PURPOSE To synthesize a ternary cationic copolymer called CS-g-(PEI-b-mPEG) and characterize its features as a non-viral siRNA carrier; in turn, to investigate the influence of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting IkappaB kinase subunit beta (IKKbeta) on the proliferation of human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts (HTFs) in vitro. METHODS First, a novel cationic copolymer composed of low molecul...

Graft polymerizations of vinyl acetate onto granular corn starch were initiated by cobalt-60 irradiation of starch-monomer-water mixtures. and ungrafted poly(vinyl acetate) was separated from the graft copolymer by benzene extraction. Conversions of monomer to polymer were quantitative at a radiation dose of 1.0 IvIrad. However, over half of the polymer was present as ungrafted poly(vinyl aceta...

In this paper, the aqueous copolymer dispersions of methyl (meth)acrylate-grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) are in situ synthesized and studied as a promising platform for deposition thin films with advanced applications. A series varied structure composition obtained at mild reaction conditions by carrying out redox polymerization different monomer-to-PVA ratio initiator concentration. The colloidal...

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) show promise for enhancing properties of waterborne latexes and coatings. Miniemulsion polymerization is a promising route to obtaining well-controlled latex distributions sufficient encapsulate CNCs in the monomer phase. Here, we demonstrate first miniemulsion resulting encapsulation that incorporates costabilizer, water soluble initiator, comonomer mixtures, aspe...