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Enzymatically degradable thermogelling poly(alanine-co-leucine)-poloxamer- poly(alanine-co-leucine)
- Title
- Enzymatically degradable thermogelling poly(alanine-co-leucine)-poloxamer- poly(alanine-co-leucine)
- Authors
- Moon H.J.; Choi B.G.; Park M.H.; Joo M.K.; Jeong B.
- Ewha Authors
- 정병문
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 정병문
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- Biomacromolecules
- ISSN
- 1525-7797
- Citation
- Biomacromolecules vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1234 - 1242
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- In the search for an enzymatically degradable thermogelling system, we are reporting poly(alanine-co-leucine)-poloxamer-poly(alanine-co-leucine) (PAL-PLX-PAL) aqueous solution. As the temperature increased, the polymer aqueous solution underwent sol-to-gel transition at 20-40 °C in a polymer concentration range of 3.0-10.0 wt %. The amphiphilic polymers of PAL-PLX-PAL form micelles in water, where the hydrophobic PALs form a core and the hydrophilic PLXs form a shell of the micelle. FTIR, circular dichroism, and 13C NMR spectra suggest that the -helical secondary structure of PAL is preserved; however, the molecular motion of the PLX significantly decreases in the sol-to-gel transition range of 20-50 °C. The polymer was degraded by proteolytic enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinase and elastase, whereas it was quite stable against cathepsin B, cathepsin C, and chymotrypsin or in phosphate-buffered saline (control). The in situ formed gel in the subcutaneous layer of rats showed a duration of 47 days, and H&E staining study suggests the histocompatibility of the gel in vivo with a marginal inflammation response of capsule formation. A model drug of bovine serum albumin was released over 1 month by the preset-gel injection method. The thermogelling PAL-PLX-PAL can be a promising biocompatible material for minimally invasive injectable drug delivery. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
- DOI
- 10.1021/bm101518c
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- 자연과학대학 > 화학·나노과학전공 > Journal papers
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