evidence of a decrease in the size of polymer aggregates in water with increasing poly(sarcosine) block length, with the smallest size obtained for the star PBLG20-b-PSar640. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated PBLG20-b-PSar640 permeated artificial mucus and isolated rat mucus, as well as rat intestinal jejunal tissue mounted in Franz diffusion chambers. An apparent permeability coefficient (Papp) of 15.4 ± 3.1 ×10-6 cm/s for FITC-PBLG20-b-PSar640 was calculated from the transepithelial flux obtained with the apical-side addition of 7.5 mg polypept(o)ide to jejunal tissue over 2 h. This Papp could not be accounted for by flux of unconjugated FITC. Resistance to trypsin demonstrated the stability of FITC-labeled polypept(o)ide over 2 h, but enzymatic degradation at the mucus-epithelial interface or during flux could not be ruled out as contributing to the Papp. The absence of any histological damage to the jejunal tissue during the 2 h exposure suggests that the flux was not associated with overt toxicity.
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- Dimitrios Skoulas
- Department of Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin D02, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 02 and University College Dublin,Dublin D04, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Veterinary Science Centre, Belfield, Dublin D04, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 02 and University College Dublin,Dublin D04, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin D02, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin D02, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 02 and University College Dublin,Dublin D04, Ireland.,AMBER, The SFI Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre, RCSI, Dublin D02, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Veterinary Science Centre, Belfield, Dublin D04, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 02 and University College Dublin,Dublin D04, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin D02, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 02 and University College Dublin,Dublin D04, Ireland.,AMBER, The SFI Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre, RCSI, Dublin D02, Ireland
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Lv S, Kim H, Song Z, Feng L, Yang Y, Baumgartner R, Tseng KY, Dillon SJ, Leal C, Yin L, Cheng J. Unimolecular Polypeptide Micelles via Ultrafast Polymerization of N-Carboxyanhydrides. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8570-8574. [PMID: 32196323 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Polypeptide micelles are widely used as biocompatible nanoplatforms but often suffer from their poor structural stability. Unimolecular polypeptide micelles can effectively address the structure instability issue, but their synthesis with uniform structure and well-controlled and desired sizes remains challenging. Herein we report the convenient preparation of spherical unimolecular micelles through dendritic polyamine-initiated ultrafast ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Synthetic polypeptides with exceptionally high molecular weights (up to 85 MDa) and low dispersity (Đ < 1.05) can be readily obtained, which are the biggest synthetic polypeptides ever reported. The degree of polymerization was controlled in a vast range (25-3200), giving access to nearly monodisperse unimolecular micelles with predictable sizes. Many NCA monomers can be polymerized using this ultrafast polymerization method, which enables the incorporation of various structural and functional moieties into the unimolecular micelles. Because of the simplicity of the synthesis and superior control over the structure, the unimolecular polypeptide micelles may find applications in nanomedicine, supermolecular chemistry, and bionanotechnology.
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- Shixian Lv
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.,Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Iba S, Ishida T, Sanda F. Synthesis and photoisomerization behavior of polyamide-phenyleneethynylenes bearing azobenzene moieties in the main chain. Polym Bull (Berl) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-019-02798-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rasines Mazo A, Allison-Logan S, Karimi F, Chan NJA, Qiu W, Duan W, O’Brien-Simpson NM, Qiao GG. Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:4737-4834. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00738e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the synthesis, architectural design and biomedical applications of polypeptides and their hybrids.
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- Alicia Rasines Mazo
- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- School of Medicine
- Deakin University
- Geelong
- Australia
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- Centre for Oral Health Research
- Melbourne Dental School and the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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He H, Sofman M, Wang AJS, Ahrens CC, Wang W, Griffith LG, Hammond PT. Engineering Helical Modular Polypeptide-Based Hydrogels as Synthetic Extracellular Matrices for Cell Culture. Biomacromolecules 2019; 21:566-580. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Song Z, Tan Z, Cheng J. Recent Advances and Future Perspectives of Synthetic Polypeptides from N-Carboxyanhydrides. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ziyuan Song
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Poly(amino acid)-grafted polymacrolactones. Synthesis, self-assembling and ionic coupling properties. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2019.104316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Jacobs J, Pavlović D, Prydderch H, Moradi MA, Ibarboure E, Heuts JPA, Lecommandoux S, Heise A. Polypeptide Nanoparticles Obtained from Emulsion Polymerization of Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:12522-12526. [PMID: 31348858 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Polypeptide nanoparticles were obtained by the miniemulsion polymerization of S-(o-nitrobenzyl)-l-cysteine (NBC) N-carboxyanhydride (NCA). Through process optimization, reaction conditions were identified that allowed the polymerization of the water sensitive NCA to yield nanoparticles of about 220 nm size. Subsequent UV-irradiation of the nanoparticle emulsions caused the in situ removal of the nitrobenzyl group and particle cross-linking through disulfide bond formation accompanied by the shrinkage of the particles.
