Synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive polymers containing reduction-sensitive disulfide linkage
Synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive polymers containing reduction-sensitive disulfide linkage
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10.1002/pola.23642
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2009-11
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Lihua Li;Xulin Jiang;R. Zhuo
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作者:
Lihua Li;Xulin Jiang;R. Zhuo
A novel class of thermoresponsive and reduction-sensitive polymer, p(PEG-MEMA-co-Boc-Cyst-MMAm), containing disulfide linkages and removable hydrophobic tert-butyloxycarbonyl side chains was synthesized. The cloud points (CP) of p(PEG-MEMA-co-Boc-Cyst-MMAm) in water determined by UV/VIS spectrometer were between 20 °C and 57 °C, which shows that the CP can be tuned by adjusting the copolymer composition. Moreover, the thermosensitive polymers p(PEG-MEMA-co-Boc-Cyst-MMAm) formed stable nanoparticles in neutral aqueous medium, but rapidly destabilized in an reductive environment mimicking the intracellular space making them suitable for cytoplasmic drug delivery. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5989–5997, 2009