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Table 1 Membrane stabilizing block copolymers with diverse molecular structures

From: Rapid restitution of contractile dysfunction by synthetic copolymers in dystrophin-deficient single live skeletal muscle fibers

Copolymer

Chemical formula

Molecular weight

PEO weight %

Structure

P188

PEO75-PPO30-PEO75

8,400 g/mol

80%

Diblock

PEO75-PPO16-C(CH3)3

4,200 g/mol

77%

Inverted

PPO15-PEO200-PPO15

10,700 g/mol

83%

  1. Poly(ethylene oxide): PEO, hydrophilic
  2. Poly(propylene oxide): PPO, hydrophobic