Journal
BIOMACROMOLECULES
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 200-206Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm301629f
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [07/IN1/B1792]
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Novel block copolymers comprising poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and an oligo(tyrosine) block were synthesized in different compositions by N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) polymerization. It was shown that PEG2000-Tyr(6) undergoes thermoresponsive hydrogelation at a low concentration range of 0.25-3.0 wt % within a temperature range of 25-50 degrees C. Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) revealed a continuous network of fibers throughout the hydrogel sample, even at concentrations as low as 0.25 wt %. Circular dichroism (CD) results suggest that better packing of the beta-sheet tyrosine block at increasing temperature induces the reverse thermogelation. A preliminary assessment of the potential of the hydrogel for in vitro application confirmed the hydrogel is not cytotoxic, is biodegradable, and produced a sustained release of a small-molecule drug.
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