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Synthesis and Fluorescent Property of Biodegradable Polyphosphazene Targeting Long-Term <i>in Vivo</i> Tracking
The importance of developing photoluminescent
biodegradable scaffolding materials for tissue engineering is obvious,
but it meets challenges with conventional biodegradable polymers such
as aliphatic polyesters. In this study, photoluminescent biodegradable
polyphosphazenes (PTA) were suggested as alternatives to target for
long-term in vivo tracking applications. The PTA polymers were synthesized
via nucleophilic cosubstitution of linear poly(dichlorophosphazene)
with a fluorescent compound (TPCA) and alanine ethyl ester. The TPCA,
with high fluorescent intensity and high quantum yield (∼0.5),
was synthesized from citric acid and 2-aminoethanethiol. The
resulted PTA polymers demonstrated adjustable degradation rates and
fluorescent intensities in relating to their chemical compositions.
In comparison with TPCA, the photostability of PTA polymers has been
significantly improved, which made the long-term <i>in vivo</i> tracking feasible. PTA polymers were proven biocompatible and noncytotoxic
for biomedical applications via both <i>in vitro</i> cell
culture and <i>in vivo</i> implantation evaluations. During
the 24-week subcutaneous implantation in mouse, the location and the
degradation of PTA polymer were clearly visualized with the aid of
fluorescent excitation and emission. In summary, PTA polymers were
envisioned as good choices for tissue regeneration as scaffolding
materials with <i>in situ</i> bioimaging potentials