Living Radical Polymerization as a Tool for the Synthesis of Polymer-Protein/Peptide Bioconjugates
β Scribed by Julien Nicolas; Giuseppe Mantovani; David M. Haddleton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 907 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Combinations of synthetic and natural macromolecules offer a route to new functional materials. While biological and polymer chemistry may not be natural bedfellows, many researchers are focusing their attention on the benefits of combining these fields. Recent advances in living radical polymerization have provided methods to build tailorβmade macromolecular moieties using relatively simple processes. This has led to a plethora of block copolymers, endβfunctional polymers and polymers with a whole range of biological recognition abilities. This review covers work carried out until late 2006 combining living radical polymerization with proteins and peptides in the rapidlyβexpanding field of bioconjugation.
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