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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Julian M. W. Chan, Fremont, CA (US);
James L. Hedrick, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ashlynn L. Z. Lee, Singapore, SG;
Rudy J. Wojtecki, San Jose, CA (US);
Yi Yan Yang, Singapore, SG;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Agency For Science, Technology And Research, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Paramagnetic, amphiphilic, biocompatible polymers were prepared comprising a carbonate repeat unit bearing a paramagnetic organic radical, more specifically a nitroxyl radical. The radical polymers can be produced in one step from a precursor polymer bearing an active ester side chain by treating the precursor polymer with a radical-bearing nucleophile. The precursor polymer can be prepared by organocatalyzed catalyzed ring opening polymerization (ROP) of a cyclic carbonate monomer bearing an active ester side chain. The radical polymers can be non-toxic and partially biodegradable. The radical polymers have utility as contrast enhancing agents in a medical imaging application and/or as therapeutic agents for treating a medical condition. The radical polymers can also serve as carriers for therapeutic agents (e.g., drugs) and/or medical image enhancing agents (e.g., NIRF dyes).