Issue 15, 2015

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive tellurium-containing hyperbranched polymer

Abstract

Materials responsive to reactive oxygen species (ROS) at a physiological level are of great significance in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. We have synthesized a water-soluble tellurium-containing hyperbranched polymer and demonstrated that it forms a kind of ROS-responsive aggregate. In aqueous environment, the polymer aggregates can swell under biologically relevant concentration of H2O2, which could be expected to find applications in fields such as elimination of excess ROS.

Graphical abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive tellurium-containing hyperbranched polymer

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jan 2015
Accepted
09 Feb 2015
First published
10 Feb 2015

Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 2817-2821

Author version available

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive tellurium-containing hyperbranched polymer

R. Fang, H. Xu, W. Cao, L. Yang and X. Zhang, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2817 DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00050E

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