ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate

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CAS: 24599-21-1
MF: C6H10O3.H3O4P
MW: 228.13702
Synonyms: ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate

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Adam J. Matzger

The University of Michigan
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Chun Yang

Nanjing Normal University
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Klaus Muellen

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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Markus Klapper

Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research
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Katharina Landfester

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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Matthew I. Gibson

University of Warwick
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Co-reporter: Daniel J. Phillips, Marleen Wilde, Francesca Greco, and Matthew I. Gibson
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Publication Date(Web):August 28, 2015
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00929
Polymers which can respond to externally applied stimuli have found much application in the biomedical field due to their (reversible) coil–globule transitions. Polymers displaying a lower critical solution temperature are the most commonly used, but for blood-borne (i.e., soluble) biomedical applications the application of heat is not always possible, nor practical. Here we report the design and synthesis of poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate)-based polymers whose cloud points are easily varied by alkaline phosphatase-mediated dephosphorylation. By fine-tuning the density of phosphate groups on the backbone, it was possible to induce an isothermal transition: A change in solubility triggered by removal of a small number of phosphate esters from the side chains activating the LCST-type response. As there was no temperature change involved, this serves as a model of a cell-instructed polymer response. Finally, it was found that both polymers were non cytotoxic against MCF-7 cells (at 1 mg·mL–1), which confirms promise for biomedical applications.

Yoshiko Miura

Kyushu University 744 Motooka
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