Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers characterized by amide linkages, typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.

Several of the nylon-3 copolymers supported cell adhesion and morphology that was comparable, or even superior, to that achieved on positive control substrates such as tissue culture polystyrene and collagen-coated glass.

The nylon-3 copolymers that were most effective at promoting adhesion to a modified glass surface proved also to be effective at promoting adhesion when attached to a PEG-based hydrogel, demonstrating the potential for these copolymers to …

We use the new technique to compare the impact of N- and C-terminal placement of a critical hydrophobic fragment on the biological activity profile of nylon-3 copolymers. The synthetic advance described here should prove to be generally …

Apr 2, 2013 · Here we report nylon-3 polymers based on a novel subunit that display potent antifungal activity (MIC = 3.1 μg/mL for Candida albicans) and favorable selectivity (IC 10 > 400 μg/mL for 3T3 fibroblast toxicity; HC 10 > 400 μg/mL for hemolysis).

We have synthesized nylon 3 via ring opening polymerization of 2-azetidinone (β-lactam) with 1-tert-butyl-4,4,4-tris(dimethylamino)-2,2-bis[tris(dimethylamino)- phosphoranylidenamino]-2Λ5,4Λ5-catenadi(phosphazene) (t-BuP 4) as the catalyst in a mixture of …

Oct 10, 2014 · These two binary polymers provide an excellent opportunity to determine whether incorporation of a third nylon-3 subunit, one that is neither cationic nor hydrophobic, can enable decoupling of the antibacterial activity from the hemolytic activity.

We describe nylon-3 polymers that support in vitro culture of endothelial cells, but do not support the culture of smooth muscle cells or fibroblasts. These materials may be promising for vascular biomaterials applications.

Nov 25, 2009 · The experiments described here explore this prospect in the context of cell adhesion, with tissue engineering as a long-range goal. We have evaluated a small library of sequence-random nylon-3 copolymers for the ability to render surfaces attractive to NIH 3T3 fibroblast adhesion and spreading.

The best nylon-3 polymer (poly-βNM) is superior to the antifungal drug fluconazole for all three strains examined. This polymer is slightly less effective than amphotericin B (AmpB) for two strains, but the polymer is superior against an AmpB-resistant strain.