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    • Cationic polymers are promising for gene delivery but often exhibit cytotoxicity.
    • A need exists for biocompatible and effective polymeric gene delivery vehicles.

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    • To develop backbone-degradable cationic copolymers for enhanced gene delivery.
    • To evaluate the impact of backbone degradability on transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity.

    Main Methods:

    • Synthesized cationic copolymers using PET-RAFT polymerization with macrocyclic allylic sulfides.
    • Created a polymer library with varying backbone degradability.
    • Assessed transfection efficiency using a GFP plasmid in U-2 OS cells at different N/P ratios.

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    • Incorporation of degradable groups improved transfection efficiency 10-fold at low N/P ratios.
    • No significant increase in cytotoxicity was observed with degradable copolymers.
    • Degradability enhanced gene delivery carrier performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Backbone-degradable cationic copolymers offer a promising strategy for efficient and safe gene delivery.
    • Degradability may facilitate improved payload release kinetics in the cytosol.