Artigo Revisado por pares

Synthesis and characterization of thiomers of polyaspartamide type

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 291; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.07.058

ISSN

1873-3476

Autores

M. Bubenik Biličić, Jelena Filipović‐Grčić, Anita Martinac, Monika Barbarić, Branka Zorc, Biserka Cetina‐Čižmek, Petar Tudja,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Resumo

Synthesis of poly[α,β-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-dl-aspartamide)]–thioglycolic acid (PHEA–TGA) conjugate as a new polyaspartamide thiomer is described. The parent polymer PHEA is chemically modified by introducing sulphydryl-bearing compound thioglycolic acid. By varying the reaction conditions several batches of PHEA–TGA conjugates were prepared and analyzed. Tensile studies revealed that total work of adhesion of PHEA–TGA increased more than twice compared to the unmodified polymer. Microparticles prepared from the thiolated polymer preserved its bioadhesive properties.

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