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Paula CTB, Leandro A, Pereira P, Coelho JFJ, Fonseca AC, Serra AC. Fast-Gelling Polyethylene Glycol/Polyethyleneimine Hydrogels Degradable by Visible-Light. Macromol Biosci 2024; 24:e2300289. [PMID: 37717210 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202300289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
Abstract
The treatment of burn wounds remains a clinical challenge due to the need for repeated dressings changes. Therefore, the development of a dressing system that can be atraumatically removed from the wound bed can be considered a breakthrough and improve treatment times. In this work, the development of an injectable, fast-gelling hydrogel is proposed that can change its mechanical properties when exposed to visible light. The hydrogels are prepared by a "click" amino-yne reaction between poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) functionalized with propiolic acid and the amino groups of poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI). The hydrogels exhibit a fast gelation time, which can be adjusted by changing the weight percentage and molecular weight of the precursors. They also exhibit good swelling ability and adhesion to living tissues. More importantly, their mechanical properties changed upon irradiation with green light. This loss of properties is achieved by a 1 O2 -mediated mechanism, as confirmed by the degradation of the β-aminoacrylate linker. Moreover, the in vitro cell compatibility results of the hydrogels and their degradation products show good cytocompatibility. Therefore, it is believed that these hydrogels can be considered as materials with great potential for an innovative strategy for the treatment of burn wounds.
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- Carlos T B Paula
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, 3030-199, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, 3030-199, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, 3030-199, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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Correia M, Lopes J, Lopes D, Melero A, Makvandi P, Veiga F, Coelho JFJ, Fonseca AC, Paiva-Santos AC. Nanotechnology-based techniques for hair follicle regeneration. Biomaterials 2023; 302:122348. [PMID: 37866013 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
The hair follicle (HF) is a multicellular complex structure of the skin that contains a reservoir of multipotent stem cells. Traditional hair repair methods such as drug therapies, hair transplantation, and stem cell therapy have limitations. Advances in nanotechnology offer new approaches for HF regeneration, including controlled drug release and HF-specific targeting. Until recently, embryogenesis was thought to be the only mechanism for forming hair follicles. However, in recent years, the phenomenon of wound-induced hair neogenesis (WIHN) or de novo HF regeneration has gained attention as it can occur under certain conditions in wound beds. This review covers HF-specific targeting strategies, with particular emphasis on currently used nanotechnology-based strategies for both hair loss-related diseases and HF regeneration. HF regeneration is discussed in several modalities: modulation of the hair cycle, stimulation of progenitor cells and signaling pathways, tissue engineering, WIHN, and gene therapy. The HF has been identified as an ideal target for nanotechnology-based strategies for hair regeneration. However, some regulatory challenges may delay the development of HF regeneration nanotechnology based-strategies, which will be lastly discussed.
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- Mafalda Correia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, University of Valencia (Campus de Burjassot), Av. Vicente A. Estelles s/n, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, 324000, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Carvalho BO, Gonçalves LPC, Mendonça PV, Pereira JP, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Replacing Harmful Flame Retardants with Biodegradable Starch-Based Materials in Polyethylene Formulations. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4078. [PMID: 37896321 PMCID: PMC10610673 DOI: 10.3390/polym15204078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The addition of toxic flame retardants to commercially available polymers is often required for safety reasons due to the high flammability of these materials. In this work, the preparation and incorporation of efficient biodegradable starch-based flame retardants into a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) matrix was investigated. Thermoplastic starch was first obtained by plasticizing starch with glycerol/water or glycerol/water/choline phytate to obtain TPS-G and TPS-G-CPA, respectively. Various LDPE/TPS blends were prepared by means of melt blending using polyethylene graft maleic anhydride as a compatibilizer and by varying the content of TPS and a halogenated commercial flame retardant. By replacing 38% and 76% of the harmful commercial flame retardant with safe TPS-G-CPA and TPS-G, respectively, blends with promising fire behavior were obtained, while the limiting oxygen index (LOI ≈ 28%) remained the same. The presence of choline phytate improved both the charring ability and fire retardancy of starch and resulted in a 43% reduction in fire growth index compared to the blend with commercial flame retardant only, as confirmed by means of cone calorimetry. Standard UL 94 vertical tests showed that blends containing TPS exhibited dripping behavior (rated V2), while those with commercial flame retardant were rated V0. Overall, this work demonstrates the potential of starch as a natural flame retardant that could reduce the cost and increase the safety of polymer-based materials.
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- Bárbara O. Carvalho
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes, Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes, Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes, Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Componit Lda, Estr. Real 3, 2070-621 Vila Chã de Ourique, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes, Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes, Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Fonseca RG, Kuster A, Fernandes PP, Tavakoli M, Pereira P, Fernandes JR, De Bon F, Serra AC, Fonseca AC, Coelho JFJ. Facile Synthesis of Highly Stretchable, Tough, and Photodegradable Hydrogels. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300918. [PMID: 37133868 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Recently, highly stretchable and tough hydrogels that are photodegradable on-demand have been reported. Unfortunately, the preparation procedure is complex due to the hydrophobic nature of the photocrosslinkers. Herein, a simple method is reported to prepare photodegradable double-network (DN) hydrogels that exhibit high stretchability, toughness, and biocompatibility. Hydrophilic ortho-nitrobenzyl (ONB) crosslinkers incorporating different poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) backbones (600, 1000, and 2000 g mol-1 ) are synthesized. These photodegradable DN hydrogels are prepared by the irreversible crosslinking of chains by using such ONB crosslinkers, and the reversible ionic crosslinking between sodium alginate and divalent cations (Ca2+ ). Remarkable mechanical properties are obtained by combining ionic and covalent crosslinking and their synergistic effect, and by reducing the length of the PEG backbone. The rapid on-demand degradation of these hydrogels is also demonstrated by using cytocompatible light wavelength (λ = 365 nm) that degrades the photosensitive ONB units. The authors have successfully used these hydrogels as skin-worn sensors for monitoring human respiration and physical activities. A combination of excellent mechanical properties, facile fabrication, and on-demand degradation holds promise for their application as the next generation of substrates or active sensors eco-friendly for bioelectronics, biosensors, wearable computing, and stretchable electronics.
