ArticleRSC chemical biology2021
Hyaluronan (HA)-inspired glycopolymers as molecular tools for studying HA functions.
Article in RSC chemical biology, 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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- Clickable polyamidosaccharides: accessing bottlebrush inspired hyaluronic acid glycopolymers for CD44 targeting of breast cancer cells.Biomaterials science · 2026Article
- Bacterial extracellular vesicles as bioactive nanocarriers for wound treatment.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- Biocompatible Glycopolymer-PLA Amphiphilic Hybrid Block Copolymers with Unique Self-Assembly, Uptake, and Degradation Properties.Biomacromolecules · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in Polymers Bearing Activated Esters for the Synthesis of Glycopolymers by Postpolymerization Modification.Polymers · 2024Review
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Abstract
Hyaluronic acid (HA), the only non-sulphated glycosaminoglycan, serves numerous structural and biological functions in the human body, from providing viscoelasticity in tissues to creating hydrated environments for cell migration and proliferation. HA is also involved in the regulation of morphogenesis, inflammation and tumorigenesis through interactions with specific HA-binding proteins. Whilst the physicochemical and biological properties of HA have been widely studied for decades, the exact mechanisms by which HA exerts its multiple functions are not completely understood. Glycopolymers offer a simple and precise synthetic platform for the preparation of glycan analogues, being an alternative to the demanding synthetic chemical glycosylation. A library of homo, statistical and alternating HA glycopolymers were synthesised by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerisation and post-modification utilising copper alkyne-azide cycloaddition to graft orthogonal pendant HA monosaccharides (
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