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- Andrén, Oliver, 1987-
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Exploring bis-MPA Based Dendritic Structures in Biomedicine
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In the last decades there has been significant advances in polymer chemistry. New coupling chemistries, polymerization techniques and accelerated approaches enable researches to push the limits of structural control. One outcome of such development is the field of linear dendritic (LD) and dendritic linear dendritic (DLD) hybrid materials, drawing benefit from both linear and dendritic material properties. LD-hybrids with their high density of functional groups and customizability offer much promise for use in biological applications. This thesis deals with the potential use of sophisticated LD-hybrid materials focusing on the field of biomedicine and biomedical applications. The linear component is manly poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) while the dendritic part consists of 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic (bis-MPA) building blocks.Initially a family of unsymmetrical LD amphiphiles was constructed and evaluated as carriers for drug delivery of chemotherapeutics. Through self-assembly driven by their amphiphilic nature nanocarriers (NC) were constructed with a hydrophobic core and hydrophilic corona. NC were found to enhance the effect of conventional therapeutics by relocating the drug from just the nucleus to the mitochondria among other organelles. Their versatile nature allowed for dual loading of a combination of chemotherapeutics and circumvented the resistance mechanism of resistant cancer cells.Dendrimers containing a disulfide in the backbone were also constructed, these enabled the selective fragmentation of the dendrimer by reduction to small molecular thiols. The fragments were also envisioned to disrupt the delicate thiol-disulfide balance intracellularly causing reactive oxygen species (ROS). Dendrimers were elaborated by conjugation to linear PEG creating LD-hybrids and evaluated in vitro and where found to cause high degree of ROS in cancerous cells.Thiol functional polymers were created, including linear polymers, dendrimers and DLD-hybrids. The DLD-hybrids were utilized as hydrogels through two efficient chemistries relying on the versatility of the thiol. By varying the generation of the LD-hybrid and the cross-linking chemistry the modulus could be tuned.Amine functional LD-hybrids were constructed utilizing the amino acid alanine. Scaffolds were utilized as antimicrobial hydrogels for prophylaxis during surgical intervention. LD-hybrids were initially evaluated in planktonic mode, and were found to have broad spectrum effect and were highly effective against resistant bacteria. Gelation was studied relying on N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) esters as cross-linkers, enabling instantaneous gelation under biological conditions. The gels moduli could be varied to match various tissues including stromal and muscle. The effect of the antimicrobial coatings was investigated with promising results both in vitro and in vivo.Finally, more industrially applicable hyperbranched LD-hybrids were constructed. The synthetic strategy relied on a convenient pseudo one-pot approach using Fisher esterification along with sequential monomer addition. Materials were found to have properties and characteristics similar to those of perfect dendritic LD-hybrids. And the scaffolds were evaluated in a range of applications such as hydrogels and isopourous films with promising results.
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- Arnáiz, Eduardo, et al.
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Synthesis of cationic carbosilane dendrimers via click chemistry and their use as effective carriers for DNA transfection into cancerous cells.
- 2012
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Ingår i: Molecular Pharmaceutics. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1543-8384 .- 1543-8392. ; 9:3, s. 433-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- New amine-terminated carbosilane dendrimers have been prepared by a Huisgen cycloaddition ("click chemistry" reaction) of azide-terminated carbosilane dendrimers with two different propargyl amines. The corresponding cationic derivatives with peripheral ammonium groups were obtained by subsequent addition of MeI. Quaternized dendrimers are soluble and stable in water or other protic solvents for long time periods, and have been studied as nonviral vectors for the transfection of DNA to cancer cells. In this study DNA-dendrimeric nanoparticles (dendriplexes) formulated with two different families of cationic carbosilane dendrimers (family 1 (G1, G2 and G3) and family 2 (G1, G2)) were characterized and evaluated for their ability to transfect cells in vitro and in vivo. Dendriplex derived from second generation dendrimer of family 1 (F1G2 5/1 (+/-)) increased the efficiency of plasmid-mediated gene transfer in HepG2 cells as compared to naked DNA and the commercial control dendrimer. Also, intravenously administered dendriplex F1G3 20/1 (+/-) is superior in terms of gene transfer efficiency in vivo.
