Biodegradable polyesteramide copolymers for drug delivery
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a poly (ester amide) (PEA) having a chemical formula described by structural formula (IV), wherein m+p varies from 0.9-0.1 and q varies from 0.1 to 0.9 m+p+q=1 whereby m or p could be 0 n is about 5 to about 300; (pref. 50-200) R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 ) alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 ) alkenylene, —(R 9 —CO—O—R 10 —O—CO—R 9 )—, —CHR 11 —O—CO—R 12 —COOCR 11 — and combinations thereof; R 3 and R 4 in a single backbone unit m or p, respectively, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —(CH 2 )SH, —(CH 2 ) 2 S(CH 3 ), —CH 2 OH, —CH(OH)CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 4 NH 3 +, —(CH 2 ) 3 NHC(═NH 2 +)NH 2 , —CH 2 COOH, —(CH 2 )COOH, —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 COOH, CH 3 —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —, H 2 N—(CH 2 ) 4 —, Ph-CH 2 —, CH═C—CH 2 —, HO-p-Ph-CH 2 —, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—, Ph-NH—, NH—(CH 2 ) 3 —C—, NH—CH═N—CH═C—CH 2 —. R 5 is selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 )alkenylene, alkyloxy or oligoethyleneglycol R 6 is selected from bicyclic-fragments of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols of structural formula (III); R 7 is selected from the group consisting of (C 6 -C 10 )aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl R 8 is (CH2)4-; R 9 or R 10 are independently selected from C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C 12 alkenylene. R 11 or R 12 are independently selected from H, methyl, C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C 12 alkenylene whereby a is at least 0.05 and b is at least 0.05 and a+b=1.
1. A biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer (PEA) according to structural formula (IV),
wherein
m+p is from 0.9-0.1 and q is from 0.1 to 0.9;
m+p+q=1 whereby one of m or p could be 0;
n is about 5 to about 300;
R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of(C 2 -C 20 ) alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 ) alkenylene, —(R 9 —CO—O—R 10 —O—CO—R 9 )—, —CHR 11 —O—CO—R 12 —COOCR 11 — and combinations thereof;
R 3 and R 4 in a single backbone unit m or p, respectively, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —(CH 2 )SH, —(CH 2 ) 2 S(CH 3 ), —CH 2 OH, —CH(OH)CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 4 NH 3 +, —(CH 2 ) 3 NHC(=NH 2 +)NH 2 , —CH 2 COOH, —(CH 2 )COOH, —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 COOH, CH 3 —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —, H 2 N—(CH 2 ) 4 —, Ph-CH 2 —, CH═C—CH 2 —, HO-p-Ph-CH 2 —, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—, Ph-NH—, NH—(CH 2 ) 3 —C—, NH—CH═N—CH═C—CH 2 —;
R 5 is selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 )alkenylene, alkyloxy or oligoethyleneglycol;
R 6 is selected from bicyclic-fragments of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols of structural formula (III);
R 7 is selected from the group consisting of(C 6 -C 10 ) aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
R 8 is —(CH 2 ) 4 —;
R 9 or R 10 are independently selected from C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C12 alkenylene;
R 11 or R 12 are independently selected from H, methyl, C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C 12 alkenylene; and
a is at least 0.05, b is at least 0.05 and a+b=1.
2. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein a is at least 0.15.
3. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein a is at least 0.5.
4. The polyesteramide copolymer according claim 1 , wherein a is at least 0.8.
5. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein
p=0=1, m=0.75,
a is 0.5,
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —, R 3 is (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —, R 5 is hexyl, and R 7 is benzyl.
6. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein
q=0.25, p=0.45, m=0.3,
and a is 0.5;
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —; R 3 and R 4 respectively, are (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene; and R 7 is benzyl.
7. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein
q=0.25, p=0.45 and m=0.3;
a=0.75;
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —; R 4 is (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; and R 7 is benzyl.