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- Rita G Fonseca
- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- Soft and Printed Microelectronics Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-194, Portugal
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- Soft and Printed Microelectronics Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-194, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
- IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, 3030-199, Portugal
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- Chemical Centre - Vila Real (CQVR), Physics Department, School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, 5000-801, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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Pereira P, Neto AS, Rodrigues AS, Barros I, Miranda C, Ramalho-Santos J, Pereira de Almeida L, Ferreira JMF, Coelho JFJ, Fonseca AC. In Vitro Evaluation of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds Derived from Cuttlefish Bone Coated with Poly(ester urea) for Bone Tissue Regeneration. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15102256. [PMID: 37242831 DOI: 10.3390/polym15102256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
This study investigates the osteogenic differentiation of umbilical-cord-derived human mesenchymal stromal cells (hUC-MSCs) on biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) scaffolds derived from cuttlefish bone doped with metal ions and coated with polymers. First, the in vitro cytocompatibility of the undoped and ion-doped (Sr2+, Mg2+ and/or Zn2+) BCP scaffolds was evaluated for 72 h using Live/Dead staining and viability assays. From these tests, the most promising composition was found to be the BCP scaffold doped with strontium (Sr2+), magnesium (Mg2+) and zinc (Zn2+) (BCP-6Sr2Mg2Zn). Then, samples from the BCP-6Sr2Mg2Zn were coated with poly(ԑ-caprolactone) (PCL) or poly(ester urea) (PEU). The results showed that hUC-MSCs can differentiate into osteoblasts, and hUC-MSCs seeded on the PEU-coated scaffolds proliferated well, adhered to the scaffold surfaces, and enhanced their differentiation capabilities without negative effects on cell proliferation under in vitro conditions. Overall, these results suggest that PEU-coated scaffolds are an alternative to PCL for use in bone regeneration, providing a suitable environment to maximally induce osteogenesis.
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- Patrícia Pereira
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering/CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBB-Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- III-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, 3030-789 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBB-Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- III-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, 3030-789 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- DCV-Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBB-Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Viravector-Viral Vector for Gene Transfer Core Facility, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering/CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Santo D, Mendonça PV, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Targeted downregulation of MYC mediated by a highly efficient lactobionic acid-based glycoplex to enhance chemosensitivity in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Pharm 2023; 637:122865. [PMID: 36940837 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
Abstract
The chemosensitization of tumor cells by gene therapy represents a promising strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. In this regard, HCC-specific and highly efficient gene delivery nanocarriers are urgently needed. For this purpose, novel lactobionic acid-based gene delivery nanosystems were developed to downregulate c-MYC expression and sensitize tumor cells to low concentration of sorafenib (SF). A library of tailor-made cationic glycopolymers, based on poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride) (PAMA) and poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (PLAMA) were synthesized by a straightforward activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization. The nanocarriers prepared with PAMA114-co-PLAMA20 glycopolymer were the most efficient for gene delivery. These glycoplexes specifically bound to the asialoglycoprotein receptor and were internalized through the clathrin-coated pit endocytic pathway. c-MYC expression was significantly downregulated by MYC short-hairpin RNA (MYC shRNA), resulting in efficient inhibition of tumor cells proliferation and a high levels apoptosis in 2D and 3D HCC-tumor models. Moreover, c-MYC silencing increased the sensitivity of HCC cells to SF (IC50 for MYC shRNA+ SF 1.9 μM compared to 6.9 μM for control shRNA + SF). Overall, the data obtained demonstrated the great potential of PAMA114-co-PLAMA20/MYC shRNA nanosystems combined with low doses of SF for the treatment of HCC.
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- Daniela Santo
- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal; IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Santo D, Cordeiro RA, Mendonça P, Serra A, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Glycopolymers Mediate Suicide Gene Therapy in ASGPR-Expressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells in Tandem with Docetaxel. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1274-1286. [PMID: 36780314 PMCID: PMC10015461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
Abstract
Cationic glycopolymers stand out as gene delivery nanosystems due to their inherent biocompatibility and high binding affinity to the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR), a target receptor overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. However, their synthesis procedure remains laborious and complex, with problems of solubilization and the need for protection/deprotection steps. Here, a mini-library of well-defined poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride-co-poly(2-lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate) (PAMA-co-PLAMA) glycopolymers was synthesized by activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) ATRP to develop an efficient gene delivery nanosystem. The glycoplexes generated had suitable physicochemical properties and showed high ASGPR specificity and high transfection efficiency. Moreover, the HSV-TK/GCV suicide gene therapy strategy, mediated by PAMA144-co-PLAMA19-based nanocarriers, resulted in high antitumor activity in 2D and 3D culture models of HCC, which was significantly enhanced by the combination with small amounts of docetaxel. Overall, our results demonstrated the potential of primary-amine polymethacrylate-containing-glycopolymers as HCC-targeted suicide gene delivery nanosystems and highlight the importance of combined strategies for HCC treatment.
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- Daniela Santo
- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
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- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
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V. Mendonça
- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
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C. Serra
- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
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- Centre
for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
- Associação
para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento Em Ciência
e Tecnologia, IPN—Instituto Pedro
Nunes, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center
for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-504, Portugal
- Institute
for Interdisciplinary Research, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-789, Portugal
- . Phone: +351-239-820-190. Fax: +351- 239-853-607
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Baptista B, Oliveira ASR, Mendonça P, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ, Sousa F. pH-responsive nanoparticles based on POEOMA-b-PDPA block copolymers for RNA encapsulation, protection and cell delivery. Biomater Adv 2023; 145:213267. [PMID: 36599197 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The use of gene-based products, such as DNA or RNA, is increasingly being explored for various innovative therapies. However, the success of these strategies is highly dependent on the effective delivery of these biomolecules to target cells. Therefore, the development of pH-responsive nanoparticles comprises the creation of intelligent delivery systems with high therapeutic efficiency. In this work, the pH-responsiveness of the poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate)) (PDPA) block was investigated for the encapsulation and delivery of small RNAs (sRNA) to cancer cells. The pH responsiveness was dependent on the protonation profile of the tertiary amines of PDPA, which directly affected the electrostatic interactions established with RNA. Thus, block copolymers based on poly(oligo(ethylene oxide) methyl ether methacrylate) (POEOMA) and PDPA, POEOMA-b-PDPA, were synthesized by supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization (SARA ATRP). The structure of the block copolymers was characterized by size exclusion chromatography and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The copolymers allowed effective complexation of model sRNAs and a pre-miRNA with efficiencies of about 89 % and 91 %, respectively. The characterization by dynamic light scattering revealed that these systems had sizes between 76 and 1375 nm. It was also found that the morphology of the polyplexes depended on the pH, since the preparation at a pH lower than the pKa of the copolymers resulted in spherical but polydisperse particles, while higher pH values resulted in nanoparticles with more homogeneous size, but altered morphology. Moreover, due to pH-responsiveness, it was achieved the release of RNA at pH higher than the pKa of the copolymers, while maintaining its integrity. The polyplexes also showed a high potential to protect RNA from RNases. The transfection of a lung cancer model (A549) and fibroblast cell lines showed that these polyplexes did not cause cell toxicity. In addition, the polyplexes enabled the effective transfection of the A549 cell line with pre-miRNA-29b and miRNA-29b, resulting in a decrease of expression levels of the target DNMT3B gene by approximately 51 % and 47 %, respectively. Overall, the POEOMA-b-PDPA copolymers proved to be a promising strategy for developing responsive delivery systems, that can play a critical role in some diseases, such as cancer, where pH varies between the intra and extracellular environments.
