Hydrogelation of polypeptide-poly (ethylene glycol)-polypeptide amphiphilic triblock copolymers using L-cysteine derivatives

THM Phan, XH Chen, ST Huang, JS Jan - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
THM Phan, XH Chen, ST Huang, JS Jan
European Polymer Journal, 2023Elsevier
The hydrogelation of amphiphilic triblock copolymers based on the poly (ethylene
glycol)(PEG) and the sheet-like polypeptides was studied in this report. The triblock
copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) method using PEG-
diamine with two different molecular weights as the hydrophilic initiators and polypeptides of
two L-cysteine derivatives (S-methyl-L-cysteine and S-benzyl-L-cysteine) as the sheet-like,
hydrophobic segments. The experimental data revealed that the polymer chain length, block …
Abstract
The hydrogelation of amphiphilic triblock copolymers based on the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and the sheet-like polypeptides was studied in this report. The triblock copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) method using PEG-diamine with two different molecular weights as the hydrophilic initiators and polypeptides of two L-cysteine derivatives (S-methyl-L-cysteine and S-benzyl-L-cysteine) as the sheet-like, hydrophobic segments. The experimental data revealed that the polymer chain length, block ratio, and functional group on the side chain would dictate the amphiphilic balance and non-covalent interactions between the polymer chains, which consequently influence the hydrogelation of triblock copolymers and their hydrogel mechanical properties. The sheet-like poly(S-benzyl-L-cysteine) (PBLC) was found to be a good hydrogelator whilst the samples containing poly(S-methyl-L-cysteine) (PMLC) could not form hydrogels with polymer concentrations below 10 wt%. This study highlighted these amphiphilic triblock copolymers synthesizing by tethering sheet-like, hydrophobic polypeptide segments on both ends of a hydrophilic polymer could be an effective strategy for preparing hydrogels with tunable properties.
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