期刊
POLYMER
卷 72, 期 -, 页码 387-394出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.01.024
关键词
Hydroxypropyl cellulose; Reduction-responsive degradation; Drug delivery
资金
- Canada Research Chair (CRC) Award
- FRQNT
Aqueous self-assembled nanostructures driven from polysaccharide-based copolymers exhibiting enhanced colloidal stability and rapid release ability are promising candidates as polymer-based drug delivery nanocarriers. Herein, we report the synthesis, thermoresponsiveness, aqueous micellization, and in situ-disulfide crosslinking of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC)-based grafted copolymers exhibiting dual reduction-responsive and thermoresponsive properties. They are synthesized by grafting from method utilizing atom transfer radical polymerization of a mixture of two methacrylate monomers containing pendant disulfide linkage (HMssEt) and oligo(ethylene oxide) (OEOMA). Their thermal properties are tuned with pendant hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance. Aqueous micellization through self-assembly, followed by in situ disulfide-crosslinking through thiol-disulfide exchange reaction allows for the formation of disulfide-crosslinked nanogels with excellent colloidal stability upon dilution. The formed nanogels exhibit reduction-responsive degradation in the presence of excess cellular reducing agent such as glutathione. We envision that HPC-based disulfide-crosslinked nanogels can offer versatility in tumor-targeting drug delivery for enhanced colloidal stability and rapid drug release. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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