Journal
MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages 1187-1198Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200700065
Keywords
camptothecin; cancer drug delivery; degradable poly(ethylene glycol); polymer-drug conjugates
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Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is widely used as a water soluble carrier for polymer-drug conjugates. Herein, we report degradable linear PEG analogs (DPEGs) carrying multifunctional groups. The DPEGs were synthesized by a Michael addition based condensation polymerization of dithiols and PEG diacrylates (PEGDA) or dimethacrylates (PEGDMA). They were stable at pH 7.4 but quickly degraded at pH 6.0 and 5.0. Thus, DPEGs could be used as drug carriers without concern for their retention in the body. DPEGs could be made to carry such functional groups as terminal thiol or (meth)acrylate and pendant hydroxyl groups. The functional groups were used for conjugation of drugs and targeting groups. This new type of PEG analog will be useful for drug delivery and the PEGylation of biomolecules and colloidal particles.
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