8. The polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein
q=0.1, p=0.30 and m=0.6;
a is 0.5;
R 1 —(CH 2 ) 4 —; R 3 and R 4 respectively, are (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; R 7 benzyl;
and R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
9. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 1 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer is a biodegradable polyesteramide random copolymer.
10. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 7 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer is a biodegradable polyesteramide random copolymer.
11. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 10 , wherein R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
12. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 11 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 30,000 to about 80,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
13. A biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer (PEA) according to the following formula:
wherein
m+p is from 0.9-0.1 and g is from 0.1 to 0.9;
m+p+q=1 whereby one of m or p could be 0;
n is about 5 to about 300;
a is at least 0.05, b is at least 0.05, a+b=1, qa=q*a, and qb=q*b; wherein units of m (if present), units of p (if present), units of qa, and units of qb are all randomly distributed throughout the copolymer;
R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 ) alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 ) alkenylene, —(R 9 —CO—O—R 10 —O—CO—R 9 )—, —CHR 11 —O—CO—R 12 —COOCR 11 — and combinations thereof;
R 3 and R 4 in a single backbone unit m or p, respectively, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —(CH 2 )SH, —(CH 2 ) 2 S(CH 3 ), —CH 2 OH, —CH(OH)CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 4 NH 3 +, —(CH 2 ) 3 NHC(=NH 2 +)NH 2 , —CH 2 COOH, —(CH 2 )COOH, —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 —CO—NH 2 , —CH 2 CH 2 COOH, CH 3 —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —, H 2 N—(CH 2 ) 4 —, Ph-CH 2 —, CH═C—CH 2 —, HO-p-Ph-CH 2 —, (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—, Ph-NH—, NH—(CH 2 ) 3 —C—, NH—CH═N—CH═C—CH 2 —;
R 5 is selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene, (C 2 -C 20 )alkenylene, alkyloxy or oligoethyleneglycol;
R 6 is selected from bicyclic-fragments of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols of structural formula (III);
R 7 is selected from the group consisting of(C 6 -C 10 ) aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
R 8 is —(CH 2 ) 4 —;
R 9 or R 10 are independently selected from C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C 12 alkenylene;
R 11 or R 12 are independently selected from H, methyl, C 2 -C 12 alkylene or C 2 -C 12 alkenylene.
14. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein a is at least 0.15.
15. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein a is at least 0.5.
16. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein a is at least 0.8.
17. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein
p=0, m=0.75, a=0.5;
wherein the m, qa, and qb units are randomly distributed;
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —, R 3 is (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —, R 5 is hexyl, and R 7 is benzyl.
18. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein
q=0.25, p=0.45, m=0.3, and a=0.5;
wherein the m, p, qa, and qb units are randomly distributed;
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —; R 3 and R 4 respectively, are (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene; and R 7 is benzyl.
19. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein
q≤0.25, p=0.45, m=0.3, and
a=0.75;
wherein the m, p, qa, and qb units are randomly distributed;
R 1 is —(CH 2 ) 8 —; R 4 is (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; and R 7 is benzyl.
20. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein
q=0.1, p=0.30, m=0.6, and a=0.5;
wherein the m, p, qa, and qb units are randomly distributed;
R 1 —(CH 2 ) 4 —; R 3 and R 4 respectively, are (CH 3 ) 2 —CH—CH 2 —; R 7 benzyl;
and R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
21. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein R 1 is independently selected from (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
22. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
23. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 21 , wherein R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
24. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 15,000 to about 100,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
25. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 13 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 30,000 to about 80,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
26. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 23 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 15,000 to about 100,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
27. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 23 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 30,000 to about 80,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
28. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 19 , wherein R 5 is (C 2 -C 20 )alkylene.
29. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 28 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 15,000 to about 100,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.
30. The biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer according to claim 28 , wherein the biodegradable polyesteramide copolymer has an Mn of about 30,000 to about 80,000 Daltons, as measured via GPC in THF with polystyrene as standard.