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A Facile and Efficient Approach for the Production of Reversible Disulfide Cross-linked Micelles
Published on: December 23, 2016
Zwitterionic Hydrogels Based on a Degradable Disulfide Carboxybetaine Cross-Linker
Abstract:
We report the synthesis of a zwitterionic carboxybetaine disulfide cross-linker (CBX-SS) and biodegradable poly(carboxybetaine) (PCB) hydrogels and nanocages (NCs) made using this cross-linker. The structure of CBX-SS combines zwitterionic carboxybetaine to confer nonfouling properties and a disulfide linkage to facilitate degradation. The physical, mechanical, and fouling characteristics of PCB hydrogels cross-linked with CBX-SS were investigated. Then, the degradation characteristics of CBX-SS-cross-linked hydrogels were evaluated through their weight loss and release of an encapsulated protein in a reducing environment. Furthermore, CBX-SS was applied to prepare degradable PCB NCs. Results show that encapsulating the highly immunogenic enzyme uricase in degradable PCB NCs eliminates or prevents an in vivo immune response to both the protein and polymer.
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