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- Garcia Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Accelerated Chemoselective Reactions to Sequence-Controlled Heterolayered Dendrimers
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society. - 0002-7863 .- 1520-5126.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Chemoselective reactions are a highly desirable approach to generate well-defined functional macromolecules. Their extraordinary efficiency and selectivity enable the development of flawless structures, such as dendrimers, with unprecedented structure-to-property capacity but with typically tedious synthetic protocols. Here we demonstrate the potency of chemoselective reactions to accomplish sequence-controlled heterolayered dendrimers. An accurate accelerated design of bis-MPA monomers with orthogonally complementary moieties and a wisely selected chemical toolbox generated highly complex monodisperse dendrimers through simplified protocols. The versatility of the strategy was proved by obtaining different dendritic families with different properties after altering the order of addition of the monomers. Moreover, we evaluated the feasibility of the one-pot approach toward these heterolayered dendrimers as proof-of-concept.
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- García-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Anionic sulfonated and carboxylated PPI dendrimers with the EDA core : synthesis and characterization of selective metal complexing agents.
- 2013
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Ingår i: Dalton Transactions. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1477-9226 .- 1477-9234. ; 42:16, s. 5874-89
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Herein we describe the synthesis and characterization of new sulfonated and carboxylated poly(propyleneimino) (PPI) dendrimers with the ethylenediamino (EDA) core, at generations 1, 2 and 3. By means of UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopy, using Cu(2+) as a probe, we concluded that these dendrimers show a specific pattern in the coordination of metal ions. In agreement with the UV-Vis studies, EPR spectra of carboxylated compounds are constituted by 3 different signals which appear and then disappear with increasing copper concentration, corresponding to the saturation of different copper complexation sites. At the lowest copper concentration up to a 1:1 molar ratio between Cu(II) and the dendrimer, the spectrum is characteristic of a CuN2O2 coordination at the core of the dendrimer. The spectrum appearing at higher Cu(II) concentrations indicates a peripheral location of the ions coordinating one nitrogen and 3 oxygen atoms in a square planar geometry in restricted mobility conditions. For the highest concentrations tested, copper ions are confined at the external dendrimer surface with CuO4 coordination. For sulfonate systems, the EPR results are in line with a weaker interaction of Cu(II) with the nitrogen sites and a stronger interaction with the oxygen (SO3(-)) groups with respect to the interactions measured by EPR for carboxylate systems.
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- García-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
(författare)
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Carbon-monoxide-releasing molecules for the delivery of therapeutic co in vivo
- 2014
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Ingår i: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. - : Wiley. - 1433-7851 .- 1521-3773. ; 53:37, s. 9712-9721
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of carbon-monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) as pharmaceutical agents represents an attractive and safer alternative to administration of gaseous CO. Most CORMs developed to date are transition-metal carbonyl complexes. Although such CORMs have showed promising results in the treatment of a number of animal models of disease, they still lack the necessary attributes for clinical development. Described in this Minireview are the methods used for CORM selection, to date, and how new insights into the reactivity of metal-carbonyl complexes in vivo, together with advances in methods for live-cell CO detection, are driving the design and synthesis of new CORMs, CORMs that will enable controlled CO release in vivo in a spatial and temporal manner without affecting oxygen transport by hemoglobin.