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- Jaco Jacobs
- School of Chemical Sciences , Dublin City University , Glasnevin, Dublin 9 , Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , 123 St. Stephen's Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , 123 St. Stephen's Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems , Eindhoven University of Technology , PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven , The Netherlands
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629 , F-33600 Pessac , France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems , Eindhoven University of Technology , PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven , The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , 123 St. Stephen's Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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Transfection of autologous host cells in vivo using gene activated collagen scaffolds incorporating star-polypeptides. J Control Release 2019; 304:191-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Brannigan RP, Kimmins SD, Bobbi E, Caulfield S, Heise A. Synthesis of Novel
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‐Triazolinedione Crosslinked Amphiphilic Polypept(o)ide Nanostructures. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ruairí P. Brannigan
- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 123 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77 Ireland
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Bai T, Ling J. Polymerization rate difference of
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‐alkyl glycine NCAs: Steric hindrance or not? Biopolymers 2019; 110:e23261. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.23261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tianwen Bai
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou China
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Jin H, Jian T, Ding YH, Chen Y, Mu P, Wang L, Chen CL. Solid-phase synthesis of three-armed star-shaped peptoids and their hierarchical self-assembly. Biopolymers 2019; 110:e23258. [PMID: 30676654 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Due to the branched structure feature and unique properties, a variety of star-shaped polymers have been designed and synthesized. Despite those advances, solid-phase synthesis of star-shaped sequence-defined synthetic polymers that exhibit hierarchical self-assembly remains a significant challenge. Hence, we present an effective strategy for the solid-phase synthesis of three-armed star-shaped peptoids, in which ethylenediamine was used as the centric star pivot. Based on the sequence of monomer addition, a series of AA'A''-type and ABB'-type peptoids were synthesized and characterized by UPLC-MS (ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry). By taking advantage of the easy-synthesis and large side-chain diversity, we synthesized star-shaped peptoids with tunable functions. We further demonstrated the aqueous self-assembly of some representative peptoids into biomimetic nanomaterials with well-defined hierarchical structures, such as nanofibers and nanotubes. These results indicate that star-shaped peptoids offer the potential in self-assembly of biomimetic nanomaterials with tunable chemistries and functions.
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- Haibao Jin
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Western Australia
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Khuphe M, Thornton PD. Poly(hydroxy acid) Nanoparticles for the Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Doxorubicin. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Yuan J, Zhang Y, Li Z, Wang Y, Lu H. A S-Sn Lewis Pair-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides: Fast Kinetics, High Molecular Weight, and Facile Bioconjugation. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:892-897. [PMID: 35650961 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The rapid and controlled generation of polypeptides with ultrahigh molecular weight (MW) and well-defined chain end functionality has been a great challenge. To tackle this problem, we report here an initiation system based on a S-Sn Lewis pair, trimethylstannyl phenyl sulfide (PhS-SnMe3), for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). This initiator displays a strong solvent effect, and can yield polypeptides with high MW (>1.0 × 105 g·mol-1) and low polydispersity index within a few hours. The MWs of the obtained polypeptides are strongly dependent on the THF/DMF ratio. The polymerization follows a typical first-order kinetic character with respect to the monomer concentration in mixed THF and DMF. Moreover, a highly reactive phenyl thioester is in situ generated at the C-terminus of the polypeptides, which is readily accessible for native chemical ligation affording high MW and site-specific protein-polypeptide conjugates. Together, this initiator sheds light on regulating the ROP of NCAs via appropriate Lewis pair and solvent selection, and is particularly useful in preparing ultrahigh MW polypeptides within a short period of time.
