title: A Biocompatible Arginine-based Polycation.
abstract: Self assembly between cations and anions is ubiquitous throughout nature. Important biological structures such as chromatin often use polyvalent assembly between a polycation and a polyaninon. Biomedical importance of synthetic polycations arises from their affinity to polyanions such as nucleic acid and heparan sulfate. However, the limited biocompatibility of synthetic polycations hampers the realization of their immense potential. By examining biocompatible cationic peptides, we hypothesize that a biocompatible polycation should be biodegradable and made from endogenous cations. We designed an arginine-based biodegradable polycation and demonstrated that it was orders of magnitude more compatible than conventional polycations in vitro and in vivo. This biocompatibility diminishes when L-arginine is substituted with D-arginine or when the biodegradable ester linker changes to a biostable ether linker. We believe this design can lead to many biocompatible polycations that can significantly advance a wide range of applications including controlled release, tissue engineering, biosensing, and medical devices.
authors: Institutes for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors: Blaine J
authors: BJ
authors: Zern
authors: Hunghao
authors: H
authors: Chu
authors: Adeboye O
authors: AO
authors: Osunkoya
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Gao
authors: Yadong
authors: Y
authors: Wang
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