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- Bruno Baptista
- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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Oliveira ASR, Pereira P, Mendonça PV, Fonseca AC, Simões S, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Correction: Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA- b-POEOA and PLGA- b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly. Polym Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d3py90030d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Correction for ‘Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA-b-POEOA and PLGA-b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly’ by Andreia S. R. Oliveira et al., Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 161–171, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01216B.
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- Andreia S. R. Oliveira
- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, SA, São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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Pereira PA, Serra MES, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Application of vinyl polymer-based materials as nucleic acids carriers in cancer therapy. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2022; 14:e1820. [PMID: 35637638 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nucleic acid-based therapies have changed the paradigm of cancer treatment, where conventional treatment modalities still have several limitations in terms of efficacy and severe side effects. However, these biomolecules have a short half-life in vivo, requiring multiple administrations, resulting in severe suffering, discomfort, and poor patient compliance. In the early days of (nano)biotechnology, these problems caused concern in the medical community, but recently it has been recognized that these challenges can be overcome by developing innovative formulations. This review focuses on the use of vinyl polymer-based materials for the protection and delivery of nucleic acids in cancer. First, an overview of the properties of nucleic acids and their versatility as drugs is provided. Then, key information on the achievements to date, the most effective delivery methods, and the evaluation of functionalization approaches (stimulatory strategies) are critically discussed to highlight the importance of vinyl polymers in the new cancer treatment approaches. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Nucleic Acid-Based Structures.
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- Patrícia Alexandra Pereira
- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
- IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, Coimbra, Portugal
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Fonseca RG, De Bon F, Pereira P, Carvalho FM, Freitas M, Tavakoli M, Serra AC, Fonseca AC, Coelho JFJ. Photo-degradable, tough and highly stretchable hydrogels. Mater Today Bio 2022; 15:100325. [PMID: 35757031 PMCID: PMC9218832 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We present for the first time highly stretchable and tough hydrogels with controlled light-triggered photodegradation. A double-network of alginate/polyacrylamide (PAAm) is formed by using covalently and ionically crosslinked subnetworks. The ionic Ca2+ alginate interpenetrates a PAAm network covalently crosslinked by a bifunctional acrylic crosslinker containing the photodegradable o-nitrobenzyl (ONB) core instead of the commonly used methylene bisacrylamide (MBAA). Remarkably, due to the developed protocol, the change of the crosslinker did not affect the hydrogel's mechanical properties. The incorporation of photosensitive components in hydrogels allows external temporal control of their properties and tuneable degradation. Cell viability and cell proliferation assays revealed that hydrogels and their photodegradation products are not cytotoxic to the NIH3T3 cell line. In one example of application, we used these hydrogels for bio-potential acquisition in wearable electrocardiography. Surprisingly, these hydrogels showed a lower skin-electrode impedance, compared to the common medical grade Ag/AgCl electrodes. This work lays the foundation for the next generation of tough and highly stretchable hydrogels that are environmentally friendly and can find applications in a variety of fields such as health, electronics, and energy, as they combine excellent mechanical properties with controlled degradation.
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- Rita G Fonseca
- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.,IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199, Coimbra, Portugal
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- ISR - Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, 3030-194, Coimbra, Portugal
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- ISR - Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, 3030-194, Coimbra, Portugal
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- ISR - Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, 3030-194, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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De Bon F, Lorandi F, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC, Matyjaszewski K, Isse AA. Dual electrochemical and chemical control in atom transfer radical polymerization with copper electrodes. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6008-6018. [PMID: 35685801 PMCID: PMC9132085 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01982e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP), Cu0 acts as a supplemental activator and reducing agent (SARA ATRP) by activating alkyl halides and (re)generating the CuI activator through a comproportionation reaction, respectively. Cu0 is also an unexplored, exciting metal that can act as a cathode in electrochemically mediated ATRP (eATRP). Contrary to conventional inert electrodes, a Cu cathode can trigger a dual catalyst regeneration, simultaneously driven by electrochemistry and comproportionation, if a free ligand is present in solution. The dual regeneration explored herein allowed for introducing the concept of pulsed galvanostatic electrolysis (PGE) in eATRP. During a PGE, the process alternates between a period of constant current electrolysis and a period with no applied current in which polymerization continues via SARA ATRP. The introduction of no electrolysis periods without compromising the overall polymerization rate and control is very attractive, if large current densities are needed. Moreover, it permits a drastic charge saving, which is of unique value for a future scale-up, as electrochemistry coupled to SARA ATRP saves energy, and shortens the equipment usage. The use of a Cu cathode in eATRP allows exploiting the synergistic effect between electrochemical and chemical stimuli to halt or accelerate polymerizations, reduce energy consumption and achieve control in challenging systems.![]()
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- Francesco De Bon
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 I-35131 Padova Italy .,Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University 4400 Fifth Ave 15213 Pittsburgh PA USA
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 I-35131 Padova Italy
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Costa JRC, Góis JR, Fernandes JR, Matyjaszewski K, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC. Tosyl iodide – a new initiator for the photo-controlled iodine transfer polymerization of methacrylates under sunlight irradiation. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01356d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A very simple photo-controlled iodine transfer polymerization system consisting only of methacrylate monomers, solvent (dimethylacetamide), and initiator (tosyl iodide) under violet and sunlight irradiation is reported.
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- João R. C. Costa
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro de Química – Vila Real, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Saraiva S, Pereira P, Paula CT, Rebelo RC, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC, Fonseca AC. Development of electrospun mats based on hydrophobic hydroxypropyl cellulose derivatives. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 131:112498. [PMID: 34857284 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this work, hydroxypropyl cellulose esters (HPCE) with long aliphatic chains were prepared and innovatively used in electrospinning to obtain hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC)-based mats with enhanced resistance to moist environments. The described approach is very simple and does not require any post-treatment (e.g. cross-linking step) to overcome a major problem concerning the premature loss of properties of cellulose-based materials when in contact with moisture. HPCE-based electrospun mats were characterized in terms of their morphology, swelling ability and in vitro hydrolytic degradation. The mats exhibited a swelling capacity of over 115%, depending on the degree of substitution. The in vitro hydrolytic degradation tests showed the high structural integrity of the mats (< 5% weight loss) over a period of 30 days. The in vitro cytotoxicity tests showed that the mats of HPC esters are cytocompatible and promote the adhesion, proliferation and spreading of NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. These data suggest that the HPCE mats may be interesting materials for wound dressings, as well as for other tissue engineering applications.
