| CPC A61K 9/5146 (2013.01) [A61K 9/08 (2013.01); A61K 9/4841 (2013.01); A61K 31/7105 (2013.01); A61K 31/713 (2013.01); A61K 47/59 (2017.08); A61K 47/6455 (2017.08); A61K 39/00 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A peptide-functionalized biodegradable polymer (PFBP) that is biocompatible and can form a complex or polyplex with nucleic acids and release the nucleic acids within a cell,
wherein the PFBP comprises the structure of Formula I(a):
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n is an integer greater than 10;
X1 and X2 have the structure of Formula II:
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X3 and X4 are independently selected from a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:21, a fatty acid, or a polyoxyalkylene polymer, wherein at least one of X3 and X4 is a CPP consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:21.
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