Peptide Hybrid Polymers

1 T.J. Deming: Polypeptide and Polypeptide Hybrid Copolymer Synthesis via NCA Polymerization.- D.W.P.M. Löwik, L. Ayres, J.M. Smeenk, J.C.M. van Hest: Synthesis of Bio-inspired Hybrid Polymers Using Peptide Synthesis and Protein Engineering.- 3 H. Schlaad: Solution Properties of Polypeptide-Based Copolymers.- 4 H.-A. Klok, S. Lecommandoux: Solid State Structure, Organization and Properties of Peptide -Synthetic Hybrid Block Copolymers.- 5 K. Osada, K. Kataoka: Drug and Gene Delivery Based on Supramolecular Assembly of PEG-Polypeptide Hybrid Block Copolymers.-

From the reviews:

"The editors and authors provide an overview of the state-of-the-art in a burgeoning area that merges the controlled ... activity of one of Nature’s main class of polymers–proteins and peptides–with the more traditional chemistry of synthetic polymers. ... this volume nicely introduces the researcher and student to the area of peptide polymer hybrids and outlines the areas of synthesis and self-assembly as well as potential medical applications. This is a fast developing area of interdisciplinary research, and this volume sets the scene well." (Stuart J Rowan, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 129 (4), 2007)