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- Sofia Saraiva
- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal; IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima- Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Paula CTB, Pereira P, Coelho JFJ, Fonseca AC, Serra AC. Development of light-degradable poly(urethane-urea) hydrogel films. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 131:112520. [PMID: 34857299 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Biocompatible hydrogels are exciting platforms that have stood out in recent years for their outstanding potential for biomedical applications. For these applications, the ability of the material to respond to an external stimulus can be a relevant addition. This responsiveness allows the material to modify its physical properties in such a way that it can deliver molecules that support the healing process or allow easy removal of the films from the tissue. Among the polymers used to produce these systems, polyurethane (PU) and polyurethane-urea (PUU) are some of the most cited examples. In this work, a new hydrogel-sensitive PUU film is proposed. These films are prepared from polyethylene glycol (PEG) and contain a ROS-responsive telechelic β-aminoacrylate bond. The hydrogel films showed interesting mechanical and thermal properties, good water uptake and low cytotoxicity, which makes them suitable for biomedical applications. More importantly, the hydrogel films exhibited a light-degradable profile through an innovative ROS-mediated cleavage process, as indicated by the loss of mechanical properties.
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- Carlos T B Paula
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; IPN, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Fernandes MCS, Pereira VA, Fonseca AC, Ramalho A, Coelho JFJ, Barros R, Pereira P, Pereira J, Serra AC. Synthesis and characterization of biobased polyester
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plasticizers to industrial manufacturing of tubes. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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Ribeiro DCM, Rebelo RC, De Bon F, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC. Process Development for Flexible Films of Industrial Cellulose Pulp Using Superbase Ionic Liquids. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13111767. [PMID: 34071224 PMCID: PMC8199285 DOI: 10.3390/polym13111767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Due to environmental concerns, more attention has been given to the development of bio-based materials for substitution of fossil-based ones. Moreover, paper use is essential in daily routine and several applications of industrial pulp can be developed. In this study, transparent films were produced by industrial cellulose pulp solubilization in tetramethylguanidine based ionic liquids followed by its regeneration. Films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV/Vis spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), dynamic scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal analysis (TG), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Mechanical tests showed that films have a good elongation property, up to 50%, depending on ionic liquid incorporation. The influence of the conjugated acid and dissolution temperature on mechanical properties were evaluated. These results revealed the potential of this methodology for the preparation of new biobased films.
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Santos MRE, Mendonça PV, Branco R, Sousa R, Dias C, Serra AC, Fernandes JR, Magalhães FD, Morais PV, Coelho JFJ. Light-Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces Using Industrial Varnish Formulations to Mitigate the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:7567-7579. [PMID: 33538168 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Evidence has shown that hospital surfaces are one of the major vehicles of nosocomial infections caused by drug-resistant pathogens. Smart surface coatings presenting multiple antimicrobial activity mechanisms have emerged as an advanced approach to safely prevent this type of infection. In this work, industrial waterborne polyurethane varnish formulations containing for the first time cationic polymeric biocides (SPBs) combined with photosensitizer curcumin were developed to afford contact-active and light-responsive antimicrobial surfaces. SPBs were prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization, which allows control over the polymer features that influence antimicrobial efficiency (e.g., molecular weight), while natural curcumin was employed to impart photodynamic activity to the surface. Antibacterial testing against Gram-negative Escherichia coli revealed that glass surfaces coated with the new formulations displayed photokilling effect under white-light (42 mW/cm2) irradiation within only 15 min of exposure. In addition, it was observed a combined antimicrobial effect between the two biocides (cationic SPB and curcumin), with a higher reduction in the number of viable bacteria observed for the surfaces containing cationic SPB/curcumin mixtures in comparison with the one obtained for surfaces only with polymer or without biocides. The waterborne industrial varnish formulations allowed the formation of homogeneous films without the need for addition of a coalescing agent, which can be potentially applied in diverse surface substrates to reduce bacterial transmission infections in healthcare environments.
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- Madson R E Santos
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- LEPABE Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Chemistry, Vila Real (CQVR), Physics Department, School of Science and Technology (ECT), University of Trás-dos-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- LEPABE Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Oliveira ASR, Mendonça PV, Simões S, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Amphiphilic well‐defined degradable star block copolymers by combination of ring‐opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization: Synthesis and application as drug delivery carriers. Journal of Polymer Science 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Andreia S. R. Oliveira
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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De Bon F, Abreu CMR, Serra AC, Gennaro A, Coelho JFJ, Isse AA. Catalytic Halogen Exchange in Supplementary Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for the Synthesis of Block Copolymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000532. [PMID: 33289265 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Synthesis of block copolymers (BCPs) by catalytic halogen exchange (cHE) is reported, using supplemental activator and reducing agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SARA ATRP). The cHE mechanism is based on the use of a small amount of a copper catalyst in the presence of a suitable excess of halide ions, for the synthesis of block copolymers from macroinitiators with monomers of mismatching reactivity. cHE overcomes the problem of inefficient initiation in block copolymerizations in which the second monomer provides dormant species that are more reactive than the initiator. Model macroinitiators with low dispersity are prepared and extended to afford well-defined block copolymers of various compositions. Combined cHE/SARA ATRP is therefore a simple and potent polymerization tool for the copolymerization of a wide range of monomers allowing the production of tailored block copolymers.
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- Francesco De Bon
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, Coimbra, 3030-790, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
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Ribeiro JPM, Mendonça PV, Coelho JFJ, Matyjaszewski K, Serra AC. Glycopolymer Brushes by Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Preparation, Applications, and Future Challenges. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1268. [PMID: 32492977 PMCID: PMC7362234 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The cellular surface contains specific proteins, also known as lectins, that are carbohydrates receptors involved in different biological events, such as cell-cell adhesion, cell recognition and cell differentiation. The synthesis of well-defined polymers containing carbohydrate units, known as glycopolymers, by reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) methods allows the development of tailor-made materials with high affinity for lectins because of their multivalent interaction. These polymers are promising candidates for the biomedical field, namely as novel diagnostic disease markers, biosensors, or carriers for tumor-targeted therapy. Although linear glycopolymers are extensively studied for lectin recognition, branched glycopolymeric structures, such as polymer brushes can establish stronger interactions with lectins. This specific glycopolymer topology can be synthesized in a bottlebrush form or grafted to/from surfaces by using RDRP methods, allowing a precise control over molecular weight, grafting density, and brush thickness. Here, the preparation and application of glycopolymer brushes is critically discussed and future research directions on this topic are suggested.
