Licciardi, M, Tang, Y, Billingham, N C, Armes, S P and Lewis, A L (2005) Synthesis of novel folic acid-functionalized biocompatible block copolymers by atom transfer radical polymerization for gene delivery and encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs. Biomacromolecules, 6 (2). pp. 1085-1096. ISSN 1525-7797
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Two synthetic routes to folic acid (FA)-functionalized diblock copolymers based on 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine [MPC] and either 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate [DMA] or 2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate [DPA] were explored. The most successful route involved atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of MPC followed by the tertiary amine methacrylate using a 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (Fmoc)-protected ATRP initiator. Deprotection of the Fmoc groups produced terminal primary amine groups, which were conjugated with FA to produce two series of novel FA-functionalized biocompatible block copolymers. Nonfunctionalized MPC-DMA diblock copolymers have been previously shown to be effective synthetic vectors for DNA condensation; thus, these FA-functionalized MPC-DMA diblock copolymers appear to be well suited to gene therapy applications based on cell targeting strategies. In contrast, the FA-MPC-DPA copolymers are currently being evaluated as pH-responsive micellar vehicles for the delivery of highly hydrophobic anticancer drugs.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Life Sciences > Chemistry |
Depositing User: | Norman Billingham |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2012 20:48 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2013 14:35 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/28209 |