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BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY
卷 16, 期 2, 页码 397-405出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bc049784m
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [1R43GM62054-01] Funding Source: Medline
A star polymer composed of amphiphilic block copolymer arms has been synthesized and characterized. The core of the star polymer is polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer, the inner block in the arm is lipophilic poly(E-caprolactone) (PCL), and the outer block in the arm is hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). The star-PCL polymer was synthesized first by ring-opening polymerization of E-caprolactone with a PAMAM-OH dendrimer as initiator. The PEG polymer was then attached to the PCL terminus by an ester-forming reaction. Characterization with SEC, H-1 NMR, FTIR, TGA, and DSC confirmed the star structure of the polymers. The micelle formation of the star copolymer (star-PCL-PEG) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. Hydrophobic dyes and drugs can be encapsulated in the micelles. A loading capacity of up to 22% (w/w) was achieved with etoposide, a hydrophobic anticancer drug. A cytotoxicity assay demonstrated that the star-PCL-PEG copolymer is nontoxic in cell culture. This type of block copolymer can be used as a drug delivery carrier.
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