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- Jingsong Yuan
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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Levit M, Zashikhina N, Dobrodumov A, Kashina A, Tarasenko I, Panarin E, Fiorucci S, Korzhikova-Vlakh E, Tennikova T. Synthesis and characterization of well-defined poly(2-deoxy-2-methacrylamido-d-glucose) and its biopotential block copolymers via RAFT and ROP polymerization. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Tao X, Zheng B, Bai T, Li MH, Ling J. Polymerization of N-Substituted Glycine N-Thiocarboxyanhydride through Regioselective Initiation of Cysteamine: A Direct Way toward Thiol-Capped Polypeptoids. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Xinfeng Tao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, Chimie ParisTech, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, Chimie ParisTech, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Murphy R, Walsh DP, Hamilton CA, Cryan SA, In Het Panhuis M, Heise A. Degradable 3D-Printed Hydrogels Based on Star-Shaped Copolypeptides. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:2691-2699. [PMID: 29665336 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We present a star copolypeptide-based hydrogel ink capable of structural microfabrication using 3D extrusion printing. The material comprises an amphiphilic block copolymer structure of poly(benzyl-l-glutamate)- b-oligo(l-valine), which spontaneously forms hydrogels through hydrophobic interactions. The chemical design allows the bulk phase of the hydrogel to remain intact after application of shear due to its self-recovery behavior. It is demonstrated that the composition of the materials is ideally suited for 3D printing with scaffolds capable of maintaining structural cohesion after extrusion. Post extrusion UV-triggered fixation of the printed structures is carried out, resulting in stable hydrogel constructs. The constructs were found to be degradable, exhibited favorable release of encapsulated molecular cargo, and do not appear to affect the metabolic health of the commonly used fibroblastic cell line Balb/3T3 in the absence of the reactive diluent N, N'-methylenebis(acrylamide). The star copolypeptide inks allow for rapid prototyping enabling the fabrication of defined intricate microstructures, providing a platform for complex scaffold development that would otherwise be unattainable with other processing techniques such as molding or casting.
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- Robert Murphy
- Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) , 123 St. Stephens Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- Drug Delivery & Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy & Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) , 123 St. Stephens Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- Soft Materials Group, School of Chemistry, and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , New South Wales 2522 , Australia
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering , Trinity College Dublin (TCD) , Dublin , Ireland.,Drug Delivery & Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy & Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) , 123 St. Stephens Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM) , RCSI, Dublin and National University of Ireland , Galway , Ireland
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- Soft Materials Group, School of Chemistry, and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , New South Wales 2522 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) , 123 St. Stephens Green , Dublin 2 , Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM) , RCSI, Dublin and National University of Ireland , Galway , Ireland
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Walsh DP, Murphy RD, Panarella A, Raftery RM, Cavanagh B, Simpson JC, O'Brien FJ, Heise A, Cryan SA. Bioinspired Star-Shaped Poly(l-lysine) Polypeptides: Efficient Polymeric Nanocarriers for the Delivery of DNA to Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:1878-1891. [PMID: 29590755 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The field of tissue engineering is increasingly recognizing that gene therapy can be employed for modulating in vivo cellular response thereby guiding tissue regeneration. However, the field lacks a versatile and biocompatible gene delivery platform capable of efficiently delivering transgenes to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a cell type often refractory to transfection. Herein, we describe the extensive and systematic exploration of three architectural variations of star-shaped poly(l-lysine) polypeptide (star-PLL) with varying number and length of poly(l-lysine) arms as potential nonviral gene delivery vectors for MSCs. We demonstrate that star-PLL vectors are capable of self-assembling with pDNA to form stable, cationic nanomedicines. Utilizing high content screening, live cell imaging, and mechanistic uptake studies we confirm the intracellular delivery of pDNA by star-PLLs to MSCs is a rapid process, which likely proceeds via a clathrin-independent mechanism. We identify a star-PLL composition with 64 poly(l-lysine) arms and five l-lysine subunits per arm as a particularly efficient vector that is capable of delivering both reporter genes and the therapeutic transgenes bone morphogenetic protein-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor to MSCs. This composition facilitated a 1000-fold increase in transgene expression in MSCs compared to its linear analogue, linear poly(l-lysine). Furthermore, it demonstrated comparable transgene expression to the widely used vector polyethylenimine using a lower pDNA dose with significantly less cytotoxicity. Overall, this study illustrates the ability of the star-PLL vectors to facilitate efficient, nontoxic nucleic acid delivery to MSCs thereby functioning as an innovative nanomedicine platform for tissue engineering applications.
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- David P Walsh
- Drug Delivery & Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering , Trinity College Dublin (TCD) , Dublin , Ireland
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science , University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering , Trinity College Dublin (TCD) , Dublin , Ireland
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science , University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering , Trinity College Dublin (TCD) , Dublin , Ireland
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland
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- Drug Delivery & Advanced Materials Team, School of Pharmacy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy , RCSI , Dublin , Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering , Trinity College Dublin (TCD) , Dublin , Ireland
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Ding Y, Du C, Qian J, Zhou L, Su Y, Zhang R, Dong CM. Tumor pH and intracellular reduction responsive polypeptide nanomedicine with a sheddable PEG corona and a disulfide-cross-linked core. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00579f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To overcome the tumor and cellular barriers in cancer chemotherapy, a new class of polypeptide copolymer nanoparticles with a sheddable PEG corona and a dynamic disulfide bond cross-linked core was fabricated for intracellular pHe and reduction triggered cytotoxicity.
