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Russo D, Di Venere A, Wurm FR, Moulin M, Härtlein M, Garvey CJ, Teixeira J. Investigation of the structure of protein-polymer conjugates in solution reveals the impact of protein deuteration and the size of the polymer on its thermal stability. Protein Sci 2024; 33:e5032. [PMID: 38801224 PMCID: PMC11129618 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
The conjugation of proteins with polymers offers immense biotechnological potential by creating novel macromolecules. This article presents experimental findings on the structural properties of maltose-binding protein (MBP) conjugated with linear biodegradable polyphosphoester polymers with different molecular weights. We studied isotopic effects on both proteins and polymers. Circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy and small-angle neutron scattering reveal that the conjugation process destabilizes the protein, affecting the secondary more than the tertiary structure, even at room temperature, and that the presence of two domains in the MBP may contribute to its observed instability. Notably, unfolding temperatures differ between native MBP and the conjugates. In particular, this study sheds light on the complex interplay of factors such as the deuteration influencing protein stability and conformational changes in the conjugation processes. The perdeuteration influences the hydrogen bond network and hydrophobic interactions in the case of the MBP protein. The perdeuteration of the protein influences the hydrogen bond network and hydrophobic interactions. This is evident in the decreased thermal stability of deuterated MBP protein, in the conjugate, especially with high-molecular-mass polymers.
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- Daniela Russo
- CNR‐IOM (Italy) & Institut Laue LangevinGrenobleFrance
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry, Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- ILL Deuteration LaboratoryPartnership for Structural BiologyGrenobleFrance
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- ILL Deuteration LaboratoryPartnership for Structural BiologyGrenobleFrance
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- Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier‐Leibnitz FRM II and Physik Department E13Technische Universität MünchenGarchingGermany
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA/CNRS)CEA SaclayGif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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Mathieu‐Gaedke M, Böker A, Glebe U. How to Characterize the Protein Structure and Polymer Conformation in Protein‐Polymer Conjugates – a Perspective. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Maria Mathieu‐Gaedke
- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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Martínez-Negro M, Russo D, Prévost S, Teixeira J, Morsbach S, Landfester K. Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Surfactant Reduces the Conformational Change of Adsorbed Proteins on Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:4282-4288. [PMID: 36083699 PMCID: PMC9554902 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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When in contact with a biological medium, the surfaces
of nanoparticles
are usually covered by proteins. In this regard, it was found that
poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) promotes the “stealth effect”.
This implies a reduction of unspecific protein adsorption and cellular
uptake. Although information about the PEG–protein interaction
was reported, more accurate and sophisticated structure and dynamics
analyses are needed to understand the interaction processes in detail.
This work studies the PEG–protein interaction using model nanoparticles
stabilized either by the PEG-based surfactant Lutensol AT50 or sodium
dodecyl sulfate. The interaction with human serum albumin was studied
using neutron scattering techniques. The parameters obtained by small-angle
neutron scattering yielded information about the adsorbed protein
layer thickness. Protein structure changes were detected via differential
scanning fluorimetry and elastic neutron scattering. This combination
gives a better insight into the PEG–protein interaction, contributing
to the design of nanomaterials for medical applications.
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- María Martínez-Negro
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Instituto Officina dei Materiali) and INSIDE@ILL c/o Institut Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire Léon-Brillouin, UMR12 CEA-CNRS, CEA-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Liu Q, Li M, Liu C, Yin J, Zhu X, Chen D. Continuous Synthesis of Polymer-Coated Drug Nanoparticles by Heterogeneous Nucleation in a Hollow-Fiber Membrane Module. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Qiuhong Liu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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Schirò G, Fichou Y, Brogan APS, Sessions R, Lohstroh W, Zamponi M, Schneider GJ, Gallat FX, Paciaroni A, Tobias DJ, Perriman A, Weik M. Diffusivelike Motions in a Solvent-Free Protein-Polymer Hybrid. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:088102. [PMID: 33709739 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.088102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
The interaction between proteins and hydration water stabilizes protein structure and promotes functional dynamics, with water translational motions enabling protein flexibility. Engineered solvent-free protein-polymer hybrids have been shown to preserve protein structure, function, and dynamics. Here, we used neutron scattering, protein and polymer perdeuteration, and molecular dynamics simulations to explore how a polymer dynamically replaces water. Even though relaxation rates and vibrational properties are strongly modified in polymer coated compared to hydrated proteins, liquidlike polymer dynamics appear to plasticize the conjugated protein in a qualitatively similar way as do hydration-water translational motions.
