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Structure-conductivity relationship for peptoid-based PEO-mimetic polymer electrolytes
Sun, Jing,Stone, Gregory M.,Balsara, Nitash P.,Zuckermann, Ronald N.
, p. 5151 - 5156 (2012)
Polymer electrolytes offer great potential for application in lithium batteries. In order to systematically optimize the performance of these materials, atomic level synthetic control over the polymer chemical structure is desired. In this study, we designed a series of chemically defined, monodisperse peptoid polymers to explore the impact of side-chain structure on the thermal and electrical properties. A series of comblike peptoid homopolymers with ethylene oxide (EO)n side chains of varying length were synthesized by a rapid solid phase synthetic method. The electrical properties of these materials with dissolved lithium salt were characterized by ac impedance. The temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity of the polypeptoid electrolytes is consistent with the Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher equation. The optimum ionic conductivity of 2.6 × 10-4 S/cm achieved for oligo-N-2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylglycine-Li salt complex at 100 °C, is approximately 10-fold lower than the analogous PEO-salt complex. It is, however, nearly 2 orders of magnitude higher than previously reported comblike PEO-mimetic polypeptides. The ionic conductivities of these side chain analogs vary by 3 orders of magnitude, but this variation is entirely governed by the proximity of the system to the glass transition temperature. This investigation shows that polypeptoids provide a unique platform for examining the structure-property relationships of solid polymer electrolytes.
Design, synthesis and cytotoxic activity of water-soluble quinones with dibromo-p-benzoquinone cores and amino oligo(ethylene glycol) side chains against MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Scherz, Leon F.,Abdel-Rahman, Engy A.,Ali, Sameh S.,Schlüter, A. Dieter,Abdel-Rahman, Mona A.
, p. 662 - 672 (2017)
A series of novel quinones was synthesized by reacting tetrabromo-p-benzoquinone with amino oligo(ethylene glycol) dendrons of generation numbers g = 0-2. According to the performed shake-flask experiments, their aqueous solubility (S = 18 mg l?1-1.6 g ml?1) and partition coefficients (log?Poct/wat = 2.53-0.21) can be tuned in a wide range as a function of g. In vitro cytotoxicity assays of tetrabromo-p-benzoquinone and its derivatives against MCF-7 human breast cancer cells showed a concentration- and generation-specific biological activity with IC50-values as low as 0.8 μM. Further investigations revealed a considerable selectivity against cancer cells, as indicated by a weak cytotoxicity against human skin fibroblast cells (>80% survival) within the studied range of concentrations. The results demonstrate that these novel amino oligo(ethylene glycol) dendrons depict versatile tools to ameliorate physical and pharmacological characteristics of extremely hydrophobic molecules and make them susceptible to biological applications.
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL AMPLIFIER
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An expansion agent for hematopoietic stem cells and/or hematopoietic progenitor cells useful for improvement in the efficiency of gene transfer into hematopoietic stem cells for gene therapy useful for treatment of various disorders is provided. An expansion agent for hematopoietic stem cells and/or hematopoietic progenitor cells containing a compound represented by the formula (I) (wherein X, Y, Z, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description), a tautomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a solvate thereof, which can expand hematopoietic stem cells and/or hematopoietic progenitor cells.