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
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 language | English |
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Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
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Publication status | Published - 2 Jun 2017 |