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SUBMITTER: Van Zee NJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9093290 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Van Zee Nicholas J NJ Peroutka Amanda S AS Crabtree Adelyn A Hillmyer Marc A MA Lodge Timothy P TP
Biomacromolecules 20220208 3
Poloxamers consisting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(propylene oxide) segments can protect cell membranes against various forms of stress. We investigated the role of the hydrophobic block chemistry on polymer/membrane binding and cell membrane protection by comparing a series of poly(butylene oxide)-<i>b</i>-PEO (PBO-<i>b</i>-PEO) copolymers to poloxamer analogues, using a combination of pulsed-field-gradient (PFG) NMR experiments and a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cell assay. We found t ...[more]