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Kareem F, Khatoon R, Minhas MA. WITHDRAWN: Biodegradable Self-assembled polymeric Micelles based on Poly (ethylene oxide)-block-Polylactide block copolymer for sustained delivery of dapsone. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Concurrent ring-opening and atom transfer radical polymerization for synthesis of block copolymers, and their comprehensive chromatographic characterization. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Meunier DM, Wade JH, Janco M, Cong R, Gao W, Li Y, Mekap D, Wang G. Recent Advances in Separation-Based Techniques for Synthetic Polymer Characterization. Anal Chem 2020; 93:273-294. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- David M. Meunier
- Core R&D, Analytical Science, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48640, United States
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- Core R&D, Analytical Science, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48640, United States
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- Core R&D, Analytical Science, The Dow Chemical Company, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Characterization, The Dow Chemical Company, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566, United States
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- Core R&D, Analytical Science, The Dow Chemical Company, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Core R&D, Analytical Science, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48640, United States
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- Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Characterization, Dow Benelux, 4542 NM Terneuzen, The Netherlands
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- School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Rahim S, Perveen S, Ahmed S, Shah MR, Malik MI. Enhancement in the antibacterial activity of cephalexin by its delivery through star-shaped poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) coated silver nanoparticles. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:201097. [PMID: 33204468 PMCID: PMC7657908 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) stabilized with a four-armed star-shaped poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer [St-P(CL-b-EO)] and its application as a drug delivery vehicle for cephalexin (Cp) was evaluated against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus. The prepared AgNPs were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, zeta sizer and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The antibacterial efficiency of Cp is enhanced several-fold by its delivery through complexation with St-P(CL-b-EO)-AgNPs, monitored by microplate assay and biofilm destruction studies. Finally, the visual destruction of bacterial cells and its biofilms by employing Cp and its conjugates at their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC50) and minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration (MBIC50), respectively, is observed by topographic imaging by AFM. Enhanced antibacterial activity of St-P(CL-b-EO)-AgNPs loaded Cp is attributed to penetrative nature of the drug cargo St-P(CL-b-EO)-AgNPs towards the bacterial cell wall.
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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Architecture based selectivity of Amphiphilic block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(ε-caprolactone) for drug delivery. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kareem F, Abdul‐Karim R, Maharjan R, Shah MR, Simjee SU, Khan KM, Malik MI. Enhanced Anti‐Bacterial Activity of Non‐Antibacterial Drug Candesartan Cilexetil by Delivery through Polymeric Micelles. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Faheem Kareem
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC)Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University P.O. Box 31441 Dammam Saudi Arabia
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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Çatıker E, Öztürk T, Atakay M, Salih B. Synthesis and characterization of the ABA-type poly(ester-ether-ester) block copolymers. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2020.1745080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Efkan Çatıker
- Department of Chemistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Song S, Yin L, Sun D, Gu J. Recent advances in the bioanalytical methods of polyethylene glycols and PEGylated pharmaceuticals. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:1978-1997. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201901340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Zhi Zhang
- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Research Institute of Translational MedicineThe First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University Changchun P. R. China
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- Department of Biopharmacy, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education”Yantai University Yantai P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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Khatoon R, Rahim S, Abdul-Karim R, Musharraf SG, Malik MI. Characterization of Polystyrene-block-Poly(2-vinyl pyridine) Copolymers and Blends of Their Homopolymers by Liquid Chromatography at Critical Conditions. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rabia Khatoon
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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Sun T, Jiang X, Song Q, Shuai X, Chen Y, Zhao X, Cai Z, Li K, Qiao X, Hu S. Star-poly(ε-caprolactone) as the stationary phase for capillary gas chromatographic separation. RSC Adv 2019; 9:28783-28792. [PMID: 35529637 PMCID: PMC9071194 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05085j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This work presents the separation performance of star-poly(ε-caprolactone) (star-PCL) as the stationary phase for capillary gas chromatography (GC). The statically coated star-PCL column showed a column efficiency of 3345 plates per m and moderate polarity. Importantly, the star-PCL column exhibited high selectivity and resolving capability for more than a dozen mixtures covering a wide-ranging variety of analytes and isomers. Among them, the star-PCL column displayed advantageous resolving capability over the commercial DB-1701 column for aromatic amine isomers such as toluidine, chloroaniline and bromoaniline. Moreover, it was applied for the determination of isomer impurities in real samples, showing good potential in GC applications.
