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ArticlePolymers2021

Modulating the Thermoresponse of Polymer-Protein Conjugates with Hydrogels for Controlled Release.

Vincent Huynh, Natalie Ifraimov, Ryan G Wylie

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 51% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Hydrogels: Properties and Applications in Biomedicine.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincent HuynhDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
Natalie IfraimovSchool of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
Ryan G WylieDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation CFI-JELF; 34107New Frontiers Research Fund NFRFE-2018-00943Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science ORI-RI; 34107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sustained release is being explored to increase plasma and tissue residence times of polymer-protein therapeutics for improved efficacy. Recently, poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PEGMA) polymers have been established as potential PEG alternatives to further decrease immunogenicity and introduce responsive or sieving properties. We developed a drug delivery system that locally depresses the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PEGMA-protein conjugates within zwitterionic hydrogels for controlled release. Inside the hydrogel the conjugates partially aggregate through PEGMA-PEGMA chain interactions to limit their release rates, whereas conjugates outside of the hydrogel are completely solubilized. Release can therefore be tuned by altering hydrogel components and the PEGMA's temperature sensitivity without the need for traditional controlled release mechanisms such as particle encapsulation or affinity interactions. Combining local LCST depression technology and degradable zwitterionic hydrogels, complete release of the conjugate was achieved over 13 days.

Indexed as

controlled releasehydrogelspolymer-protein conjugatestemperature-sensitive polymersthermoresponsive

Identifiers

PMID34451311
PMCPMC8399950
OpenAlexW3193537619

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