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Percec V, Sahoo D. From Frank-Kasper, Quasicrystals, and Biological Membrane Mimics to Reprogramming In Vivo the Living Factory to Target the Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:1353-1370. [PMID: 38232372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
This Perspective is dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Biomacromolecules. It provides a personal view on the developing field of the polymer and biology interface over the 25 years since the journal was launched by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This Perspective is meant to bridge an article published in the first issue of the journal and recent bioinspired developments in the laboratory of the corresponding author. The discovery of supramolecular spherical helices self-organizing into Frank-Kasper and quasicrystals as models of icosahedral viruses, as well as of columnar helical assemblies that mimic rodlike viruses by supramolecular dendrimers, is briefly presented. The transplant of these assemblies from supramolecular dendrimers to block copolymers, giant surfactants, and other self-organized soft matter follows. Amphiphilic self-assembling Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers as mimics of biological membranes and their glycans are discussed. New concepts derived from them that evolved in the in vivo targeted delivery of mRNA with the simplest one-component synthetic vector systems are introduced. Some synthetic methodologies employed during the synthesis and self-assembly are explained. Unraveling bioinspired applications of novel materials concludes this brief 25th Anniversary Perspective of Biomacromolecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Assembling Complex Macromolecules and Self-Organizations of Biological Relevance with Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne, Thio-Bromo, and TERMINI Double "Click" Reactions. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15051075. [PMID: 36904317 PMCID: PMC10007166 DOI: 10.3390/polym15051075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Bertozzi, Meldal, and Sharpless "for the development of click chemistry and biorthogonal chemistry". Since 2001, when the concept of click chemistry was advanced by Sharpless laboratory, synthetic chemists started to envision click reactions as the preferred choice of synthetic methodology employed to create new functions. This brief perspective will summarize research performed in our laboratories with the classic Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne click (CuAAC) reaction elaborated by Meldal and Sharpless, with the thio-bromo click (TBC) and with the less-used, irreversible TERminator Multifunctional INItiator (TERMINI) dual click (TBC) reactions, the last two elaborated in our laboratory. These click reactions will be used to assemble, by accelerated modular-orthogonal methodologies, complex macromolecules and self-organizations of biological relevance. Self-assembling amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and Janus glycodendrimers together with their biological membrane mimics known as dendrimersomes and glycodendrimersomes as well as simple methodologies to assemble macromolecules with perfect and complex architecture such as dendrimers from commercial monomers and building blocks will be discussed. This perspective is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Professor Bogdan C. Simionescu, the son of my (VP) Ph.D. mentor, Professor Cristofor I. Simionescu, who as his father, took both science and science administration in his hands, and dedicated his life to handling them in a tandem way, to their best.
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Maurya DS, Adamson J, Bensabeh N, Lligadas G, Percec V. Catalytic effect of
DMSO
in metal‐catalyzed radical polymerization mediated by disproportionation facilitates living and immortal radical polymerizations. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Devendra S. Maurya
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
- Chemical Physics Laboratory National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Tallinn Estonia
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry University Rovira i Virgili Tarragona Spain
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry University Rovira i Virgili Tarragona Spain
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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Theodorou A, Gounaris D, Voutyritsa E, Andrikopoulos N, Baltzaki CIM, Anastasaki A, Velonia K. Rapid Oxygen-Tolerant Synthesis of Protein-Polymer Bioconjugates via Aqueous Copper-Mediated Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:4241-4253. [PMID: 36067415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis of protein-polymer conjugates usually requires extensive and costly deoxygenation procedures, thus limiting their availability and potential applications. In this work, we report the ultrafast synthesis of polymer-protein bioconjugates in the absence of any external deoxygenation via an aqueous copper-mediated methodology. Within 10 min and in the absence of any external stimulus such as light (which may limit the monomer scope and/or disrupt the secondary structure of the protein), a range of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers could be successfully grafted from a BSA macroinitiator, yielding well-defined polymer-protein bioconjugates at quantitative yields. Our approach is compatible with a wide range of monomer classes such as (meth) acrylates, styrene, and acrylamides as well as multiple macroinitiators including BSA, BSA nanoparticles, and beta-galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae. Notably, the synthesis of challenging protein-polymer-polymer triblock copolymers was also demonstrated, thus significantly expanding the scope of our strategy. Importantly, both lower and higher scale polymerizations (from 0.2 to 35 mL) were possible without compromising the overall efficiency and the final yields. This simple methodology paves the way for a plethora of applications in aqueous solutions without the need of external stimuli or tedious deoxygenation.
