Research Progress
- Oxidation-responsive OEGylated poly-L-cysteine and solution properties studies
- Effects of the surface charge on the stability of PEG-b-PCL micelles: simulation of the interactions between charged micelles and plasma components
- Supramolecular Hydrogels Assembled from Nonionic Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-Polypeptide Diblock Containing OEGylated Poly-L-glutamate
- Surface-Induced Hydrogelation Inhibits Platelet Aggregation
- Stimuli-responsive polypeptide materials prepared by ring-opening polymerization of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides
- Effects of molecular weight on thermal responsive property of PEGylated poly-L-glutamates
- Facile Synthesis of Dendrimers Combining aza-Michael Addition with Thiol-yne Click Chemistry
- Peptide Hydrogels Assembled from Nonionic Alkyl-polypeptide Amphiphiles Prepared by Ring-Opening Polymerization
- SYNTHESIS OF TOOTHBRUSH COPOLYPEPTIDES BASED ON POLYLYSINE BACKBONE
- One-step synthesis of water dispersible silica nanoplates
- Conformation-specific Self-assembly of Thermo-responsive Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polypeptide Diblock Copolymer
- Coassembly of Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-Poly(glutamate sodium) and Gemini Surfactants with Different Spacer Lengths
- Thermoresponsive Oligo(ethylene glycol) Functionalized Poly‑L‑cysteine
Supramolecular Hydrogels Assembled from Nonionic Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-Polypeptide Diblock Containing OEGylated Poly-L-glutamate
Supramolecular Hydrogels Assembled from Nonionic Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-Polypeptide Diblock Containing OEGylated Poly-L-glutamate
Polym.Chem.,2014.
Shusheng Zhang, Wenxin Fu* and Zhibo Li*
Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(γ-(2-methoxyethoxy)esteryl-L-glutamate) (PEG-b-poly-L-EG2Glu) diblock was prepared by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-EG2Glu N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) using PEG-NH2 as the macroinitiator. When the average degree of polymerization (DP) for poly-L-EG2Glu was below 40, the PEG-b-poly-L-EG2Glu diblock could spontaneously form hydrogels in water. For different diblocks, thermal-induced increase of mechanical strength was observed for PEG-b-poly-L-EG2Glu diblock within 20~45 °C. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that continuous network of nanoribbons were formed in these hydrogel samples. Circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterizations suggested that formation of sufficient β-sheet content accounted for the nanoribbon assemblies and hydrogel networks. The minimal gelation concentration and gel mechanical properties were found to strongly depend on the composition of PEG-b-poly-L-EG2Glu diblocks.