Variations in the band structures of C60-polymers are studied, when conjugation conditions and the electron number are changed. We use a semiempirical model with the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger type electron-phonon interactions. In the neutral onedimensional C60-polymer, electronic structures change among direct-gap insulators and the metal, depending on the degree of conjugations. High pressure exper...

Human hexosaminidase A was covalently bound to soluble poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone), and the effect of this binding on the enzyme inactivation by various procedures was investigated. Whereas the polymer-bound hexosaminidase underwent inactivation to the same extent as the free enzyme, when exposed to heat or acidic pH, the conjugation to polymer appeared to protect the enzyme towards proteolysis. T...

Peptide self-assembly, ubiquitous in biology, is one of the most promising 'bottom-up' approaches for the generation of synthetic supramolecular architectures. However, directing the self-assembly of functional peptides into predictable ordered structures most often requires precise tuning of weak intermolecular forces. Existing strategies are generally based on specific interactions between mo...

Novel polymer based photoluminescent nanoparticles were fabricated by ultra-sound induced emulsion polymerization and applied to bioimaging of human breast cancer SK-BR-3 cells after ethylenediamine treatment and conjugation with anti-ErbB2 antibody.

Polymer–drug conjugates are an important polymeric therapeutic (PT) platform with drug molecules being attached by cleavable linkages to the pendant functional groups of linear, branched, brushed polymers that are typically synthesized prior to drug conjugation. The synthesis and conjugation processes developed to date, however, may not provide precise control over the composition and the struc...

AAV gene therapy vectors have significant clinical promise, but serum neutralization poses a challenge that must be overcome. We have examined the potential of conjugating the AAV surface with activated polyethylene glycol chains to protect the vector from neutralizing antibodies. Two key parameters were investigated: the polymer chain size and the PEG:lysine conjugation ratio. Transduction dat...

Forcing polymers to be semiconductors In mechanochemistry, the application of force to a polymer is used to pry open specific chemical bonds. Chen et al. leveraged this technique to produce semiconducting blocks of polyacetylene in an insulating precursor. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization tethered together a series of fused fourcarbon rings, reminiscent of the unusual ladderane membrane l...

Here we explore the physico-chemical properties of a peptide amphiphile obtained by chemical conjugation of the collagen-stimulating peptide KTTKS with 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid which photopolymerizes as a stable and extended polydiacetylene. We investigate the self-assembly of this new polymer and rationalize its peculiar behavior in terms of a thermal conformational transition. Surprisingly...

The Pd-complex-catalyzed polymerization of 2,7-dibromo-9,9-dihexylfluorene, 2,5-dibromo-3-hexylthiophene, and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dioctyloxybenzene with 3,5-diethynyl-4-methoxy[1,1';4',1'']terphenyl afforded poly(aryleneethynylene)s (PAEs), Polymer-1, Polymer-2, and Polymer-3, respectively; the Pd-complexcatalyzed polymerization of the same with 1,3-diethynylbenzene afforded PAEs, Polymer-4, Polyme...

Polymers that respond to small changes in environmental stimuli with large, sometimes discontinuous changes in their physical state or properties are often called "intelligent" or "smart" polymers. We have conjugated these polymers to different recognition proteins, including antibodies, protein A, streptavidin, and enzymes. These bioconjugates have been prepared by random polymer conjugation t...