Innovative well-defined primary amine-based polyacrylates for plasmid DNA complexation†
Abstract
Well-defined quaternized poly(2-aminoethyl acrylate)s (qPAEAs) have been synthesized by RAFT polymerization of N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)aminoethyl acrylate (t-BocAEA) followed by t-Boc group deprotection. The ability of qPAEAs to act as potential “smart” DNA carriers has been shown by plasmid DNA/qPAEA complexation and qPAEA degradation in water at 37 °C without any trigger.