Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids

AR Mazo, S Allison-Logan, F Karimi… - Chemical society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications

Y Wu, K Chen, J Wang, M Chen, Y Chen, Y She… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …

Tumor extravasation and infiltration as barriers of nanomedicine for high efficacy: The current status and transcytosis strategy

Q Zhou, C Dong, W Fan, H Jiang, J **ang, N Qiu… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology-based drug delivery platforms have been explored for cancer treatments
and resulted in several nanomedicines in clinical uses and many in clinical trials. However …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer bioconjugates: Modern design concepts toward precision hybrid materials

C Chen, DYW Ng, T Weil - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The conjugation of synthetic polymers with various biomolecules provides an easy access to
biohybrid materials which combine advantages from both the synthetic world and Nature …

A moisture-tolerant route to unprotected α/β-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides and facile synthesis of hyperbranched polypeptides

ZY Tian, Z Zhang, S Wang, H Lu - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
A great hurdle in the production of synthetic polypeptides lies in the access of N-
carboxyanhydrides (NCA) monomers, which requires dry solvents, Schlenk line/gloveboxe …

Chemical approaches to synthetic drug delivery systems for systemic applications

D Braatz, M Cherri, M Tully, M Dimde… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Poor water solubility and low bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are
major causes of friction in the pharmaceutical industry and represent a formidable hurdle for …

Lithium hexamethyldisilazide initiated superfast ring opening polymerization of alpha-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides

Y Wu, D Zhang, P Ma, R Zhou, L Hua, R Liu - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Polypeptides have broad applications and can be prepared via ring-opening polymerization
of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Conventional initiators, such as primary …

[HTML][HTML] An immunomodulatory polypeptide hydrogel for osteochondral defect repair

M Yang, ZC Zhang, FZ Yuan, RH Deng, X Yan… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteochondral injury is a common and frequent orthopedic disease that can lead to more
serious degenerative joint disease. Tissue engineering is a promising modality for …

Recent advances in anti-cancer protein/peptide delivery

X Liu, F Wu, Y Ji, L Yin - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Protein/peptide drugs possess unique advantages, such as high pharmacological potency,
molecular specificity, multifunctionality, and low toxicity, and thus hold great potential for use …

Secondary structures in synthetic polypeptides from N-carboxyanhydrides: design, modulation, association, and material applications

Z Song, H Fu, R Wang, LA Pacheco, X Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic polypeptides derived from the ring-opening polymerization of N-
carboxyanhydrides can spontaneously fold into stable secondary structures under specific …