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BIOMATERIALS
卷 33, 期 26, 页码 6273-6283出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.05.025
关键词
Amphiphilic copolymer; Micelle; PH-responsive; Poly (beta-amino esters); Drug delivery
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21176090]
- Team Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [S2011030001366]
- Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology [2009J1-C511-2]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20110172120013]
- Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China [LYM11018]
A series of amphiphilic pH-responsive poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether-b-(poly lactic acid-co-poly (beta-amino esters)) (MPEG-b-(PLA-co-PAE)) block copolymers with different PIA/PAE ratios were designed and synthesized via a Michael-type step polymerization. The molecular structures of the copolymers were confirmed with H-1 NMR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). These amphiphilic copolymers were shown to self-assemble into core/shell micelles in aqueous solution at low concentrations, and their critical micelle concentrations (CMC) in water were 1.2-9.5 mg/L. The pH-responsive PAE segment was insoluble at pH 7.4, but it became positively charged and soluble via protonation of amino groups at pH lower than 6.5. The average particle size and zeta potential of micelles increased from 180 nm and 15 mV to 220 nm and 40 mV, respectively, when the pH decreased from 7.4 to 5.0. Doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded into the core of these micelles with a high drug loading of 18%. The in vitro DOX release from the micelles was significantly accelerated when solution pH decreased from 7.4 to 5.0. DOX release in the first 10 h appeared to follow Fickian diffusion mechanism. Toxicity test showed that the copolymers had low toxicity whereas the DOX-loaded micelles remained high cytotoxicity for HepG2 cells. The results indicate the pH-sensitive MPEG-6-(PLA-co-PAE) micelle may be a potential hydrophobic drug delivery carrier for cancer targeting therapy with sustained release. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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