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ArticleBiomacromolecules2012

Facile functionalization of polyesters through thiol-yne chemistry for the design of degradable, cell-penetrating and gene delivery dual-functional agents.

Zhonghai Zhang, Lichen Yin, Yunxiang Xu, Rong Tong, Yanbing Lu, Jie Ren, Jianjun Cheng

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Functional Polyesters: Tailoring Structure and Biomedical Functions.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
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  8. Biodegradable Polymers for Gene-Delivery Applications.International journal of nanomedicine · 2020
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  11. Living Ring-Opening Polymerization ofFrontiers in chemistry · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhonghai ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Lichen Yin
Yunxiang Xu
Rong Tong
Yanbing Lu
Jie Ren
Jianjun Cheng
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USTongji University · CNHunan University · CN

Funding

Developing Clinically Applicable, Cancer-Targeting Polymeric NanoconjugatesDP2OD007246 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI CHENG, JIANJUN · 2010 to 2010
$2.4M
Development of Helical Polypeptides for Non-Viral Gene Delivery SystemsR21EB013379 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI CHENG, JIANJUN · 2011 to 2012
$415k
NIBIB NIH HHS R21 1R21EB013379NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB013379NIH HHS DP2 OD007246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthesis of polyesters bearing pendant amine groups with controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions was achieved through ring-opening polymerization of 5-(4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)benzyl)-1,3-dioxolane-2,4-dione, an O-carboxyanhydride derived from tyrosine, followed by thiol-yne "click" photochemistry with 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride. This class of biodegradable polymers displayed excellent cell penetration and gene delivery properties with low toxicities.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesAminesBiological TransportCell Line, TumorHeLa CellsHumansPolyestersPolymerizationSulfhydryl CompoundsAminesPolyestersSulfhydryl Compounds

Identifiers

PMID23098261
PMCPMC3606898
OpenAlexW2080337996

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