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- Jessica P. M. Ribeiro
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.P.M.R.); (J.F.J.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.P.M.R.); (J.F.J.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.P.M.R.); (J.F.J.C.)
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.P.M.R.); (J.F.J.C.)
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Leal C, Lopes PA, Serra A, Coelho JFJ, de Almeida AT, Tavakoli M. Untethered Disposable Health Monitoring Electronic Patches with an Integrated Ag 2O-Zn Battery, a AgInGa Current Collector, and Hydrogel Electrodes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:3407-3414. [PMID: 31888325 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Stretchable electronics stickers that adhere to the human skin and collect biopotentials are becoming increasingly popular for biomonitoring applications. Such stickers include electrodes, stretchable interconnects, silicon chips for processing and communication, and batteries. Here, we demonstrate a material architecture and fabrication technique for a multilayer, stretchable, low-cost, rapidly deployable, and disposable sticker that integrates skin-interfacing hydrogel electrodes, stretchable interconnects, and a Ag2O-Zn (silver oxide-zinc) battery. In addition, the application of a printed biphasic current collector (AgInGa) for the Ag2O-Zn battery is reported for the first time. Surprisingly, and unlike previously reported batteries, the battery capacity increases after being subjected to strain cycles and reaches a record-breaking areal capacity of 6.88 mAh cm-2 post stretch. As a proof of concept, an application of heart rate monitoring is presented. The disposable patch is interfaced with a miniature battery-free electronics circuit for data acquisition, processing, and wireless transmission. A version of the patch partially covering the patient's chest can supply enough energy for continuous operation for ∼6 days.
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- Cristina Leal
- Institute of Systems and Robotics, Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Institute of Systems and Robotics, Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Institute of Systems and Robotics, Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Institute of Systems and Robotics, Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-290 Coimbra , Portugal
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De Bon F, Ribeiro DCM, Abreu CMR, Rebelo RAC, Isse AA, Serra AC, Gennaro A, Matyjaszewski K, Coelho JFJ. Under pressure: electrochemically-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization of vinyl chloride. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00995d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Electrochemically mediated ATRP (eATRP) of vinyl chloride (VC), a less activated monomer, was successfully achieved. It is the first report on eATRP of a gaseous monomer under pressure.
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- Francesco De Bon
- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- University of Coimbra
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Rua Sílvio Lima-Polo II
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Matias ÁA, Lima MS, Pereira J, Pereira P, Barros R, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC. Use of recycled polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends to manufacture water pipes: An industrial scale study. Waste Manag 2020; 101:250-258. [PMID: 31634811 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and polypropylene (PP) are two major polymeric materials that constitute many single-use plastic products. A common strategy to reduce polymeric waste is via mechanical recycling, a low cost and efficient process. However, from an industrial point of view, the reliability of this process is more easily achieved by a downgrade in the final properties of these materials, which limits the usage of recycled-based materials to less demanding applications. Furthermore, due to the intrinsic heterogeneity of the PP or PET waste, the use of these materials in industrial processing, tuned and developed for virgin neat materials, poses serious integrity problems. This aspect is particularly relevant in the case of plastics originating from the food packaging industry. This work explores the possibility of incorporating either PP or PET originated from plastic solid waste (PSW), in pipe manufacturing, with competitive mechanical properties compared to those prepared from virgin materials. To achieve this industrial solution, a process was developed using PP/PET 70/30 wt% formulations and the impact of replacing the virgin material by the different PSW in the microstructure, thermal and mechanical properties of the final material was analyzed. The impact of using a compatibilizer able to counteract the natural immiscibility between the PP and PET domains was also assessed. The developed formulation with recycled PET is a good example of the applicability of work developed at a laboratory scale into industrial-scale production.
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- Áurea A Matias
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Componit, lda, Estrada Nacional 3 km 28.6, 2071-621 Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal
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- Componit, lda, Estrada Nacional 3 km 28.6, 2071-621 Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal
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- Componit, lda, Estrada Nacional 3 km 28.6, 2071-621 Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Abreu CMR, Rezende TC, Fonseca AC, Guliashvili T, Bergerbit C, D’Agosto F, Yu LJ, Serra AC, Coote ML, Coelho JFJ. Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Ambient Temperature Using Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthate: Kinetic and Computational Studies. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Carlos M. R. Abreu
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytosorbents, Inc., 7 Deer Park Drive, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852, United States
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Chimie Catalyse Polymères et Procédés (C2P2), Villeurbanne 69616 CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Chimie Catalyse Polymères et Procédés (C2P2), Villeurbanne 69616 CEDEX, France
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Oliveira ASR, Mendonça PV, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Self‐degassing SARA ATRP mediated by Na
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- Andreia S. R. Oliveira
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Coimbra 3030‐790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Coimbra 3030‐790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Coimbra 3030‐790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Coimbra 3030‐790 Coimbra Portugal
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Lima MS, Matias ÁA, Costa JRC, Fonseca AC, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC. Glycidyl methacrylate-based copolymers as new compatibilizers for polypropylene/ polyethylene terephthalate blends. J Polym Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1784-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Santo D, Mendonça PV, Lima MS, Cordeiro RA, Cabanas L, Serra A, Coelho JFJ, Faneca H. Poly(ethylene glycol)- block-poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride)-Based Polyplexes as Serum-Tolerant Nanosystems for Enhanced Gene Delivery. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:2129-2141. [PMID: 30986077 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Incorporation of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) into polyplexes has been used as a promising approach to enhance their stability and reduce unwanted interactions with biomolecules. However, this strategy generally has a negative influence on cellular uptake and, consequently, on transfection of target cells. In this work, we explore the effect of PEGylation on biological and physicochemical properties of poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate) (PAMA)-based polyplexes. For this purpose, different tailor-made PEG- b-PAMA block copolymers, and the respective homopolymers, were synthesized using the controlled/"living" radical polymerization method based on activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization. The obtained data show that PEG- b-PAMA-based polyplexes exhibited a much better transfection activity/cytotoxicity relationship than the corresponding non-PEGylated nanocarriers. The best formulation, prepared with the largest block copolymer (PEG45- b-PAMA168) at a 25:1 N/P ratio, presented a 350-fold higher transfection activity in the presence of serum than that obtained with polyplexes generated with the gold standard bPEI. This higher transfection activity was associated to an improved capability to overcome the intracellular barriers, namely the release from the endolysosomal pathway and the vector unpacking and consequent DNA release from the nanosystem inside cells. Moreover, these nanocarriers exhibit suitable physicochemical properties for gene delivery, namely reduced sizes, high DNA protection, and colloidal stability. Overall, these findings demonstrate the high potential of the PEG45- b-PAMA168 block copolymer as a gene delivery system.
