40630-82-8Relevant articles and documents
Copper(I) mediated radical polymerisation of uridine and adenosine monomers on a silica support
Marsh,Khan,Garcia,Haddleton
, p. 2083 - 2084 (2000)
Copper(I) mediated radical polymerisation is used to polymerise uridine and adenosine substituted methacrylates onto a silica surface giving supported polymers with potential as re-usable templates and for interaction with nucleic acids.
Mechanically reinforced silica aerogel nanocomposites via surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerizations
Boday, Dylan J.,Keng, Pei Yuin,Muriithi, Beatrice,Pyun, Jeffrey,Loy, Douglas A.
, p. 6863 - 6865 (2010)
Here we report the preparation of mechanically robust silica aerogel polymer nanocomposites using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. This approach was used to grow poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with low polydispersities and establish the first structure-property relationship between the grafted PMMA molecular weight and bulk physical properties of the hybrid aerogel.
Mannosylated Poly(ethylene imine) Copolymers Enhance saRNA Uptake and Expression in Human Skin Explants
Abdouni, Yamin,Becer, C. Remzi,Blakney, Anna K.,Bouton, Clément R.,Liu, Renjie,McKay, Paul F.,Shattock, Robin J.,Yilmaz, Gokhan
, p. 2482 - 2492 (2020/07/17)
Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a promising platform for both vaccines and therapeutics, and self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) is particularly advantageous, as it enables higher protein expression and dose minimization. Here, we present a delivery platform for targeted delivery of saRNA using mannosylated poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) enabled by the host-guest interaction between cyclodextrin and adamantane. We show that the host-guest complexation does not interfere with the electrostatic interaction with saRNA and observed that increasing the degree of mannosylation inhibited transfection efficiency in vitro, but enhanced the number of cells expressing GFP by 8-fold in human skin explants. Besides, increasing the ratio of glycopolymer to saRNA also enhanced the percentage of transfected cells ex vivo. We identified that these mannosylated PEIs specifically increased protein expression in the epithelial cells resident in human skin in a mannose-dependent manner. This platform is promising for further study of glycosylation of PEI and targeted saRNA delivery.
Liquid crystal mono- and nano-layers covalently bonded to silicon and silica surface for alignment of LC layers
Stanczyk, Wodzimierz A.,Szelg, Anna,Kurjata, Jan,Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, Edward,Walczak, Andrzej
scheme or table, p. 18 - 27 (2011/04/27)
We synthesized two types of liquid crystalline nano-layers covalently bonded to Si and Si/SiO2 wafers. Monolayers of terminal and lateral low molecular weight mesogens exhibit spontaneous homeotropic orientation, while planar orientation is obtained by means of rubbing process. On the other hand a novel polymer liquid crystal nano-layer, obtained via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of acrylate monomer from Si/SiO2 surface, exhibits planar orientation of liquid crystalline side chain moieties. Structure of such novel composites was confirmed by optical studies as well as spectroscopic methods, including ellipsometry. The goal was to obtain low molecular weight liquid crystals alignment just from the mentioned above, modified surfaces. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.