Back to Search Start Over

Acid-Cleavable Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels Displaying Protein Release at pH 5

Authors :
Ewald, Johannes
Blankenburg, Jan
Worm, Matthias
Besch, Laura
Unger, Ronald E.
Tremel, Wolfgang
Frey, Holger
Pohlit, Hannah
Ewald, Johannes
Blankenburg, Jan
Worm, Matthias
Besch, Laura
Unger, Ronald E.
Tremel, Wolfgang
Frey, Holger
Pohlit, Hannah
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

PEG is the gold standard polymer for pharmaceutical applications, however it lacks degradability. Degradation under physiologically relevant pH as present in endolysosomes, cancerous and inflammatory tissues is crucial for many areas. The authors present anionic ring‐opening copolymerization of ethylene oxide with 3,4‐epoxy‐1‐butene (EPB) and subsequent modification to introduce acid‐degradable vinyl ether groups as well as methacrylate (MA) units, enabling radical cross‐linking. Copolymers with different molar ratios of EPB, molecular weights (Mn) up to 10 000 g mol−1 and narrow dispersities (Đ<1.05) were prepared. Both the P(EG‐co‐isoEPB)MA copolymer and the hydrogels showed pH‐dependent, rapid hydrolysis at pH 5–6 and long‐term storage stability at neutral pH (pH 7.4). By designing the degree of polymerization and content of degradable vinyl ether groups, the release time of an entrapped protein OVA‐Alexa488 can be tailored from a few hours to several days (hydrolysis half‐life time t1/2 at pH 5: 13 h to 51 h).

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
application/pdf, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1234717284
Document Type :
Electronic Resource
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002.chem.201905310