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- Daniela Santo
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology , University of Coimbra , 3004-504 Coimbra , Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-790 Coimbra , Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-790 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology , University of Coimbra , 3004-504 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology , University of Coimbra , 3004-504 Coimbra , Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-790 Coimbra , Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Coimbra , 3030-790 Coimbra , Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology , University of Coimbra , 3004-504 Coimbra , Portugal
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Mendonça PV, Ribeiro JPM, Abreu CMR, Guliashvili T, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Thiourea Dioxide As a Green and Affordable Reducing Agent for the ARGET ATRP of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, Acrylonitrile, and Vinyl Chloride. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:315-319. [PMID: 35650835 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thiourea dioxide, a green and inexpensive compound used at industrial scale, was employed as reducing agent for the controlled polymerization of a wide range of monomer families, namely, acrylates (methyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, methacrylates (2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, 2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride, and methyl methacrylate), styrene, acrylonitrile, and vinyl chloride (nonactivated monomer) by ATRP. Mechanistic studies confirmed that the polymerizations are ruled by the activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) mechanism. It is worth noting that vinyl chloride has never been polymerized by ARGET ATRP. The system proved to be very versatile and robust, working in organic solvents, organic/water mixtures, and aqueous medium at near room temperature with low metal catalyst concentration. Chain extension experiments confirmed the high chain-end functionality of the polymers, allowing the preparation of several well-defined block copolymers.
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- Patrícia V. Mendonça
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
- Cytosorbents Inc. 7 Deer Park Drive, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852, United States
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Santos MRE, Mendonça PV, Almeida MC, Branco R, Serra AC, Morais PV, Coelho JFJ. Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Amphiphilic Cationic Copolymers by the Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Stars by Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:1146-1156. [PMID: 29969557 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Infections caused by bacteria represent a great motif of concern in the health area. Therefore, there is a huge demand for more efficient antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial polymers have attracted special attention as promising materials to prevent infectious diseases. In this study, a new polymeric system exhibiting antimicrobial activity against a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains at micromolar concentrations (e.g., 0.8 μM) was developed. Controlled linear and star-shaped copolymers, comprising hydrophobic poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA) and cationic poly(3-acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride) (PAMPTMA) segments, were obtained by supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization (SARA ATRP) at 30 °C. The antibacterial activity of the polymers was studied by varying systematically the molecular weight (MW), hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance, and architecture. The MW was found to exert the greatest influence on the antimicrobial activity of the polymers, with minimum inhibitory concentration values decreasing with increasing MW. Live/dead membrane integrity assays and scanning electron microscopy analysis confirmed the bactericidal character of the synthesized PAMPTMA- (b)co-PBA polymers.
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- Madson R E Santos
- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3030-790 , Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3030-790 , Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3001-401 , Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3001-401 , Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3030-790 , Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3001-401 , Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes , University of Coimbra , Coimbra 3030-790 , Portugal
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Fonseca AC, Lima MS, Sousa AF, Silvestre AJ, Coelho JFJ, Serra AC. Cinnamic acid derivatives as promising building blocks for advanced polymers: synthesis, properties and applications. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00121b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A global overview of the use of cinnamic acid derivatives in polymer science is given in this review paper.
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- Ana C. Fonseca
- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry
- University of Aveiro
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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Mendonça PV, Oliveira ASR, Ribeiro JPM, Castilho A, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Pushing the limits of robust and eco-friendly ATRP processes: untreated water as the solvent. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01784k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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ATRP can be performed in untreated water without addition of halide salts, with no deleterious effect on the polymerization control.
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- Patrícia V. Mendonça
- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- Geosciences Centre
- Department of Earth Sciences
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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Liquid salts, comprising ionic liquids and eutectic mixtures, are organic compounds/mixtures characterized by a low melting point that have been emerging as a very promising eco-friendly solvent for atom transfer radical polymerization.
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- Vanessa A. Pereira
- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- CEMMPRE
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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Santos MRE, Ferreira SM, Mendonça PV, De Bon F, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Guanidine as inexpensive dual function ligand and reducing agent for ATRP of methacrylates. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00925f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl guanidine, an inexpensive and commercially available organic base, is used for the first time as ligand without any chemical modification for the supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization.
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- Madson R. E. Santos
- CEMMPRE
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
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- CEMMPRE
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
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- CEMMPRE
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- CEMMPRE
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
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- CEMMPRE
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Processes
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
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Góis JR, Reis F, Almeida AM, Pereira P, Sousa F, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Preparation of well-defined brush-like block copolymers for gene delivery applications under biorelevant reaction conditions. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 169:107-117. [PMID: 29753951 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Well-defined oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEOMA) based block copolymers with cationic segments composed by N,N-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and/or 2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DPA) were developed under biorelevant reaction conditions. These brush-type copolymers were synthesized through supplemental activator and reducing agent (SARA) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using sodium dithionite as SARA agent. The synthesis was carried out using an eco-friendly solvent mixture, very low copper catalyst concentration, and mild reaction conditions. The structure of the block copolymers was characterized by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) analysis and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The pH-dependent protonation of these copolymers enables the efficient complexation with plasmid DNA (pDNA), yielding polyplexes with sizes ranging from 200 up to 700 nm, depending on the molecular weight of the copolymers, composition and concentration used. Agarose gel electrophoresis confirmed the successful pDNA encapsulation. No cytotoxicity effect was observed, even for N/P ratios higher than 50, for human fibroblasts and cervical cancer cell lines cells. The in vitro cellular uptake experiments demonstrated that the pDNA-loaded block copolymers were efficiently delivered into nucleus of cervical cancer cells. The polymerization approach, the unique structure of the block copolymers and the efficient DNA encapsulation presented can open new avenues for development of efficient tailor made gene delivery systems under biorelevant conditions.
