@article{RosencrantzTangSchulteOsseilietal.2019,
  author    = {Rosencrantz, Sophia and Tang, Jo Sing Julia and Schulte-Osseili, Christine and B{\"o}ker, Alexander and Rosencrantz, Ruben R.},
  title     = {Glycopolymers by RAFT Polymerization as Functional Surfaces for Galectin-3},
  series = {Macromolecular chemistry and physics},
  volume    = {220},
  journal   = {Macromolecular chemistry and physics},
  number    = {20},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1022-1352},
  doi       = {10.1002/macp.201900293},
  pages     = {7},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Glycan-protein interactions are essential biological processes with many disease-related modulations and variations. One of the key proteins involved in tumor progression and metastasis is galectin-3 (Gal-3). A lot of effort is put into the development of Gal-3 inhibitors as new therapeutic agents. The avidity of glycan-protein interactions is strongly enhanced by multivalent ligand presentation. Multivalent presentation of glycans can be accomplished by utilizing glycopolymers, which are polymers with pendent glycan groups. For the production of glycopolymers, glycomonomers are synthesized by a regioselective, microwave-assisted approach starting from lactose. The resulting methacrylamide derivatives are polymerized by RAFT and immobilized on gold surfaces using the trithiocarbonate group of the chain transfer agent. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy enables the label free kinetic characterization of Gal-3 binding to these multivalent glycopolymers. The measurements indicate oligomerization of Gal-3 upon exposure to multivalent environments and reveal strong specific interaction with the immobilized polymers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MarsatStahlhutLaschewskyetal.2013,
  author    = {Marsat, Jean-Noel and Stahlhut, Frank and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and von Berlepsch, Hans and B{\"o}ttcher, Christoph},
  title     = {Multicompartment micelles from silicone-based triphilic block copolymers},
  series = {Colloid and polymer science : official journal of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft},
  volume    = {291},
  journal   = {Colloid and polymer science : official journal of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0303-402X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00396-013-3001-2},
  pages     = {2561 -- 2567},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {An amphiphilic linear ternary block copolymer was synthesised in three consecutive steps via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerisation. Oligo(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether acrylate was engaged as a hydrophilic building block, while benzyl acrylate and 3-tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl propyl acrylate served as hydrophobic building blocks. The resulting "triphilic" copolymer consists thus of a hydrophilic (A) and two mutually incompatible "soft" hydrophobic blocks, namely, a lipophilic (B) and a silicone-based (C) block, with all blocks having glass transition temperatures well below 0 A degrees C. The triphilic copolymer self-assembles into spherical multicompartment micellar aggregates in aqueous solution, where the two hydrophobic blocks undergo local phase separation into various ultrastructures as evidenced by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy. Thus, a silicone-based polymer block can replace the hitherto typically employed fluorocarbon-based hydrophobic blocks in triphilic block copolymers for inducing multicompartmentalisation.},
  language  = {en}
}