Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) vinyl acetate)s: A Versatile Class of Thermoresponsive and Biocompatible Polymers

Guillaume G. Hedir, Maria C. Arno, Marvin Langlais, Jonathan T. Husband, Rachel K. O'Reilly, Andrew P. Dove

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Abstract

Abstract:Polymerswithathermallytriggeredphasetransitionareimportantin thedesignof materialsfor biologicalapplications,wheretheirbehaviorcanbe usedto triggerreleaseor (dis)assemblyevents.Despitetheiradvantages,asystemwithtunablethermalresponse,end-groupreactivesites,low toxicity, and controlled main-chain degradability has not been realized, yet this would be a significant advance. The versatile
newpoly(oligo(ethyleneglycol)vinylacetate)s are presented with excellent control over their molecular properties obtained through RAFT/MADIX polymerization. Further-more, we demonstrate structure-controlled thermal transitions, conjugation to human lysozyme through the retained end - group, and moreover show that this class of polymers can uniquely be copolymerized with2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane(MDO) to generate polymers in which the degradability and cloud point can be independently tuned to create materials that display the same cloud point but degrade differently
Original languageEnglish
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2017

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