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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 1836-1844Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00339k
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- National Science Foundation [DMR-1309525]
- National Institute of Health [R21 1R21AI117080]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1309525] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We report the synthesis and characterization of high-molecular weight poly(L-glutamic acid) based brush polymers. Utilizing a combination of ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene based monomers and ring-opening polymerization of gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride, high-molecular weight.-benzyl protected poly(L-glutamic acid) brush polymers are synthesized. Controlled and complete deprotection of the benzyl groups using trimethylsilyl iodide resulted in poly(L-glutamic acid) based brush polymers with molecular weights up to 3.6 MDa, which may potentially be used to prepare size-controlled unimolecular polymeric nanomedicine for drug delivery applications. Camptothecin brush poly(L-glutamic acid) conjugates were prepared and their stability, drug release kinetics, and in vitro toxicity were studied.
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