Effect of the Secondary Structure of Poly(l-lysine) Segments on the Micellization in Aqueous Milieu of Poly(ethylene glycol)−Poly(l-lysine) Block Copolymer Partially Substituted with a Hydrocinnamoyl Group at the Nε-Position

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (18) ◽  
pp. 6071-6076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazunori Kataoka ◽  
Atsushi Ishihara ◽  
Atsushi Harada ◽  
Hideki Miyazaki
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivan Yogev ◽  
Ayelet Shabtay-Orbach ◽  
Abraham Nyska ◽  
Boaz Mizrahi

Thermoresponsive materials have the ability to respond to a small change in temperature—a property that makes them useful in a wide range of applications and medical devices. Although very promising, there is only little conclusive data about the cytotoxicity and tissue toxicity of these materials. This work studied the biocompatibility of three Food and Drug Administration approved thermoresponsive polymers: poly( N-isopropyl acrylamide), poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(propylene glycol)-poly(ethylene glycol) tri-block copolymer, and poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) and poly(ethylene glycol) tri-block copolymer. Fibroblast NIH 3T3 and HaCaT keratinocyte cells were used for the cytotoxicity testing and a mouse model for the in vivo evaluation. In vivo results generally showed similar trends as the results seen in vitro, with all tested materials presenting a satisfactory biocompatibility in vivo. pNIPAM, however, showed the highest toxicity both in vitro and in vivo, which was explained by the release of harmful monomers and impurities. More data focusing on the biocompatibility of novel thermoresponsive biomaterials will facilitate the use of existing and future medical devices.


2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 3569-3578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Hui Dai ◽  
Zhi-Ming Wang ◽  
Lu-You Gao ◽  
Jian-Ming Pan ◽  
Xiao-Hong Wang ◽  
...  

pH-induced block copolymer SPPLA-b-PEG with porphyrin core for photodynamic therapy.


2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 3789-3798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengqiang Gao ◽  
Heng Zhou ◽  
Yaqing Qu ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Habib Khan ◽  
...  

Polymer ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 2466-2472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaixuan Ren ◽  
Yilong Cheng ◽  
Chaoliang He ◽  
Chunsheng Xiao ◽  
Gao Li ◽  
...  

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