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- Joana R Góis
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Morais ES, Mendonça PV, Coelho JFJ, Freire MG, Freire CS, Coutinho JAP, Silvestre AJD. Deep Eutectic Solvent Aqueous Solutions as Efficient Media for the Solubilization of Hardwood Xylans. ChemSusChem 2018; 11:753-762. [PMID: 29345423 PMCID: PMC6191028 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201702007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This work contributes to the development of integrated lignocellulosic-based biorefineries by the pioneering exploitation of hardwood xylans by solubilization and extraction in deep eutectic solvents (DES). DES formed by choline chloride and urea or acetic acid were initially evaluated as solvents for commercial xylan as a model compound. The effects of temperature, molar ratio, and concentration of the DES aqueous solutions were evaluated and optimized by using a response surface methodology. The results obtained demonstrated the potential of these solvents, with 328.23 g L-1 of xylan solubilization using 66.7 wt % DES in water at 80 °C. Furthermore, xylans could be recovered by precipitation from the DES aqueous media in yields above 90 %. The detailed characterization of the xylans recovered after solubilization in aqueous DES demonstrated that 4-O-methyl groups were eliminated from the 4-O-methylglucuronic acids moieties and uronic acids (15 %) were cleaved from the xylan backbone during this process. The similar Mw values of both pristine and recovered xylans confirmed the success of the reported procedure. DES recovery in four additional extraction cycles was also demonstrated. Finally, the successful extraction of xylans from Eucalyptus globulus wood by using aqueous solutions of DES was demonstrated.
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- Eduarda S. Morais
- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Costa JRC, Góis JR, De Bon F, Serra AC, Guliashvili T, Isse AA, Gennaro A, Coelho JFJ. Addressing the role of triphenylphosphine in copper catalyzed ATRP. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01245h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) process with triphenylphosphine (PPh3) and [CuIIMe6TREN]2+ as the catalyst system is reported.
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- João R. C. Costa
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- Centre for Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Coimbra
- 3030-790 Coimbra
- Portugal
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Krys P, Fantin M, Mendonça PV, Abreu CMR, Guliashvili T, Rosa J, Santos LO, Serra AC, Matyjaszewski K, Coelho JFJ. Mechanism of Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Mediated by Inorganic Sulfites: Experimental Measurements and Kinetic Simulations. Polym Chem 2017; 8:6506-6519. [PMID: 29422955 PMCID: PMC5814143 DOI: 10.1039/c7py01319a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mechanism of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) mediated by sodium dithionite (Na2S2O4), with CuIIBr2/Me6TREN as catalyst (Me6TREN: tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine)) in ethanol/water mixtures, was investigated experimentally and by kinetic simulations. A kinetic model was proposed and the rate coefficients of the relevant reactions were measured. The kinetic model was validated by the agreement between experimental and simulated results. The results indicated that the polymerization followed the SARA ATRP mechanism, with a SO2•- radical anion derived from Na2S2O4, acting as both supplemental activator (SA) of alkyl halides and reducing agent (RA) for CuII/L to regenerate the main activator CuI/L. This is similar to the reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) procedure conducted in the presence of Cu0. The electron transfer from SO2•-, to either CuIIBr2/Me6TREN or R-Br initiator, appears to follow an outer sphere electron transfer (OSET) process. The developed kinetic model was used to study the influence of targeted degree of polymerization, concentration of CuIIBr2/Me6TREN and solubility of Na2S2O4 on the level of polymerization control. The presence of small amounts of water in the polymerization mixtures slightly increased the reactivity of the CuI/L complex, but markedly increased the reactivity of sulfites.
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- Pawel Krys
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Silva BMA, Vicente S, Cunha S, Coelho JFJ, Silva C, Reis MS, Simões S. Retrospective Quality by Design (rQbD) applied to the optimization of orodispersible films. Int J Pharm 2017. [PMID: 28629981 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The study demonstrates the application of QbD based on historical data for a product at a later development stage - retrospective QbD (rQbD). More specifically, it is investigated the root-cause for the observed slower drug release in Orodispersible Films (ODFs) during storage. Risk assessment tools were used to identify parameters affecting ODFs critical quality attributes, namely percent drug release and residual water content. The parameters room temperature, room relative humidity, drying temperature and mixing equipment were used in the statistical modeling of the available data. The estimated models were then used to define the feasible working region. Statistical modeling indicates that initial residual water content of the ODFs is mainly affected by 2nd order interactions of room temperature, room relative humidity and drying temperature, while the stability of drug release profile is mostly influenced by room temperature and an interaction between room relative humidity and drying temperature. Depending on the drying temperature employed the effect of room temperature and room relative humidity change significantly. This work shows that it is possible to apply rQbD to achieve a greater understanding of the manufacturing process of ODFs and to define a proper design space.
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- Branca M A Silva
- Bluepharma-Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A., São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Bluepharma-Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A., São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma-Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A., São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma-Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A., São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma-Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A., São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016 Coimbra, Portugal; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Mendonça PV, Matos A, Sousa AF, Serra AC, Simões S, Coelho JFJ. Increasing the Bile Acid Sequestration Performance of Cationic Hydrogels by Using an Advanced/Controlled Polymerization Technique. Pharm Res 2017. [PMID: 28623473 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-017-2204-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the influence of the polymerization technique and the content of hydroxyl groups on the performance of new bile acid sequestrants based on PAMPMTA-co-PHEA (PAMPTMA: poly((3-acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride); PHEA: poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate)) hydrogels. METHODS PAMPMTA-co-PHEA hydrogels were prepared using either free radical polymerization or supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization. The chemical structure and composition of the hydrogels was confirmed by both FTIR and ssNMR. The binding of sodium cholate as the model bile salt was evaluated in simulated intestinal fluid using HPLC. The degradation of the polymers was evaluated in vitro in solutions mimicking the gastrointestinal tract environment. RESULTS The binding showed that an increase of the amount of HEA in the hydrogel lead to a decrease of the binding capacity. In addition, it was demonstrated for the first time that the hydrogels produced by SARA ATRP presented a higher binding capacity than similar ones produced by FRP. Finally, it was observed that copolymers of PAMPTMA-co-PHEA showed no sign of degradation in solutions mimicking both the stomach and the intestine environment. CONCLUSIONS The use of an advanced polymerization technique, such as the SARA ATRP, could be beneficial for the preparation of BAS with enhanced performance.
