Volume 15, Issue 1 pp. 111-123
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Thermoresponsive Self-Assembly of Nanostructures from a Collagen-Like Peptide-Containing Diblock Copolymer

Tianzhi Luo

Tianzhi Luo

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716 USA

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Lirong He

Lirong He

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 45, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany

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Patrick Theato

Corresponding Author

Patrick Theato

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 45, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany

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Kristi L. Kiick

Corresponding Author

Kristi L. Kiick

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716 USA

Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716 USA

Delaware Biotechnology Institute, Newark, DE, 19711 USA

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First published: 13 November 2014
Citations: 45

Abstract

Temperature-triggered formation of nanostructures with distinct biological activity offers opportunities in selective modification of matrices and in drug delivery. Toward these ends, diblock polymers comprising poly(diethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) (PDEGMEMA) conjugated to a triple helix-forming collagen-like peptide were produced. Triggered by the collapse of the thermoresponsive domain above its LCST, the conjugate undergoes a reversible transition in aqueous solution to form well-defined nanovesicles with diameters of approximately 100 nm, with a transition temperature of 37 °C. The incorporation of CLP domains in these nanostructures may offer opportunities for the selective targeting of collagen-containing matrices.mabi201400358-gra-0001

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