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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Zwitterionic Poly(Carboxybetaine Methacrylate)s in Drug Delivery, Antifouling Coatings, and Regenerative Tissue Platforms.

Theodore Sentoukas, Wojciech Walach, Katarzyna Filipek, Barbara Trzebicka

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Theodore SentoukasCentre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5284-4614
Wojciech WalachCentre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3819-9196
Katarzyna FilipekCentre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.
Barbara TrzebickaCentre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.

Funding

National Science Centre DEC-2021/05/X/ST4/00300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate)s (PCBMA) belongs to a class of zwitterionic polymers that offer promising alternatives to polyethylene glycol (PEG) in biomedical applications. This review highlights how the unique zwitterionic structure of PCBMA dictates its strong antifouling behavior, low immunogenicity, and sensitivity to environmental stimuli such as pH and ionic strength. These features make PCBMA promising for designing advanced systems suited for complex biological environments. This review describes PCBMA-based materials-ranging from hydrogels, nanogels, and surface coatings to drug carriers and protein conjugates-and critically evaluates their performance in drug delivery, tissue engineering, diagnostics, and implantable devices. Comparative studies demonstrated that PCBMA consistently outperformed other zwitterionic polymers and PEG in resisting protein adsorption, maintaining bioactivity of conjugated molecules, and ensuring long circulation times in vivo. Molecular dynamics simulations provide additional information into the hydration shells and conformational behaviors of PCBMA in aqueous dispersions. These insights underscore PCBMA's broad potential as a promising high-performance material for next generation healthcare technologies.

Indexed as

antifoulingPCBMAsuperhydrophilic polymerzwitterionic polymer

Identifiers

PMID41095340
PMCPMC12526207

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