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Zhang Z, Sun H, Giannino J, Wu Y, Cheng C. Biodegradable Zwitterionic Polymers as PEG Alternatives for Drug Delivery. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2024; 62:2231-2250. [PMID: 39247254 PMCID: PMC11376432 DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a highly biocompatible and water-soluble polymer that is widely utilized for biomedical applications. Unfortunately, the immunogenicity and antigenicity of PEG severely restrict the biomedical efficacy of pegylated therapeutics. As emerging PEG alternatives, biodegradable zwitterionic polymers (ZPs) have attracted significant interest in recent years. Biodegradable ZPs generally are not only water-soluble and immunologically inert, but also possess a range of favorable biomedically relevant properties, without causing long-term side effects for in vivo biomedical applications. This review presents a systematic overview of recent studies on biodegradable ZPs. Their structural designs and synthetic strategies by integrating biodegradable base polymers with zwitterions are addressed. Their applications in the delivery of small molecule drugs (as mono-drugs or multi-drugs) and proteins are highlighted.
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- Ziwen Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
- Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering Center, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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Nifant’ev IE, Ivchenko PV. Design, Synthesis and Actual Applications of the Polymers Containing Acidic P-OH Fragments: Part 1. Polyphosphodiesters. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:14857. [PMID: 36499185 PMCID: PMC9738169 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Among natural and synthetic polymers, main-chain phosphorus-containing polyacids (PCPAs) (polyphosphodiesters), stand in a unique position at the intersection of chemistry, physics, biology and medicine. The structural similarity of polyphosphodiesters PCPAs to natural nucleic and teichoic acids, their biocompatibility, mimicking to biomolecules providing the 'stealth effect', high bone mineral affinity of polyphosphodiesters resulting in biomineralization at physiological conditions, and adjustable hydrolytic stability of polyphosphodiesters are the basis for various biomedical, industrial and household applications of this type of polymers. In the present review, we discuss the synthesis, properties and actual applications of polyphosphodiesters.
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- Ilya E. Nifant’ev
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 29 Leninsky Pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1–3 Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 29 Leninsky Pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1–3 Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Song Y, Elsabahy M, Collins CA, Khan S, Li R, Hreha TN, Shen Y, Lin YN, Letteri RA, Su L, Dong M, Zhang F, Hunstad DA, Wooley KL. Morphologic Design of Silver-Bearing Sugar-Based Polymer Nanoparticles for Uroepithelial Cell Binding and Antimicrobial Delivery. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:4990-4998. [PMID: 34115938 PMCID: PMC8545462 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Platelet-like and cylindrical nanostructures from sugar-based polymers are designed to mimic the aspect ratio of bacteria and achieve uroepithelial cell binding and internalization, thereby improving their potential for local treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections. Polymer nanostructures, derived from amphiphilic block polymers composed of zwitterionic poly(d-glucose carbonate) and semicrystalline poly(l-lactide) segments, were constructed with morphologies that could be tuned to enhance uroepithelial cell binding. These nanoparticles exhibited negligible cytotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and cytokine adsorption, while also offering substantial silver cation loading capacity, extended release, and in vitro antimicrobial activity (as effective as free silver cations) against uropathogenic Escherichia coli. In comparison to spherical analogues, cylindrical and platelet-like nanostructures engaged in significantly higher association with uroepithelial cells, as measured by flow cytometry; despite their larger size, platelet-like nanostructures maintained the capacity for cell internalization. This work establishes initial evidence of degradable platelet-shaped nanostructures as versatile therapeutic carriers for treatment of epithelial infections.
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- Yue Song
- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
- Science Academy, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
- College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, Texas 77807, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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Antifouling Strategies of Nanoparticles for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Application: A Systematic Review of the Literature. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030780. [PMID: 33803884 PMCID: PMC8003124 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are promising platforms for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. One of the main hurdle to their medical application and translation into the clinic is the fact that they accumulate in the spleen and liver due to opsonization and scavenging by the mononuclear phagocyte system. The “protein corona” controls the fate of NPs in vivo and becomes the interface with cells, influencing their physiological response like cellular uptake and targeting efficiency. For these reasons, the surface properties play a pivotal role in fouling and antifouling behavior of particles. Therefore, surface engineering of the nanocarriers is an extremely important issue for the design of useful diagnostic and therapeutic systems. In recent decades, a huge number of studies have proposed and developed different strategies to improve antifouling features and produce NPs as safe and performing as possible. However, it is not always easy to compare the various approaches and understand their advantages and disadvantages in terms of interaction with biological systems. Here, we propose a systematic study of literature with the aim of summarizing current knowledge on promising antifouling coatings to render NPs more biocompatible and performing for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Thirty-nine studies from 2009 were included and investigated. Our findings have shown that two main classes of non-fouling materials (i.e., pegylated and zwitterionic) are associated with NPs and their applications are discussed here highlighting pitfalls and challenges to develop biocompatible tools for diagnostic and therapeutic uses. In conclusion, although the complexity of biofouling strategies and the field is still young, the collective data selected in this review indicate that a careful tuning of surface moieties is a pivotal step to lead NPs through their future clinical applications.