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- Garcia Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Chemistry of multifunctional polymers based on bis-MPA and their cutting-edge applications
- 2015
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Ingår i: Progress in polymer science. - : Elsevier. - 0079-6700 .- 1873-1619. ; 48, s. 85-110
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Polymers play an important role in the advancement of materials for use in cutting-edge applications. A direct consequence of an increased demand for more sophisticated materials has been a drive toward developing polymers that exhibit a higher level of structural control, especially in terms of the number and type of functionalities provided within the polymer framework. A family of polymers that meets such a challenge is based on the readily available AB2 monomer 2,2-bismethylolpropionic acid (bis-MPA) building block. Due to the ease with which the monomers can be synthesized, an array of multifunctional polymers have been produced including monodisperse dendrimers and dendrons and well-defined linear polymers as well as linear-dendritic hybridizations. This review outlines the evolution of the synthetic strategies for developing novel polymeric architectures based on bis-MPA and their assessment in both solution and substrate-based innovative applications.
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- Garcia Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Fluoride-Promoted Esterification with Imidazolide-Activated Compounds : A Modular and Sustainable Approach to Dendrimers
- 2015
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Ingår i: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. - : Wiley. - 1433-7851 .- 1521-3773. ; 54:8, s. 2416-2419
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Based on the growing demand for facile and sustainable synthetic methods to structurally perfect polymers, we herein describe a significant improvement of esterification reactions capitalizing on 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI). Cesium fluoride was shown to be an essential catalyst for these reactions to reach completion. This approach was successfully applied to the synthesis of structurally flawless and highly functional polyester dendrimers employing traditional and accelerated growth strategies. A sixth generation bis-MPA dendrimer with a molecular weight of 22.080Da and 192 peripheral hydroxy groups was isolated in less than one day of total reaction time. Large quantities of dendrimerswere obtained in high yields (>90%) using simple purification steps under sustainable conditions. The fluoride-promoted esterification (FPE) via imidazolide-activated compounds is wide in scope and constitutes a potentially new approach toward functional polymers and other materials.
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- García-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Function Oriented Molecular Design : Dendrimers as Novel Antimicrobials.
- 2017
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Ingår i: Molecules. - : MDPI. - 1431-5157 .- 1420-3049. ; 22:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years innovative nanostructures are attracting increasing interest and, among them, dendrimers have shown several fields of application. Dendrimers can be designed and modified in plentiful ways giving rise to hundreds of different molecules with specific characteristics and functionalities. Biomedicine is probably the field where these molecules find extraordinary applicability, and this is probably due to their multi-valency and to the fact that several other chemicals can be coupled to them to obtain desired compounds. In this review we will describe the different production strategies and the tools and technologies for the study of their characteristics. Finally, we provide a panoramic overview of their applications to meet biomedical needs, especially their use as novel antimicrobials.
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- García-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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HIV-1 antiviral behavior of anionic PPI metallo-dendrimers with EDA core
- 2015
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Ingår i: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0223-5234 .- 1768-3254. ; 98, s. 139-148
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of novel strategies to prevent HIV-1 infection is of outstanding relevance. Metal complexes of Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+ and Zn2+ derived from sulfonated and carboxylated poly(propylene imine) dendrimers with ethylenediamine core were evaluated as tunable antiviral agents against HIV-1. After demonstrating their biocompatibility, specific trends in the antiviral properties were found, related to both the dendritic scaffold (peripheral group, generation) and the bound metal ions (sort, amount). In HEC-1A and VK-2 cell lines, as model of the first barrier against HIV-1 infection, a high preventive inhibitory action was found, which also avoided virus internalization inside cells and inhibited both CCR5 and CXCR4 HIV-1 strains. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), as model of the second barrier, a dual preventive and therapeutic behavior was observed. A rational design of such metallodendrimers opens new avenues for the production of versatile and efficient treatments against HIV-1 infection.