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- Patrícia V Mendonça
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, SA, São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-016, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Kopeć M, Yuan R, Gottlieb E, Abreu CMR, Song Y, Wang Z, Coelho JFJ, Matyjaszewski K, Kowalewski T. Polyacrylonitrile-b-poly(butyl acrylate) Block Copolymers as Precursors to Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons: Synthesis and Nanostructure. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Maciej Kopeć
- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- CEMMPRE,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II,
Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute
of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- CEMMPRE,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II,
Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Mendes JP, Góis JR, Costa JRC, Maximiano P, Serra AC, Guliashvili T, Coelho JFJ. Ambient temperature SARAATRP for meth(acrylates), styrene, and vinyl chloride using sulfolane/1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate-based mixtures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Joana P. Mendes
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
- Cytosorbents Inc; 7 Deer Park Drive Monmouth Junction New Jersey 08852-192
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Coimbra 3030-790 Portugal
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Aqueous supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization (SARA ATRP) using inorganic sulfites was successfully carried out for the first time. Under optimized conditions, a well-controlled poly[oligo(ethylene oxide) methyl ether acrylate] (POEOA) was obtained with <30 ppm of soluble copper catalyst using tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TPMA) ligand in the presence of an excess of halide salts (e.g. NaCl). Inorganic sulfites (e.g. Na2S2O4) were continuously fed into the reaction mixture. The mechanistic studies proved that these salts can activate alkyl halides directly and regenerate the activator complex. The effects of the feeding rate of the SARA agent (inorganic sulfites), ligand and its concentration, halide salt and its concentration, sulfite used, and copper concentration, were systematically studied to afford fast polymerizations rates while maintaining the control over polymerization. The kinetic data showed linear first-order kinetics, linear evolution of molecular weights with conversion, and polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (Đ ~1.2) during polymerization even at relatively high monomer conversions (~80%). "One-pot" chain extension and "one-pot" block copolymerization experiments proved the high chain-end functionality. The polymerization could be directly regulated by starting or stopping the continuous feeding of the SARA agent. Under biologically relevant conditions, the aqueous SARA ATRP using inorganic sulfites was used to synthesize a well-defined protein-polymer hybrid by grafting of P(OEOA480) from BSA-O-[iBBr]30.
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- Carlos M R Abreu
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Cordeiro RA, Santo D, Farinha D, Serra A, Faneca H, Coelho JFJ. High transfection efficiency promoted by tailor-made cationic tri-block copolymer-based nanoparticles. Acta Biomater 2017; 47:113-123. [PMID: 27744070 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Cationic polymer-based vectors have been considered a promising strategy in gene therapy area due to their inherent ability to condense genetic material and successfully transfect cells. However, they usually exhibit high cytotoxicity. In this work, it is proposed the use of a tailor-made gene carrier based on a tri-block copolymer of poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] and poly(β-amino ester) (PDMAEMA-b-PβAE-b-PDMAEMA), the influence of the PβAE length being assessed. For this purpose, three different block copolymers were prepared varying the molecular weight of this segment. The obtained materials were characterized by NMR and SEC analyzes. Different polyplexes formulations were prepared and evaluated in terms of physicochemical characterization (ethidium bromide intercalation assay, agarose gel electrophoresis assay, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential analyzes and atomic force microscopy) and biological activity (cytotoxicity, and luciferase and green fluorescent protein expression in Hela and COS-7 cell lines). Among the developed nanosystems, the best polyplex formulation revealed between 40- and 60-fold higher transgene expression, in HeLa and COS-7 cell lines, and much lower cytotoxicity than that observed with branched PEI and TurboFect™. Moreover, these nanosystems present suitable physicochemical properties for gene delivery namely reduced mean diameter and high DNA protection. The results reported here show the enormous potential of this block copolymer as gene carrier. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Syntheses of PDMAEMA-b-PβAE-b-PDMAEMA block copolymers for an extremely effective non-viral vector. The block copolymer PDMAEMA3000-b-PβAE12000-b-PDMAEMA3000-based polyplexes at 100/1N/P ratio exhibits between 40- and 60-fold higher transgene expression in HeLa and COS-7 cell lines than commonly used polymeric non-viral vectors, namely branched PEI (known as the gold standard) and TurboFect™ (commercial available).
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- Rosemeyre A Cordeiro
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Maximiano P, Mendonça PV, Santos MRE, Costa JRC, Guliashvili T, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Eutectic mixtures as a green alternative for efficient catalyst recycling in atom transfer radical polymerizations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Pedro Maximiano
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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Pinho AC, Fonseca AC, Serra AC, Santos JD, Coelho JFJ. Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Current Status and New Strategies Using Polymeric Materials. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:2732-2744. [PMID: 27600578 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Experiments concerning peripheral nerve regeneration have been reported since the end of the 19th century. The need to implement an effective surgical procedure in terms of functional recovery has resulted in the appearance of several approaches to solve this problem. Nerve autograft was the first approach studied and is still considered the gold standard. Since autografts require donor harvesting, other strategies involving the use of natural materials have also been studied. Nevertheless, the results were not very encouraging and attention has moved towards the use of nerve conduits made from polymers, whose properties can be easily tailored and which allow the nerve conduit to be easily processed into a variety of shapes and forms. Some of these materials are already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as is presented here. Furthermore, polymers with conductive properties have very recently been subject to intensive study in this field, since it is believed that such properties have a positive influence in the regeneration of the new axons. This manuscript intends to give a global view of the mechanisms involved in peripheral nerve regeneration and the main strategies used to recover motor and sensorial function of injured nerves.
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- Ana C. Pinho
- CEMUC Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMUC Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; University of Porto; Rua Dr Roberto Frias 4200-465 Porto Portugal
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- CEMUC Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Coimbra; Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II 3030-790 Coimbra Portugal
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Borges AF, Silva BMA, Silva C, Coelho JFJ, Simões S. Hydrophobic polymers for orodispersible films: a quality by design approach. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2016; 13:1357-74. [DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2016.1218458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ana Filipa Borges
- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Santos MRE, Fonseca AC, Mendonça PV, Branco R, Serra AC, Morais PV, Coelho JFJ. Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Polymers: A Review. Materials (Basel) 2016; 9:ma9070599. [PMID: 28773721 PMCID: PMC5456892 DOI: 10.3390/ma9070599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antimicrobial polymers represent a very promising class of therapeutics with unique characteristics for fighting microbial infections. As the classic antibiotics exhibit an increasingly low capacity to effectively act on microorganisms, new solutions must be developed. The importance of this class of materials emerged from the uncontrolled use of antibiotics, which led to the advent of multidrug-resistant microbes, being nowadays one of the most serious public health problems. This review presents a critical discussion of the latest developments involving the use of different classes of antimicrobial polymers. The synthesis pathways used to afford macromolecules with antimicrobial properties, as well as the relationship between the structure and performance of these materials are discussed.
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- Madson R E Santos
- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3001-401, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3001-401, Portugal.
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- CEMUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal.
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Borges AF, Silva C, Coelho JFJ, Simões S. Outlining critical quality attributes (CQAs) as guidance for the development of orodispersible films. Pharm Dev Technol 2016; 22:237-245. [DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2016.1199567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ana Filipa Borges
- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CEMUC, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Maximiano P, Mendonça PV, Costa JRC, Haworth NL, Serra AC, Guliashvili T, Coote ML, Coelho JFJ. Ambient Temperature Transition-Metal-Free Dissociative Electron Transfer Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization (DET-RAFT) of Methacrylates, Acrylates, and Styrene. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pedro Maximiano
- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Research School
of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Research School
of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CEMUC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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