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Synthesis and Properties of Novel Cationic, Temperature-Sensitive Block-Copolymers

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dc.creator Deshmukh, Smeet
dc.creator Bromberg, Lev
dc.creator Hatton, T. Alan
dc.date 2003-12-16T14:30:52Z
dc.date 2003-12-16T14:30:52Z
dc.date 2004-01
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-09T02:33:18Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-09T02:33:18Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-09
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3952
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description Facile, one-step synthesis of self-assembling, cationic block copolymers of poly(2-N-(dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate) (pDMAEMA) and PEO-PPO-PEO (Pluronic®) is developed. The copolymers are obtained via free-radical polymerization of DMAEMA initiated by Pluronic-radicals generated by cerium (IV). The copolymers possess surface activity, are polycationic at pH<7.1, and self-assemble into micelle-like aggregates when neutralized. Potential applications of the novel copolymers for DNA transfection in gene therapy are discussed.
dc.description Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)
dc.format 335893 bytes
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en_US
dc.relation Molecular Engineering of Biological and Chemical Systems (MEBCS);
dc.subject poly(2-N-(dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate) Pluronic®
dc.subject cerium (IV)
dc.subject free-radical polymerization
dc.subject self-assembly
dc.subject gene therapy
dc.title Synthesis and Properties of Novel Cationic, Temperature-Sensitive Block-Copolymers
dc.type Article


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