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- García-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Polyanionic N-donor ligands as chelating agents in transition metal complexes : synthesis, structural characterization and antiviral properties against HIV
- 2012
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Ingår i: Dalton Transactions. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1477-9226 .- 1477-9234. ; 41:21, s. 6488-99
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We describe here the synthesis and characterization of new sulfonated and carboxylated-containing N-donor ligands [Na(4)(edts)]·4H(2)O (2), [Na(2)(dmeddp)]·2H(2)O (3) and [Na(4)(edtp)]·H(2)O (4) (edts = ethylene-diamine- N,N,N',N'-tetraethylenesulfonate ion; dmeddp = dimethyl-ethylene-diamine-N,N,N',N'-tetra-3-propionate ion; edtp = ethylene-diamine-N,N,N',N'-tetra-3-propionate ion) and their corresponding metal (Ni, Co, Cu and Zn) complexes. Mainly, UV-Vis and a computer aided analysis of the EPR spectra provided information on the geometry and structure of the complexes in solution. Some of the metal complexes inhibit HIV replication when treating both pre- and post-infected PBMC cells, and hustle the inhibitory effect compared to the metal salts alone.
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- Garcia-Gallego, Sandra, et al.
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Synthesis of Heterofunctional Polyester Dendrimers with Internal and External Functionalities as Versatile Multipurpose Platforms
- 2020
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Ingår i: Biomacromolecules. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1525-7797 .- 1526-4602. ; 21:10, s. 4273-4279
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Heterofunctional dendrimers with internal and external representations of functionalities are considered as the ultimate dendritic frameworks. This is reflected by their unprecedented scaffolding, such as precise control over the structure, molecular weight, number, and location of different cargos across the whole dendritic skeleton. Consequently, these dendrimers with multipurpose characters are the pinnacle of precision polymers and thereof are highly attractive to the scientific community as they can find use in a great number of cutting-edge applications, especially as discrete unimolecular carriers for therapeutic exploitation. Unfortunately, most established dendrimer families display external functionalities but lack internal scaffolding ability, which leads to inherent limitations to their full potential use as precision carriers. Consequently, here, we embark on a novel synthetic strategy facilitating the introduction of internal functionalization of established dendrimers. As a proof of concept, a new class of internally and externally functionalized multipurpose dendrimers based on the established 2,2-bis(methylol)propionic acid (bis-MPA) was successfully obtained by the elegant and simple design of AB2C monomers, amalgamated from two traditional AB2 monomers. Utilizing fluoride-promoted esterification (FPE), straightforward layer-by-layer divergent growth up to the fourth generation was successful in less than one day of reaction time, with a molecular weight of 15 kDa, and displaying 93 reactive groups divided by 45 internal and 48 external functionalities. The feasibility of postfunctionalization through click reactions is demonstrated, where the fast and effective attachment of drugs, dyes, and PEG chains is achieved, as well as cross-linking into multifunctional hydrogels. The simplicity and versatility of the presented strategy can easily be transferred to generate a myriad of functional materials such as polymers, surfaces, nanoparticles, or biomolecules.
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- Granskog, Viktor, et al.
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High-Performance Thiol–Ene Composites Unveil a New Era of Adhesives Suited for Bone Repair
- 2018
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Ingår i: Advanced Functional Materials. - : Wiley. - 1616-301X .- 1616-3028. ; 28:26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The use of adhesives for fracture fixation can revolutionize the surgical procedures toward more personalized bone repairs. However, there are still no commercially available adhesive solutions mainly due to the lack of biocompatibility, poor adhesive strength, or inadequate fixation protocols. Here, a surgically realizable adhesive system capitalizing on visible light thiol–ene coupling chemistry is presented. The adhesives are carefully designed and formulated from a novel class of chemical constituents influenced by dental resin composites and self-etch primers. Validation of the adhesive strength is conducted on wet bone substrates and accomplished via fiber-reinforced adhesive patch (FRAP) methodology. The results unravel, for the first time, on the promise of a thiol–ene adhesive with an unprecedented shear bond strength of 9.0 MPa and that surpasses, by 55%, the commercially available acrylate dental adhesive system Clearfil SE Bond of 5.8 MPa. Preclinical validation of FRAPs on rat femur fracture models details good adhesion to the bone throughout the healing process, and are found biocompatible not giving rise to any inflammatory response. Remarkably, the FRAPs are found to withstand loads up to 70 N for 1000 cycles on porcine metacarpal fractures outperforming clinically used K-wires and match metal plates and screw implants.
