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Hydrogen Peroxide-Triggered Disassembly of Boronic Ester-Cross-Linked Brush-Arm Star Polymers.
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ACS macro letters [ACS Macro Lett] 2023 Aug 15; Vol. 12 (8), pp. 1179-1184. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 04. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS), e.g., H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> , are often elevated in diseased tissue microenvironments. Therefore, the selective detection of ROS could enable new diagnostic methods or tools for chemical biology. Here, we report the synthesis of boronic ester-bis-norbornene core-cross-linked brush-arm star polymers (BASPs) with polyethylene glycol (PEG) or PEG- branch -spirocyclohexyl nitroxide (chex) shells. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) showed that these BASPs have narrowly dispersed molar masses and average hydrodynamic diameters of 23 ± 2 nm, respectively. Moreover, due to their core-shell structures, these BASPs disassemble into bottlebrush fragments with improved selectivity for H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> over ROS such as peroxynitrite (ONOO <superscript>-</superscript> ) and hypochlorite ( <superscript>-</superscript> OCl). Finally, H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> induced disassembly of chex-containing BASPs induces a change in transverse magnetic relaxivity that can be detected via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Chex-BASPs may represent a valuable new diagnostic tool for H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> sensing.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2161-1653
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- ACS macro letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37540838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00323