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- Tao Sun
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology Liaoyang 111003 Liaoning P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology Liaoyang 111003 Liaoning P. R. China
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- College of Food and Drug, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University Luoyang 471934 P. R. China
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Sun T, Shuai X, Ren K, Jiang X, Chen Y, Zhao X, Song Q, Hu S, Cai Z. Amphiphilic Block Copolymer PCL-PEG-PCL as Stationary Phase for Capillary Gas Chromatographic Separations. Molecules 2019; 24:E3158. [PMID: 31480234 PMCID: PMC6749289 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This work presents the first example of utilization of amphiphilic block copolymer PCL-PEG-PCL as a stationary phase for capillary gas chromatographic (GC) separations. The PCL-PEG-PCL capillary column fabricated by static coating provides a high column efficiency of 3951 plates/m for n-dodecane at 120 °C. McReynolds constants and Abraham system constants were also determined in order to evaluate the polarity and possible molecular interactions of the PCL-PEG-PCL stationary phase. Its selectivity and resolving capability were investigated by using a complex mixture covering analytes of diverse types and positional, structural, and cis-/trans-isomers. Impressively, it exhibits high resolution performance for aliphatic and aromatic isomers with diverse polarity, including those critical isomers such as butanol, dichlorobenzene, dimethylnaphthalene, xylenol, dichlorobenzaldehyde, and toluidine. Moreover, it was applied for the determination of isomer impurities in real samples, suggesting its potential for practical use. The superior separation performance demonstrates the potential of PCL-PEG-PCL and related block copolymers as stationary phases in GC and other separation technologies.
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- Tao Sun
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China.
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- Liaoning Province Engineering Research Center for Fine Chemical Engineering of Aromatics Downstream, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoyang 111003, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- Liaoning Province Engineering Research Center for Fine Chemical Engineering of Aromatics Downstream, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoyang 111003, China.
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Kareem F, Bhayo AM, Imran M, Shah MR, Khan KM, Malik MI. Enhanced therapeutic efficacy of clotrimazole by delivery through poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐poly(ε‐caprolactone) copolymer‐based micelles. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Faheem Kareem
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
- Department of Clinical PharmacyInstitute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University P.O. Box 31441, Dammam Saudi Arabia
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)University of Karachi Karachi 75270 Pakistan
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Jabri T, Imran M, Aziz A, Rao K, Kawish M, Irfan M, Malik MI, Simjee SU, Arfan M, Shah MR. Design and synthesis of mixed micellar system for enhanced anticancer efficacy of Paclitaxel through its co-delivery with Naringin. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2019; 45:703-714. [PMID: 30557053 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2018.1550091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) has limited the success of chemotherapeutic agents. Reversal of drugs efflux systems through combination therapy has got wider attention for increasing anticancer drugs efficacy. This study aims at co-encapsulation of Paclitaxel with Naringin in mixed polymeric micelles for enhanced anticancer activity of the drug. Drug-loaded micelles were prepared using two different amphiphilic block co-polymers and were characterized for morphology, size, zeta potential, drug encapsulation, in vitro release and stability using atomic force microscope (AFM), zetasizer, UV spectrophotometer, and FT-IR. MTT assay and fluorescence microscopy were used for in vitro cytotoxicity and cellular uptake studies. Nano-size micelles with spherical morphology and negative charge encapsulated 76.52 ± 0.94% and 32.87 0.61% Paclitaxel and Naringin, respectively. The micelles were thermally stable and retained 87.05 ± 0.69% and 92.88 ± 2.17% Paclitaxel and Naringin upon one-month storage. Maximum drug release was achieved at fourth hour of the study for both the loaded drugs. Paclitaxel co-encapsulation with Naringin synergistically improved its intracellular uptake and 65% in vitro cytotoxicity against breast cancer cells was achieved at its lower dose of 15 µg/mL. Results suggest that co-encapsulation of Paclitaxel with Naringin in mixed micelles is an effective strategy for achieving its higher anticancer activity.
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- Tooba Jabri
- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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- a H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi University , Karachi , Pakistan
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Bhayo AM, Abdul-Karim R, Musharraf SG, Malik MI. Synthesis and characterization of 4-arm star-shaped amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(ε-caprolactone). RSC Adv 2018; 8:28569-28580. [PMID: 35542455 PMCID: PMC9084348 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra05000g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Star-shaped polymers exhibit lower hydrodynamic volume, glass transition temperature, critical micelles concentration (CMC), and higher viscosity and drug-loading capacity compared to their linear counterparts. In the present study, amphiphilic biodegradable 4-arm star-shaped block copolymers, based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as a hydrophilic part and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) as a hydrophobic segment, are synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone employing pentaerythritol as an initiator and stannous octoate as a catalyst, followed by the coupling reaction with carboxyl-functionalized monomethoxy poly(ethylene oxide) (MeO-PEO-COOH). The structures of intermediates were deduced through 1H-NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. Average chemical composition of the star block copolymer is determined by proton NMR. Information related to molar mass distribution of targeted products and their precursors is obtained by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). However, due to its inherent poor resolution SEC could not reveal whether all the parent homopolymers are coupled to each other or remained unattached to the other segment. In order to comprehensively characterize the synthesized star-block copolymers, liquid chromatography at critical conditions of both blocks is employed. The study allowed for separation of homopolymer precursors from targeted star-block copolymers. The study exposed heterogeneity of star block copolymers that was not possible by conventional techniques. LCCC on RP columns proves to be efficient for separation of precursors from targeted star block copolymers in a single run.![]()
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- Adnan Murad Bhayo
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry
- International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
- University of Karachi
- Karachi 75270
- Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry
- International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
- University of Karachi
- Karachi 75270
- Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry
- International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
- University of Karachi
- Karachi 75270
- Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry
- International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
- University of Karachi
- Karachi 75270
- Pakistan
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