Molecular polymer bottlebrushes in nanomedicine: therapeutic and diagnostic applications

M Müllner - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular polymer bottlebrushes are densely grafted, individual macromolecules with
nanoscale proportions. The last decade has seen an increased focus on this material class …

Chemical recycling of polyolefins via ring-closing metathesis depolymerization

T Ibrahim, A Ritacco, D Nalley, OF Emon… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The current insufficient recycling of commodity polymer waste has resulted in pressing
environmental and human health issues in our modern society. In the quest for next …

Proteomimetic polymer blocks mitochondrial damage, rescues Huntington's neurons, and slows onset of neuropathology in vivo

W Choi, M Fattah, Y Shang, MP Thompson… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Recently, it has been shown that blocking the binding of valosin-containing protein (VCP) to
mutant huntingtin (mtHtt) can prevent neuronal mitochondrial autophagy in Huntington's …

Thrombospondin-1 proteomimetic polymers exhibit anti-angiogenic activity in a neovascular age-related macular degeneration mouse model

W Choi, AK Nensel, S Droho, MA Fattah… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is the leading cause of blindness in
the developed world. Current therapy includes monthly intraocular injections of anti-VEGF …

Controlled adsorption of multiple bioactive proteins enables targeted mast cell nanotherapy

F Du, CH Rische, Y Li, MP Vincent… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Protein adsorption onto nanomaterials often results in denaturation and loss of bioactivity.
Controlling the adsorption process to maintain the protein structure and function has …

Design of biomaterials through direct ring-opening metathesis polymerisation of functionalised cyclic alkenes

S Kobayashi, M Tanaka - Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) has become a popular method for
synthesising complex functional polymers owing to the high functional group tolerance of …

Proteomimetic Polymers Trigger Potent Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses to Limit Tumor Growth

MM Wang, MR Choi, C Battistella, B Gattis… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Elicitation of effective antitumor immunity following cancer vaccination requires the selective
activation of distinct effector cell populations and pathways. Here we report a therapeutic …

Inhibiting the Keap1/Nrf2 Protein‐Protein Interaction with Protein‐Like Polymers

KP Carrow, HL Hamilton, MP Hopps, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Successful and selective inhibition of the cytosolic protein‐protein interaction (PPI) between
nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Kelch‐like ECH‐associating protein 1 …

Conformational modulation and polymerization-induced folding of proteomimetic peptide brush polymers

J Oktawiec, OM Ebrahim, Y Chen, K Su, C Sharpe… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide-brush polymers generated by graft-through living polymerization of peptide-
modified monomers exhibit high proteolytic stability, therapeutic efficacy, and potential as …

Lipidation Alters the Structure and Hydration of Myristoylated Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

J Ji, MS Hossain, EN Krueger, Z Zhang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lipidated proteins are an emerging class of hybrid biomaterials that can integrate the
functional capabilities of proteins into precisely engineered nano-biomaterials with potential …