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- Giorgio Schirò
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nanoobjects (CBMN) UMR 5348, Institut Europeen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), University of Bordeaux, 33600 Pessac, France
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- School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, Britannia House, London SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California, CA 92697, USA
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- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Russo D, Garvey CJ, Wurm FR, Teixeira J. Conformation of Myoglobin-Poly(Ethyl Ethylene Phosphate) Conjugates Probed by SANS: Correlation with Polymer Grafting Density and Interaction. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2000356. [PMID: 33393176 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
One can take advantage of the influence of a polymer conjugated with a protein to control the thermal stability and the deployment of the protein. Here, the structural properties are reported of the protein-polymer conjugate myoglobin (Mb)-poly(ethyl ethylene phosphate) (PEEP) in the native and unfolded conformations, in order to understand the respective roles of the protein and of the polymer size in the stability of the conjugate. The effect is also investigated of the grafting density of the linear biodegradable polyphosphoesters covalently attached to the protein. It is observed that, while the conjugation process at room temperature does not modify the secondary and tertiary structure of the Mb, the unfolding process, as a function of temperature, depends on the grafting density. Small angle neutron scattering reveals that, at room temperature, conjugation does not alter the size of the native protein and that the thickness of the polymer shell around the protein increases as a function of grafting density and of polymer molecular weight. The denatured form of all conjugates is described by an unfolded chain and a correlation length due to the presence of local stiffness.
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- Daniela Russo
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche & Istituto Officina dei Materiali c/o Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, 38042, France.,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia.,Lund Institute for Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, Lund, 20503, Sweden.,Biofilm-Research Center for Biointerfaces and Biomedical Science Department, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA/CNRS), CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex, 91191, France
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Pelosi C, Tinè MR, Wurm FR. Main-chain water-soluble polyphosphoesters: Multi-functional polymers as degradable PEG-alternatives for biomedical applications. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Burridge KM, Shurina BA, Kozuszek CT, Parnell RF, Montgomery JS, VanPelt JL, Daman NM, McCarrick RM, Ramelot TA, Konkolewicz D, Page RC. Mapping protein-polymer conformations in bioconjugates with atomic precision. Chem Sci 2020; 11:6160-6166. [PMID: 32953011 PMCID: PMC7480076 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02200d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Rational design of protein-polymer bioconjugates is hindered by limited experimental data and mechanistic understanding on interactions between the two. In this communication, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) reports on distances between paramagnetic spin labels and NMR active nuclei, informing on the conformation of conjugated polymers. 1H/15N-heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) NMR spectra were collected for ubiquitin (Ub) modified with block copolymers incorporating spin labels at different positions along their backbone. The resultant PRE data show that the conjugated polymers have conformations biased towards the nonpolar β-sheet face of Ub, rather than behaving as if in solution. The bioconjugates are stabilized against denaturation by guanidine-hydrochloride, as measured by circular dichroism (CD), and this stabilization is attributed to the interaction between the protein and conjugated polymer.
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- Kevin M Burridge
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Miami University , 651 E High St. , Oxford , OH 45056 , USA . ;
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Russo D, Pelosi C, Wurm FR, Frick B, Ollivier J, Teixeira J. Insight into Protein-Polymer Conjugate Relaxation Dynamics: The Importance of Polymer Grafting. Macromol Biosci 2020; 20:e1900410. [PMID: 32285628 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201900410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
The bio and chemical physics of protein-polymer conjugates are related to parameters that characterize each component. With this work, it is intended to feature the dynamical properties of the protein-polymer conjugate myoglobin (Mb)-poly(ethyl ethylene phosphate), in the ps and ns time scales, in order to understand the respective roles of the protein and of the polymer size in the dynamics of the conjugate. Elastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering is performed on completely hydrogenated samples with variable number of polymer chains covalently attached to the protein. The role of the polymer length in the protein solvation and internal dynamics is investigated using two conjugates formed by polymers of different molecular weight. It is confirmed that the flexibility of the complex increases with the number of grafted polymer chains and that a sharp dynamical transition appears when either grafting density or polymer molecular weight are high. It is shown that protein size is crucial for the polymer structural organization and interaction on the protein surface and it is established that the glass properties of the polymer change upon conjugation. The results give a better insight of the equivalence of the polymer coating and the role of water on the surface of proteins.
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- Daniela Russo
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche & Istituto Officina dei Materiali c/o Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, 38042, France.,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Moruzzi, Pisa, 56124, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA/CNRS), CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91191, France
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Strasser P, Teasdale I. Main-Chain Phosphorus-Containing Polymers for Therapeutic Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E1716. [PMID: 32276516 PMCID: PMC7181247 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Polymers in which phosphorus is an integral part of the main chain, including polyphosphazenes and polyphosphoesters, have been widely investigated in recent years for their potential in a number of therapeutic applications. Phosphorus, as the central feature of these polymers, endears the chemical functionalization, and in some cases (bio)degradability, to facilitate their use in such therapeutic formulations. Recent advances in the synthetic polymer chemistry have allowed for controlled synthesis methods in order to prepare the complex macromolecular structures required, alongside the control and reproducibility desired for such medical applications. While the main polymer families described herein, polyphosphazenes and polyphosphoesters and their analogues, as well as phosphorus-based dendrimers, have hitherto predominantly been investigated in isolation from one another, this review aims to highlight and bring together some of this research. In doing so, the focus is placed on the essential, and often mutual, design features and structure-property relationships that allow the preparation of such functional materials. The first part of the review details the relevant features of phosphorus-containing polymers in respect to their use in therapeutic applications, while the second part highlights some recent and innovative applications, offering insights into the most state-of-the-art research on phosphorus-based polymers in a therapeutic context.
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- Paul Strasser
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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