Surfactants that mimic the glycocalyx
First Claim
1. A comblike surfactant polymer comprising:
- a) a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units;
b) a plurality of hydrophobic side chains comprising from about 2 to about 18 methylene groups, said plurality of hydrophobic side chains being linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, amide linkages, or combinations thereof; and
c) a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, amide linkages, or combinations thereof, said hydrophilic side chains selected from the group consisting of;
neutral oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 7000;
charged oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000;
an oligopeptide of from about 3 to 30 amino acid residues, said oligopeptide having an amino acid sequence which interacts with protein receptors on the surface of cells; and
combinations thereof.
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Abstract
Comblike, surfactant polymers for changing the surface properties of biomaterials are provided. Such surfactant polymers comprise a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units having functional groups for coupling with side chains, a plurality of hydrophobic side chains linked to said backbone via the functional groups, and a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said backbone via the functional groups. The hydrophobic side chains comprise an alkyl group comprising from 2 to 18 methylene groups. The alkyl groups are linked to the polymeric backbone through ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, or, preferably, amide linkages. The hydrophilic side chain is selected from the group consisting of: a neutral oligosaccharide, which, preferably, has weight average molecular weight of less than 7000; a charged oligosaccharide, preferably a negatively charged oligosaccharide having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000; an oligopeptide of from about 3 to about 30 amino acid residues, said oligopeptide having an amino acid sequence which interacts with protein receptors on the surface of cells; and combinations thereof. Methods of making the surfactant polymers and using the surfactant polymers to alter the surface properties of a biomaterial are also provided.
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11 Claims
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1. A comblike surfactant polymer comprising:
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a) a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units;
b) a plurality of hydrophobic side chains comprising from about 2 to about 18 methylene groups, said plurality of hydrophobic side chains being linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, amide linkages, or combinations thereof; and
c) a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, amide linkages, or combinations thereof, said hydrophilic side chains selected from the group consisting of;
neutral oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 7000;
charged oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000;
an oligopeptide of from about 3 to 30 amino acid residues, said oligopeptide having an amino acid sequence which interacts with protein receptors on the surface of cells; and
combinations thereof.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
and wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to a plurality of oligosaccharide side chains by amide linkages.
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4. The surfactant polymer of claim 1 wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to said plurality of hydrophobic side chains by secondary amine linkages;
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wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to a plurality of oligopeptide side chains by secondary amine linkages.
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5. The surfactant polymer of claim 1 wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to said plurality of hydrophobic side chains by secondary amine linkages;
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wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to a plurality of oligopeptide side chains by secondary amine linkages;
and wherein said polymeric backbone is linked to a plurality of oligosaccharide side chains by amide linkages.
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6. The surfactant polymer of claim 1 wherein said oligopeptide side chains comprise an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- SEQ ID No. 1 (RGD), SEQ ID No. 4 (RRAR), SEQ ID No. 5 (RRRKRR), SEQ ID No. 6 (PPRRARVT), and SEQ ID No. 7 (PPREVVPRPRP).
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7. The surfactant polymer of claim 1 wherein the ratio of hydrophilic side chains to hydrophobic side chains is from about 3:
- 1 to about 1;
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- 1 to about 1;
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8. The surfactant polymer of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic side chains are selected from the group consisting of dextran, oligomaltose, heparin, dermatan sulfate, and dextran sulfate.
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9. A substrate having a surfactant polymer attached to a surface thereof, said surfactant polymer comprising:
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a) a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units, b) a plurality of hydrophobic side chains comprising from about 2 to about 18 methylene groups, said plurality of hydrophobic side chains being linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, amide linkages;
or combinations thereof andc) a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said polymeric backbone by ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, or amide linkages, or combinations thereof;
said hydrophilic side chains selected from the group consisting of;
neutral oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 7000;
charged oligosaccharide side chains having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,0000;
an oligopeptide of from about 3 to 30 amino acid residues, said oligopeptide having an amino acid sequence which interacts with protein receptors on the surface of cells; and
combinations thereof.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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