Abstract
To rub gel into the wound: A thermoresponsive ABA triblock copolymer gelator with A=N-isopropylacrylamide and B=2- (methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine has been synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization by using a bifunctional disulfide-based initiator. This triblock copolymer forms free-standing peptide-degradable micellar gels under physiologically relevant conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Angewandte chemie-international edition |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3510-3513 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 1433-7851 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
© 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.Keywords
- Biomimetic synthesis
- Copolymers
- Gels
- Micelles
- Peptide-induced degradation