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- Yue Ding
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Joint Research Center for Precision Medicine
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus
- Shanghai Fengxian Central Hospital
- Shanghai 201400
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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Synthetic peptide-based polymers can fold into different secondary structures in the same way as do proteins. This review article presents how tuning the polypeptide secondary structure could be a key step to modulate various properties in advanced polymeric materials (size, rigidity, self-assembly,etc.).
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- Colin Bonduelle
- CNRS
- LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (UPR8241))
- F-31077 Toulouse
- France
- Université de Toulouse
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Lu D, Li Y, Wang X, Li T, Zhang Y, Guo H, Sun S, Wang X, Zhang Y, Lei Z. All-in-one hyperbranched polypeptides for surgical adhesives and interventional embolization of tumors. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:7511-7520. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01015c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A series of hyperbranched, thermo-responsive and mussel-inspired polypeptides were synthesized and used for surgical adhesion, hemostasis and interventional embolization.
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- Dedai Lu
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Institute of Gansu Medical Science Research
- Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital
- Lanzhou
- P. R. China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine
- Lanzhou
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Gansu Medical Science Research
- Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital
- Lanzhou
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Gansu Medical Science Research
- Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital
- Lanzhou
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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Zhang J, Zhang Q, Zhou S, Liu Y, Huang W. Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic miktoarm star polymers based on sydnone-maleimide double cycloaddition. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01476g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The synthesis of miktoarm star polymers based on sydnone-maleimide double cycloaddition (SMDC) via three approaches.
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- Jing Zhang
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200241
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200241
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200241
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200241
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200241
- People's Republic of China
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Li P, Song Y, Dong CM. Hyperbranched polypeptides synthesized from phototriggered ROP of a photocaged Nε-[1-(2-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl]-l-lysine-N-carboxyanhydride: microstructures and effects of irradiation intensity and nitrogen flow rate. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00641e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A new photocaged amino acid monomer Nε-(1-(2-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl)-l-lysine-N-carboxyanhydride (NPE-Lys NCA) was designed to directly synthesize hyperbranched polypeptides by phototriggered ROP.
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- Pan Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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González-Henríquez CM, Sarabia-Vallejos MA, Rodríguez-Hernández J. Strategies to Fabricate Polypeptide-Based Structures via Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Carboxyanhydrides. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E551. [PMID: 30965855 PMCID: PMC6418556 DOI: 10.3390/polym9110551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this review, we provide a general and clear overview about the different alternatives reported to fabricate a myriad of polypeptide architectures based on the ring-opening polymerization of N-carbonyanhydrides (ROP NCAs). First of all, the strategies for the preparation of NCA monomers directly from natural occurring or from modified amino acids are analyzed. The synthetic alternatives to prepare non-functionalized and functionalized NCAs are presented. Protection/deprotection protocols, as well as other functionalization chemistries are discussed in this section. Later on, the mechanisms involved in the ROP NCA polymerization, as well as the strategies developed to reduce the eventually occurring side reactions are presented. Finally, a general overview of the synthetic strategies described in the literature to fabricate different polypeptide architectures is provided. This part of the review is organized depending on the complexity of the macromolecular topology prepared. Therefore, linear homopolypeptides, random and block copolypeptides are described first. The next sections include cyclic and branched polymers such as star polypeptides, polymer brushes and highly branched structures including arborescent or dendrigraft structures.
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- Carmen M González-Henríquez
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, P.O. Box 9845, Correo 21, Santiago 7800003, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotecnia, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Correo 22, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química y Propiedades de Polímeros, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Zhang X, Wang H, Dai Y. Interlayer-crosslinked micelles prepared from star-shaped copolymers via click chemistry for sustained drug release. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:205601. [PMID: 28429685 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa6907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To balance the stability and the particle size of polymeric micelles, star-shaped copolymers Hx-yne-N3-PEG containing both alkynyl and azido groups were synthesized from hyperbranched 2,2-bismethylolpropionic acid polyester (H20 with 16 hydroxyl, H30 with 32 hydroxyl, H40 with 64 hydroxyl) to develop interlayer-crosslinked micelles by click chemistry. The results of dynamic light scattering indicate that the crosslinking could enhance the stability of polymeric micelles. The crosslinked micelles are regular nanosized (approximately 20 nm) spheres observed by a transmission electron microscope. The crosslinked micelles have better drug loading capacity and more sustained drug release behavior than the un-crosslinked micelles.