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- Hult, Daniel, 1986-, et al.
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Degradable High Tg Sugar Derived Polycarbonates from Isosorbide and Dihydroxyacetone
- 2018
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Ingår i: Polymer Chemistry. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1759-9954 .- 1759-9962. ; 9:17, s. 2238-2246
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Polycarbonates from isosorbide and dihydroxyacetone (DHA) have been synthesised using organocatalytic step-growth polymerization of their corresponding diols and bis-carbonylimidazolides monomers. By choice of feed ratio and monomer activation, either isosorbide or ketal protected DHA, random and alternating poly(Iso-co-DHA) carbonates have been formed. Thermal properties by DSC and TGA were herein strongly correlated to monomer composition. Dilution studies using 1H-NMR of a model compound DHA-diethyl carbonate in acetonitrile and deuterated water highlighted the influence of α-substituents on the keto/hydrate equilibrium of DHA. Further kinetics studies of in the pH* range of 4.7 to 9.6 serve to show the hydrolytic pH-profile of DHA-carbonates. The Hydrolytic degradation of deprotected polymer pellets show an increased degradation with increasing DHA content. Pellets with a random or alternating configuration show different characteristics in terms of mass loss and molecular weight loss profile over time.
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- Malkoch, Michael, 1974-, et al.
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CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to dendrimers and other dendritic polymers
- 2020
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Ingår i: Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry. - Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry. ; , s. 1-20
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter will provide a descriptive overview of the different classes that define dendritic polymers and their subcategories. These include monodisperse dendrons and dendrimers as well as polydisperse hyperbranched polymers, linear-dendritic copolymer hybrids, dendronized polymers and dendrigrafts. Its content will give the reader interested in venturing into the field of dendritic polymers, the general synthetic options with respect to choice of scaffolds. From a researcher point of view, a major drawback to exploiting this class of polymers is strongly related to their accessibility, especially synthetically challenging and flawless dendritic scaffolds. As monodisperse dendrimers are the pinnacle of dendritic polymers that are synthesized via a cascade of successful reactions steps, it is pivotal that chemists utilize reactions known for their robustness and simple purification. Consequently, a large part of this chapter describes previous and recent synthetic approaches to dendrimers that have successfully been accomplished, such as traditional and accelerated growth strategies, as well as their pros and cons. A rationale on how to synthetically approach dendrimers is provided, from choice of monomers, growth route and pitfalls that accompany their construction. More in-depth synthetic description and their related references for structurally specific architectures can be found in the later chapters in this book.
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- Malkoch, Mchael, et al.
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Chapter 2 : Bis-MPA dendrimers and other dendritic polyesters
- 2020. - 2020
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Ingår i: Dendrimer Chemistry. - Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry. ; , s. 21-57
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter describes recent synthetic advances and cutting-edge applications of dendritic polyesters. We present the synthetic evolution from traditional approaches to new chemistries, which translate to a large library of structurally diverse dendritic materials including monodisperse dendrimers and dendrons, linear-dendritic and surface-dendritic hybrids, and larger dendritic assemblies. Within each sub-family, various elegant approaches have been detailed in which click chemistry plays a fundamental role in overcoming existing challenges in the synthesis of advanced and monodisperse dendritic polymers. This includes orthogonal and accelerated growth to dendrimers with sequence-controlled linkages, heterofunctional dendrimers with precise representation of the functional groups displayed at the exterior and interior of the skeleton and dendritic hybrids that take advantage of the intrinsic properties of both blocks. Dendritic polyesters based on 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid (bis-MPA), as the main AB2 monomer building block, are one of the most dominant families today, being biocompatible, biodegradable and commercially available, thereof represented extensively in this chapter. Additionally, a detailed overview of reported building blocks is included, aiming to address current challenges through chemical modification of the monomer or the hybridization with other synthons. Structural perfection, characterization techniques and innovative applications are thoroughly discussed to give the readers an overall picture of the landscape presented in the literature.
