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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
A family of graft copolymers that can sterically inhibit interactions between biological surfaces was developed. These copolymers contained phenylboronic acid (PBA) groups as saccharide-binding moieties on a poly-(L-lysine) backbone and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafted as adhesion-resisting side chains. These copolymers spontaneously chemisorbed to a saccharide-containing resin, and this binding was sterically controlled by the PEG grafting ratio. Copolymers with optimal grafting ratios spontaneously assembled on red blood cell surfaces and sterically prevented their agglutination by lectins and by antibodies to blood groups. The simple conjugation scheme created a PBA moiety with a pKa ca. 6, which can bind cis-diols much more strongly at physiological pH than typical PBA moieties, whose pKas are typically greater than 8. These surfactant copolymers can be employed to PEGylate cell or tissue surfaces by simply incubating the surfaces with an aqueous polymer solution, and have many potential applications such as preventing antibody binding to transplanted cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1525-7797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
523-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Blocking adhesion to cell and tissue surfaces by the chemisorption of a poly-L-lysine-graft-(poly(ethylene glycol); phenylboronic acid) copolymer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't