期刊
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
卷 33, 期 5, 页码 2827-2837出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.03.008
关键词
Graphene nanosheets; Gelatin; Methotrexate; Drug carrier; Controlled drug release
资金
- Twelfth Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program [2011BAI05B02]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [Izujbky-2011-95]
- Science and Technology Agency of Lanzhou, Gansu, China [2011-1-67]
A simple and environmentally friendly synthetic route for the preparation of gelatin functionalized graphene nanosheets (gelatin-GNS) was reported by using exfoliated graphene oxide as a precursor, in which gelatin acted as not only a reducing reagent but also a functionalization reagent to guarantee good dispersibility and stability of the GNS in distilled water and various physiological solutions. The obtained biocompatible gelatin-GNS attaching methotrexate (MTX) via strong pi-pi stacking interaction, exhibited a high drug loading capacity of MTX and excellent ability for controlled drug release. The pH-dependent release behavior of MTX from MTX@gelatin-GNS showed that the release amount under acid conditions is much higher than that under neutral conditions, which experienced a gelatin-mediated sustained release process. From the cytotoxicity assay, we can see that the MIX@gelatin-GNS showed remarkable toxicity while the gelatin-GNS showed nontoxic at appropriate concentration, both of them might be taken up by A549 cells through a nonspecific endocytosis process. The prepared nanohybrids system offers a novel formulation that combines the unique properties of a biodegradable material, gelatin, and graphene for biomedical applications. Therefore, the gelatin-GNS with good stability and biocompatibility can be selected as an ideal drug carrier to be applied in biomedicine studies. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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