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- Olsson, Johan V., et al.
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Fluoride-promoted carbonylation polymerization : A facile step-growth technique to polycarbonates
- 2017
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Ingår i: Chemical Science. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 2041-6520 .- 2041-6539. ; 8:7, s. 4853-4857
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fluoride-Promoted Carbonylation (FPC) polymerization is herein presented as a novel catalytic polymerization methodology that complements ROP and unlocks a greater synthetic window to advanced polycarbonates. The overall two-step strategy is facile, robust and capitalizes on the synthesis and step-growth polymerization of bis-carbonylimidazolide and diol monomers of 1,3- or higher configurations. Cesium fluoride (CsF) is identified as an efficient catalyst and the bis-carbonylimidazolide monomers are synthesized as bench-stable white solids, easily obtained on 50-100 g scales from their parent diols using cheap commercial 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) as activating reagent. The FPC polymerization works well in both solution and bulk, does not require any stoichiometric additives or complex settings and produces only imidazole as a relatively low-toxicity by-product. As a proof-of-concept using only four diol building-blocks, FPC methodology enabled the synthesis of a unique library of polycarbonates covering (i) rigid, flexible and reactive PC backbones, (ii) molecular weights 5-20 kg mol-1, (iii) dispersities of 1.3-2.9 and (iv) a wide span of glass transition temperatures, from -45 up to 169 °C.
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- Olsson, Johan V., et al.
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Reactive imidazole intermediates : simplified synthetic approach to functional aliphatic cyclic carbonates
- 2014
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Ingår i: Polymer Chemistry. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1759-9954 .- 1759-9962. ; 5:23, s. 6651-6655
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Reactive imidazole intermediates based on AB(2) and A(3) monomers, i.e. bis(methylol) propionic acid (bis-MPA) and trimethylolpropane (TMP) have successfully been synthesized and isolated on a 100 gram scale via a facile synthetic protocol using 1,1' -carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) as a key reagent. The robustness of the imidazole intermediates as bench stable precursors enabled the synthesis of a library of functional cyclic carbonates bearing relevant functionalities including hydrophilic PEGs, bioactive cholesterol and clickable groups. A number of functional polycarbonates were obtained by ring-opening polymerization, and their relevance in biomedical applications was highlighted by their low cytotoxicity on human dermal fibroblasts (hDF).
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- Stenström, Patrik, et al.
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UV-Cured Antibacterial Hydrogels Based on PEG and Monodisperse Heterofunctional Bis-MPA Dendrimers
- 2021
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Ingår i: Molecules. - : MDPI AG. - 1431-5157 .- 1420-3049. ; 26:8, s. 2364-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Bacterial infections are one of the major threats to human health due to the raising crisis of antibiotic resistance. Herein, second generation antibacterial heterofunctional dendrimers based on 2,2-bis(methylol)propionic acid were synthesized. The dendrimers possessed six alkenes and 12 ammonium end-groups per molecule and were used to fabricate antibacterial hydrogels together with dithiol-functional polyethylene glycol (mol wt of 2, 6 and 10 kDa) as crosslinkers via thiol-ene chemistry. The network formation can be completed within 10 s upon UV-irradiation as determined by the stabilization of the storage modulus in a rheometer. The hydrogels swelled in aqueous media and could be functionalized with the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of the dye disperse red 13, which allowed for visually studying the degradation of the hydrogels through the hydrolysis of the ester bonds of the dendritic component. The maximum swelling ratio of the gels was recorded within 4–8 h and the swelling ratios increased with higher molecular weight of the polyethylene glycol crosslinker. The gel formed with 10 kDa polyethylene glycol crosslinker showed the highest swelling ratio of 40 and good mechanical properties, with a storage modulus of 8 kPa. In addition, the hydrogels exhibited good biocompatibility towards both human fibroblasts and mouse monocytes, while showing strong antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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