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- Alexis Theodorou
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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Wei Z, Chen D, Zhang X, Wang L, Yang W. Precise Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Polyacrylates by Cu(0)-Catalyzed SET-LRP with Macromolecular Structure-Correlated Emission. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00264] [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]
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- Zhiqiang Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for the Syntheses and Applications of Waterborne Polymers, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
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Cooze MJ, Barr NR, Hutchinson RA. Toward an Efficient Process for the Cu(0)‐Mediated Synthesis and Chain Extension of Poly(methyl acrylate) Macroinitiator Using PMDETA as Ligand. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Morgan J. Cooze
- Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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Söder D, Garay-Sarmiento M, Rahimi K, Obstals F, Dedisch S, Haraszti T, Davari MD, Jakob F, Heß C, Schwaneberg U, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C. Unraveling the Mechanism and Kinetics of Binding of an LCI-eGFP-Polymer for Antifouling Coatings. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2100158. [PMID: 34145970 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The ability of proteins to adsorb irreversibly onto surfaces opens new possibilities to functionalize biological interfaces. Herein, the mechanism and kinetics of adsorption of protein-polymer macromolecules with the ability to equip surfaces with antifouling properties are investigated. These macromolecules consist of the liquid chromatography peak I peptide from which antifouling polymer brushes are grafted using single electron transfer-living radical polymerization. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy reveals an adsorption mechanism that follows a Langmuir-type of binding with a strong binding affinity to gold. X-ray reflectivity supports this by proving that the binding occurs exclusively by the peptide. However, the lateral organization at the surface is directed by the cylindrical eGFP. The antifouling functionality of the unimolecular coatings is confirmed by contact with blood plasma. All coatings reduce the fouling from blood plasma by 8894% with only minor effect of the degree of polymerization for the studied range (DP between 101 and 932). The excellent antifouling properties, combined with the ease of polymerization and the straightforward coating procedure make this a very promising antifouling concept for a multiplicity of applications.
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- Dominik Söder
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, 47533, Kleve, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Parkatzidis K, Rolland M, Truong NP, Anastasaki A. Tailoring polymer dispersity by mixing ATRP initiators. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01044a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Herein we present a simple batch method to control polymer dispersity using a mixture of two ATRP initiators with different reactivities.
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- Kostas Parkatzidis
- Laboratory for Polymeric Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Polymeric Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Polymeric Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Polymeric Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Monteiro MJ, Sherman SE, Percec V. Precise and Accelerated Polymer Synthesis via Mixed-Ligand and Mixed-RAFT Agents. Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Navarro JRG, Rostami J, Ahlinder A, Mietner JB, Bernin D, Saake B, Edlund U. Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization Approach to In Situ Cross-Link Cellulose Nanofibrils with Inorganic Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:1952-1961. [PMID: 32223221 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This paper investigates a strategy to convert hydrophilic cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) into a hydrophobic highly cross-linked network made of cellulose nanofibrils and inorganic nanoparticles. First, the cellulose nanofibrils were chemically modified through an esterification reaction to produce a nanocellulose-based macroinitiator. Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BTO) nanoparticles were surface-modified by introducing a specific monomer on their outer-shell surface. Finally, we studied the ability of the nanocellulose-based macroinitiator to initiate a single electron transfer living radical polymerization of stearyl acrylate (SA) in the presence of the surface-modified nanoparticles. The BTO nanoparticles will transfer new properties to the nanocellulose network and act as a cross-linking agent between the nanocellulose fibrils, while the monomer (SA) directly influences the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. The pristine CNF and the nanoparticle cross-linked CNF are characterized by FTIR, SEM, and solid-state 13C NMR. Rheological and dynamic mechanical analyses revealed a high dregee of cross-linking.
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- Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Wood Science, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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Parkatzidis K, Truong NP, Antonopoulou MN, Whitfield R, Konkolewicz D, Anastasaki A. Tailoring polymer dispersity by mixing chain transfer agents in PET-RAFT polymerization. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00823k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Here we report a simple and versatile batch methodology to tailor polymer dispersity utilizing PET-RAFT polymerization.
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- Kostas Parkatzidis
- Laboratory of Polymeric Materials
- Department of Materials
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Polymeric Materials
- Department of Materials
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Polymeric Materials
- Department of Materials
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Polymeric Materials
- Department of Materials
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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Percec V. Merging Macromolecular and Supramolecular Chemistry into Bioinspired Synthesis of Complex Systems. Isr J Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Research on the Structure of MatterUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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