Sungkyunkwan University

Minh Khanh Nguyen

Doo Sung Lee

Bong Sup Kim

Min Sang Kim

Je Sun You

Huynh Dai Phu

Disclosed herein are pH- and temperature-sensitive block copolymer with excellent safety and a method for preparing the same and a hydrogel and a drug carrier using the block copolymer. According to the present invention, the pH- and temperature-sensitive block copolymer comprises: obtained by copolymerization of: (a) polyethylene glycol-based compound (A); and (b) poly (&#x3b2;-amino ester)-based oligomer (B) or poly (amido amine)-based oligomer (C) or coupling of mixture (D) thereof. In order to control biodegradation rate, the block copolymer is mixed with poly (amido amine)-based oligomer instead of the poly (&#x3b2;-amino ester)-based oligomer and then coupling them.

Temperature and pH-sensitive block copolymer having excellent safty in vivo and hydrogel and drug delivery system using thereof

Disclosed is a block copolymer formed by coupling the following components with each other: (a) a copolymer (A) of a polyethylene glycol (PEG) type compound with a biodegradable polymer; and (b) at least one oligomer (B) selected from the group consisting of poly(&#x3b2;-amino ester) and poly(amido amine). A method for preparing the same block copolymer, and a polymeric hydrogel type drug composition comprising the temperature and pH-sensitive block copolymer and a physiologically active substance that can be encapsulated with the block copolymer are also disclosed. The multiblock copolymer is obtained by copolymerization of a pH-sensitive poly(&#x3b2;-amino ester) and/or poly(amido amine) type oligomer, a hydrophilic and temperature-sensitive polyethylene glycol type compound and a hydrophobic and biodegradable polymer. Therefore, the block copolymer can form a polymeric hydrogel structure due to its amphiphilicity resulting from the combination of a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group in the copolymer and ionization characteristics depending on pH variations, and thus can be used as a drug carrier for target-directed drug delivery depending on pH variations in the body.

Temperature and pH sensitive block copolymer and polymeric hydrogels using the same

Disclosed is a temperature- and pH-sensitive hydrogel composed of a poly(amidoamine) oligomer only. The hydrogel is prepared in a simple manner and is readily released from the body. Further disclosed are a method for preparing the hydrogel and a drug carrier using the hydrogel.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Minh Khanh Nguyen