Synthesis of graft poly(ester ether) by ring-opening copolymerization of epoxy-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) with lactones

1994 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1123-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Ikeda ◽  
Naofumi Horie ◽  
Kimihiro Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene

scholarly journals Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(1,3-trimethylene carbonate) Amphiphilic Copolymers for Long-Acting Injectables: Synthesis, Non-Acylating Performance and In Vivo Degradation

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1438
Author(s):  
Silvio Curia ◽  
Feifei Ng ◽  
Marie-Emérentienne Cagnon ◽  
Victor Nicoulin ◽  
Adolfo Lopez-Noriega
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Gel Chromatography ◽  
Amphiphilic Copolymers ◽  
Trimethylene Carbonate ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
In Vivo Degradation

This article presents the evaluation of diblock and triblock poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(1,3-trimethylene carbonate) amphiphilic copolymers (PEG-PTMCs) as excipients for the formulation of long-acting injectables (LAIs). Copolymers were successfully synthesised through bulk ring-opening polymerisation. The concomitant formation of PTMC homopolymer could not be avoided irrespective of the catalyst amount, but the by-product could easily be removed by gel chromatography. Pure PEG-PTMCs undergo faster erosion in vivo than their corresponding homopolymer. Furthermore, these copolymers show outstanding stability compared to their polyester analogues when formulated with amine-containing reactive drugs, which makes them particularly suitable as LAIs for the sustained release of drugs susceptible to acylation.

Polysarcosine: The Best Alternative of Poly (Ethylene Glycol)

2020 ◽  
Vol 04 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manu Singhai ◽  
Sankha Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Protein Delivery ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Poly Ethylene

Abstract:: Polysarcosine (psar) is a non-ionic hydrophilic polypeptoid with numerous biologically relevant properties. Polysarcosine is poly (n-methylated glycine) and has been reported first by wesley and co-workers in the 1920s. Polysarcosine was first synthesized via ring-opening polymerization (rop) of sarcosine n-carboxyanhydride, using high-vacuum techniques. Overall, findings highlight the potential of poly(sarcosine) as an alternative corona-forming polymer to poly (ethylene glycol)-based analogues of (polymerization-induced self-assembly) pisa assemblies for use in various pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. Numerous studies suggested that such polypeptoids hold enormous potential for many biomedical applications, including protein delivery, colloidal stabilization, and nanomedicine.

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