A new water soluble cationic polythiophene derivative, poly(N,N,N- trimethyl-3-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)acetamido)propan-1-aminium iodide), was synthesized via two consecutive post-polymerization functionalizations of poly(methyl 2-(thiophen-3-yl)acetate). This conjugated polymer binds DNA at N/P = 5 and forms polyplexes at N/P = 10. Its potential use as a theranostic gene delivery vehicle is investigated here. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Carreon, A. C., Santos, W. L., Matson, J. B., & So, R. C. (2014). Cationic polythiophenes as responsive DNA-binding polymers. Polymer Chemistry, 5(2), 314–317. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3py01069d
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