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Die Makromolekulare Chemie (311)
Abstract

AbstractA block copolymer (6) with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions was synthesized, in order to examine its interaction with model membranes and its uptake by living cells. The copolymer comprised poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(L‐lysine) with 50 mol‐% substitution of the ε‐amino groups with palmitoyl groups. To permit 125I‐labelling, p‐methoxyphenyl residues (1–4 mol‐%) were incorporated into the block copolymer and into a poly(ethylene oxide) used for comparison. Sudan Red 7 B solubilization studies indicated that the block copolymer, but not the homopolymer, forms micelles. Differential scanning calorimetry of dipalmitoyl‐phosphatidylcholine liposomes indicated that the block copolymer interacts with and probably penetrates lipid membranes. Both poly(ethylene oxide) and the block copolymer were captured by rat peritoneal macrophages in vitro, and inhibitor studies indicated that uptake of both polymers was by pinocytosis. Rates of uptake were indicative of adsorptive pinocytosis, and it is concluded that both poly(ethylene oxide) and the block copolymer present a largely hydrophilic aspect which interacts positively with the cell surface.

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Pratten, M. K., Lloyd, J. B., Hörpel, G., & Ringsdorf, H. (1985). Micelle‐forming block copolymers: Pinocytosis by macrophages and interaction with model membranes. Die Makromolekulare Chemie, 186(4), 725–733. Portico.

Authors 4
  1. Margaret K. Pratten (first)
  2. John B. Lloyd (additional)
  3. Gerhard Hörpel (additional)
  4. Helmut Ringsdorf (additional)
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Issued 40 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1985)
Published 40 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1985)
Published Online 22 years, 5 months ago (March 12, 2003)
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@article{Pratten_1985, title={Micelle‐forming block copolymers: Pinocytosis by macrophages and interaction with model membranes}, volume={186}, ISSN={0025-116X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1985.021860406}, DOI={10.1002/macp.1985.021860406}, number={4}, journal={Die Makromolekulare Chemie}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Pratten, Margaret K. and Lloyd, John B. and Hörpel, Gerhard and Ringsdorf, Helmut}, year={1985}, month=apr, pages={725–733} }