Degradable polymers (DPs) - “green materials” of the future, have an innumerable use in
biomedicine, particularly in the fields of tissue engineering and drug delivery. Among these …

Combinatorially synthesized materials, especially cationic polymers (CPs), with gene
transfection function hold great promise in nanotechnology. However, the main limitations of the …

The success of gene therapy depends on safe and effective gene carriers. Despite being
widely used, synthetic vectors based on poly(ethylenimine) (PEI), poly(l-lysine) (PLL), or poly(l-…

Many peptide ligands of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) contain a large number
of positively charged amino acid residues, a striking example being conotoxins RgIA and …

A new class of biodegradable functional polymers – epoxy-poly(ester amide)s (EPEAs), was
synthesized for the first time on the basis of naturally occurring α-amino acids, fatty diols …

Synthetic cationic polymers are of interest as both nonviral vectors for intracellular gene delivery
and antimicrobial agents. For both applications synthetic polymers containing guanidine …

High-molecular-weight AA-BB-type aliphatic polyesters were synthesized via Cu(I)-catalyzed
click step-growth polymerization (SGP) following a new synthetic strategy. The synthesis …

Cationic chiral polymers consisting of a chiral “Arg monomeric unit” consisting of two l-arginine
moieties joined together through an oxyhexane-1,6-diyloxy spacer unit and achiral “Sp …

The importance of cationic polymers (CPs) is universally recognized because they exhibit
unique biological properties; promote cell penetration of various molecules and nano-…

Materials and Methods Materials. 1, 6-hexanediol, p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (TosOH.
H2O), cyclohexane, sebacic acid (SA), phosphorous pentachloride, dichloromethane (…