Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 12, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym12092159
Keywords
pharmaceutical anion; ion exchange; graft copolymers; choline; drug delivery
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- National Science Center [2017/27/B/ST5/00960]
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Amphiphilic graft copolymers based on [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethyl- ammonium chloride (TMAMA) were obtained for the delivery of pharmaceutical ionic drugs, such asp-aminosalicylate (PAS) and clavunate (CLV) anions. The side chains were attached bygrafting froma multifunctional macroinitiator via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) to get polymers with different grafting degrees and ionic content. The self-assembling ability, confirmed by determining the critical micelle concentration (CMC) through interfacial tension (IFT) with the use of goniometry, was reduced after ion exchange (CMC twice higher than for chloride anions contained copolymers 0.005-0.026 mg/mL). Similarly, the hydrophilicity level (adjusted by the content of ionic fraction) evaluated by the water contact angle (WCA) of the polymer film surfaces was decreased with the increase of trimethylammonium units (68 degrees-44 degrees) and after introduction of pharmaceutical anions. The exchange of Cl(-)onto PAS(-)and CLV(-)in the polymer matrix was yielded at 31%-64% and 79%-100%, respectively. The exchange onto phosphate anions to release the drug was carried out (PAS: 20%-42%, 3.1-8.8 mu g/mL; CLV: 25%-73%, 11-31 mu g/mL from 1 mg of drug conjugates). Because of the bacteriostatic activity of PAS and the support of the action of the antibiotics by CLV, the designed water-soluble systems could be alternatives for the treatment of bacterial infections, including pneumonia and tuberculosis.
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