TY  - JOUR
A1  - Borova, Solomiia
A1  - Schlutt, Christine
A1  - Nickel, Joachim
A1  - Luxenhofer, Robert
T1  - A Transient Initiator for Polypeptoids Postpolymerization α‐Functionalization via Activation of a Thioester Group
JF  - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
N2  - Here, a postpolymerization modification method for an α-terminal functionalized poly-(N-methyl-glycine), also known as polysarcosine, is introduced. 4-(Methylthio)phenyl piperidine-4-carboxylate as an initiator for the ring-opening polymerization of N-methyl-glycine-N-carboxyanhydride followed by oxidation of the thioester group to yield an α-terminal reactive 4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl piperidine-4-carboxylate polymer is utilized. This represents an activated carboxylic acid terminus, allowing straightforward modification with nucleophiles under mild reaction conditions and provides the possibility to introduce a wide variety of nucleophiles as exemplified using small molecules, fluorescent dyes, and model proteins. The new initiator yielded polymers with well-defined molar mass, low dispersity, and high end-group fidelity, as observed by gel permeation chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopy. The introduced method can be of great interest for bioconjugation, but requires optimization, especially for protein conjugation.
KW  - ring-opening polymerization
KW  - bioconjugation
KW  - functional initiators
KW  - polypeptoids
KW  - postpolymerization modification
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-257587
VL  - 223
IS  - 3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Belka, Janina
A1  - Nickel, Joachim
A1  - Kurth, Dirk G.
T1  - Growth on metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte (MEPE) stimulates osteogenic differentiation of human osteosarcoma cells (MG63) and human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
JF  - Polymers
N2  - Background: Culturing of cells is typically performed on standard tissue culture plates generating growth conditions, which in general do not reflect the native three-dimensional cellular environment. Recent investigations provide insights in parameters, which strongly affect the general cellular behavior triggering essential processes such as cell differentiation. The physical properties of the used material, such as stiffness, roughness, or topology, as well as the chemical composition of the cell-surface interface are shown to play a key role in the initiation of particular cellular responses. Methods: We extended our previous research, which identified thin films of metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolytes (MEPEs) as substrate to trigger the differentiation of muscular precursor cells. Results: Here, we show that the same MEPEs similarly stimulate the osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts. Remarkably, MEPE modified surfaces also trigger the differentiation of primary bone derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) towards the osteogenic lineage. Conclusion: This result leads to the conclusion that these surfaces individually support the specification of cell differentiation toward lineages that correspond to the natural commitment of the particular cell types. We, therefore, propose that Fe-MEPEs may be used as scaffold for the treatment of defects at least in muscular or bone tissue.
KW  - cell differentiation
KW  - metallo-supramolecular polymer
KW  - interface
KW  - iron metabolism
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-197264
SN  - 2073-4360
VL  - 11
IS  - 7
ER  -