HPMA copolymers: Origins, early developments, present, and future

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• 作者：Jindř ; ich Kopeč ; ek ; Pavla Kopeč ; ková
• 关键词：N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide ; Cancer ; Cleavable spacers ; Bioconjugates ; Hydrogels ; Self-assembly
• 刊名：Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：17 February 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：62
• 期：2
• 页码：122-149
• 全文大小：2137 K

文摘

The overview covers the discovery of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymers, initial studies on their synthesis, evaluation of biological properties, and explorations of their potential as carriers of biologically active compounds in general and anticancer drugs in particular. The focus is on the research in the authors' laboratory — the development of macromolecular therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and musculoskeletal diseases. In addition, the evaluation of HPMA (co)polymers as building blocks of modified and new biomaterials is presented: the utilization of semitelechelic poly(HPMA) and HPMA copolymers for the modification of biomaterial and protein surfaces and the design of hybrid block and graft HPMA copolymers that self-assemble into smart hydrogels. Finally, suggestions for the design of second-generation macromolecular therapeutics are portrayed.