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- Xiaojin Zhang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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Hanay SB, Ritzen B, Brougham D, Dias AA, Heise A. Exploring Tyrosine-Triazolinedione (TAD) Reactions for the Selective Conjugation and Cross-Linking of N
-Carboxyanhydride (NCA) Derived Synthetic Copolypeptides. Macromol Biosci 2017; 17. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Saltuk B. Hanay
- School of Chemical Sciences; Dublin City University; Glasnevin Dublin 9 Ireland
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- DSM Ahead; Urmonderbaan 22 Geleen 6167 RD the Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry; University College Dublin; Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland
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- DSM Ahead; Urmonderbaan 22 Geleen 6167 RD the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 123 St. Stephens Green Dublin 2 Ireland
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Holm R, Weber B, Heller P, Klinker K, Westmeier D, Docter D, Stauber RH, Barz M. Synthesis and Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Star-Like Polypept(o)ides: Introducing Biodegradable PeptoStars. Macromol Biosci 2017; 17. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Regina Holm
- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudinger Weg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudinger Weg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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Hanay SB, Brougham DF, Dias AA, Heise A. Investigation of the triazolinedione (TAD) reaction with tryptophan as a direct route to copolypeptide conjugation and cross-linking. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01477e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The TAD reaction with tryptophan permits the modification of polypeptides omitting protection/deprotection routes or the use on non-natural amino acids.
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- S. B. Hanay
- Dublin City University
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Dublin 9
- Ireland
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- University College Dublin
- School of Chemistry
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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Stukenkemper T, Jansen JFGA, Lavilla C, Dias AA, Brougham DF, Heise A. Polypeptides by light: photo-polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA). Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py02018f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Synthesis of well-defined synthetic polypeptides by in situ UV-triggered formation of amine initiators.
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- T. Stukenkemper
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Dublin City University
- Glasnevin
- Dublin 9
- Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5612 AZ Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Dublin City University
- Glasnevin
- Dublin 9
- Ireland
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Raftery RM, Walsh DP, Castaño IM, Heise A, Duffy GP, Cryan SA, O'Brien FJ. Delivering Nucleic-Acid Based Nanomedicines on Biomaterial Scaffolds for Orthopedic Tissue Repair: Challenges, Progress and Future Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:5447-5469. [PMID: 26840618 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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As well as acting to fill defects and allow for cell infiltration and proliferation in regenerative medicine, biomaterial scaffolds can also act as carriers for therapeutics, further enhancing their efficacy. Drug and protein delivery on scaffolds have shown potential, however, supraphysiological quantities of therapeutic are often released at the defect site, causing off-target side effects and cytotoxicity. Gene therapy involves the introduction of foreign genes into a cell in order to exert an effect; either replacing a missing gene or modulating expression of a protein. State of the art gene therapy also encompasses manipulation of the transcriptome by harnessing RNA interference (RNAi) therapy. The delivery of nucleic acid nanomedicines on biomaterial scaffolds - gene-activated scaffolds -has shown potential for use in a variety of tissue engineering applications, but as of yet, have not reached clinical use. The current state of the art in terms of biomaterial scaffolds and delivery vector materials for gene therapy is reviewed, and the limitations of current procedures discussed. Future directions in the clinical translation of gene-activated scaffolds are also considered, with a particular focus on bone and cartilage tissue regeneration.
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- Rosanne M Raftery
- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI and TCD, Dublin, Ireland
- Drug Delivery and Advanced Materials Research Team, School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI and TCD, Dublin, Ireland
- Drug Delivery and Advanced Materials Research Team, School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI and TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI and TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Drug Delivery and Advanced Materials Research Team, School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), RCSI and TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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Borase T, Heise A. Hybrid Nanomaterials by Surface Grafting of Synthetic Polypeptides Using N-Carboxyanhydride (NCA) Polymerization. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:5725-5731. [PMID: 26780161 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The interaction of materials with their environment is largely dictated by interfacial phenomena. Polymers are very versatile materials to modulate material interfaces to provide functionality, stability and compatibility. A class of polymers that can close the gap between fully synthetic and natural macromolecules are polypeptides derived from N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) polymerization. Recent advances in using this technique to create biomimetic interfaces and hybrid materials are highlighted, with special emphasis on nanomaterials.
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- Tushar Borase
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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