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Li F, Wang K, Tan Z, Guo C, Liu Y, Tan H, Zhang L, Zhu J. Solvent Quality-Mediated Regioselective Modification of Gold Nanorods with Thiol-Terminated Polymers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:15162-15168. [PMID: 33256408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Modification of nanorods (NRs) with functional polymer ligands is of great significance to enhance their surface chemistry and prompt their applications in many fields (e.g., photothermal therapy, bioimaging, and catalysis). However, the regioselective modification of AuNRs still remains a great challenge. Herein, we introduce a facile yet versatile strategy to achieve the regioselective modification of AuNRs through a solvent quality-mediated strategy. By employing a poor solvent of the original ligand cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the medium in the modification, polymer ligands would selectively graft onto the two ends of AuNRs, while polymer ligands would graft onto the entire surface when employing a good solvent. This strategy demonstrates good reproducibility and is applicable to both hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymer ligand modifications. Moreover, by combing our strategy with the preoccupation route, the two ends and sidewall of AuNRs modified by two different polymers form an "ABA"-type building block, which can further self-assemble into well-ordered superstructures. Our finding provides a new opportunity for multifunctionalization of NRs.
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- Fan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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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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Song Y, Yang X, Shen Y, Dong M, Lin YN, Hall MB, Wooley KL. Invoking Side-Chain Functionality for the Mediation of Regioselectivity during Ring-Opening Polymerization of Glucose Carbonates. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16974-16981. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Laboratory for Molecular Simulation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Simulation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Zheng YJ, Yang GW, Li B, Wu GP. Construction of polyphosphoesters with the main chain of rigid backbones and stereostructures via organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00262c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A highly stereoregular polyphosphoester with a rigid cyclohexylene structure in the main chain was constructed via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of an organic catalyst system.
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- Yu-Jia Zheng
- College of Material
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hangzhou Normal University
- Hangzhou 310036
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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- College of Material
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hangzhou Normal University
- Hangzhou 310036
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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Noree S, Thongthai P, Kitagawa H, Imazato S, Iwasaki Y. Reduction of Acidic Erosion and Oral Bacterial Adhesion through the Immobilization of Zwitterionic Polyphosphoesters on Mineral Substrates. CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.190709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Susita Noree
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-0836, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Advanced Functional Materials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-0836, Japan
- ORDIST, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-0836, Japan
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Noree S, Iwasaki Y. Thermally Assisted Generation of Protein-Poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) Conjugates with High Mineral Affinity. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:3398-3404. [PMID: 31459555 PMCID: PMC6648864 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Protein therapeutics has recently attracted interest in various medical treatments. However, the structure and function preservation in proteins under physiological conditions is still an important issue and reliable immobilization techniques are required. In this study, the thermally assisted complexation of proteins with amphiphilic polyphosphoesters is proposed as a new methodology for their durability improvement. Amphiphilic cholesterol-terminated poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) (CH-PEP·Na) was synthesized via the organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of 2-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane initiated by cholesterol as the hydrophobic molecule and followed by demethylation and neutralization. For the protein nanocarrier preparation, a complex of the amphiphilic CH-PEP·Na with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was formed through the hydrophobic interactions between the lipophilic moieties of the protein and the cholesteryl groups of the CH-PEP·Na chains, which were induced by thermal treatment at 90 °C. The resulting complex size ranged between 27 and 51 nm, as confirmed by dynamic light scattering. The complexes dispersed in an aqueous medium exhibited a high stability in size for up to 1 month of storage. CH-PEP·Na efficiently inhibited the thermal aggregation and sedimentation of BSA, unlike poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) (PEP·Na) and cholesterol-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (CH-PEG). In addition, CH-PEP·Na was able to protect the complexed BSA against proteolytic digestion and the BSA-CH-PEP·Na complexes well adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite even in the presence of BSA (5.5 g/dL). Hence, thermally induced protein-CH-PEP·Na complexes can be a potential tool for the development of bone and dental applications.
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- Susita Noree
- Graduate
School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials
and Bioengineering, and ORDIST, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0836, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials
and Bioengineering, and ORDIST, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0836, Japan
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