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Badparvar F, Marjani AP, Salehi R, Ramezani F. pH/redox responsive size-switchable intelligent nanovehicle for tumor microenvironment targeted DOX release. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22475. [PMID: 38110480 PMCID: PMC10728153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49446-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Tumor microenvironment (TME) targeted strategy could control the drug release in tumor cells more accurately and creates a new opportunity for enhanced site-specific targeted delivery. In this study, (PAA-b-PCL-S-S-PCL-b-PAA) copolymeric nanoparticles (NPs) with size-switchable ability and dual pH/redox-triggered drug release behavior were designed to significantly promote cancer uptake (cell internalization of around 100% at 30 min) and site-specific targeted doxorubicin (DOX) delivery in MDA-MB-231 tumor cells. NPs surface charge was shifted from - 17.8 to - 2.4 and their size shrunk from 170.3 to 93 nm in TME. The cell cycle results showed that DOX-loaded NPs showed G2/M (68%) arrest, while free DOX showed sub-G1 arrest (22%). Apoptosis tests confirmed that the cells treated with DOX-loaded NPs showed a higher amount of apoptosis (71.6%) than the free DOX (49.8%). Western blot and RT-PCR assays revealed that the apoptotic genes and protein levels were significantly upregulated using the DOX-loaded NPs vs. the free DOX (Pvalue < 0.001). In conclusion, dual pH/redox-responsive and size-switchable DOX-loaded NPs developed here showed outstanding anti-tumoral features compared with free DOX that might present a prospective platform for tumor site-specific accumulation and drug release that suggest further in vivo research.
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- Fahimeh Badparvar
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Gontier A, Renou F, Colombani O, Burel F, Morandi G. Hybridization of Poly(oxazoline) and Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Amphiphilic Copolymers into Thermosensitive Mixed Micelles of Tunable Cloud Point. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11447-11456. [PMID: 34559542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper reports the development in aqueous solution of mixed micelles of tunable cloud point temperature through blending in various proportions of two copolymers of different chemical natures. For that purpose, a lipid-b-poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (lipid-b-P(iPrOx)) copolymer, self-assembling into thermosensitive micelles that phase-separate above a cloud point temperature of 38 °C, was blended in various proportions with commercial C18-b-PEOx. The latter was constituted of a hydrophobic saturated C18 chain and a hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block with varying polymerization degrees (x) and does not have any thermosensitive properties on the studied temperature range for any value of x. The different blends were thoroughly characterized by light scattering and UV-visible spectroscopy, revealing that hybridization between both copolymers always occurred, independent of the PEO block length. The resulting mixed micelles present TCP values progressively increasing with the C18-b-PEOx proportion, from 38 to 61 °C. This study demonstrates the relevance of the blending approach to tune the phase separation of micellar systems by formulation rather than by more tedious synthetic efforts. Shifting TCP through this approach extends the range of temperature where lipid-b-P(iPrOx) can find an application.
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- Alice Gontier
- Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, Univ Rouen, CNRS, PBS 76000, Rouen, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen 72085,Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen 72085,Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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- Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, Univ Rouen, CNRS, PBS 76000, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, Univ Rouen, CNRS, PBS 76000, Rouen, France
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Niu H, Hou X, Zhang Y, Wu X, Deng F, Huang F, Shi L, Ma R. Self-Assembled Nanochaperones Inhibit the Aggregation of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Associated with Type 2 Diabetes. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:662-670. [PMID: 35549098 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) aggregation is closely associated with dysfunction and apoptosis of pancreatic β-cells in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Accordingly, hIAPP amyloid inhibitors have shown promise against T2D. Here, by mimicking the function of natural molecular chaperones, nanochaperones (nChaps) based on self-assembled polymeric micelles with tunable surface microdomains for T2D treatment are reported. By capturing the aggregation-prone species of hIAPP onto the hydrophobic microdomains and segregating them by hydrophilic PEG chains, this kind of nChaps could effectively prevent hIAPP aggregation, block cell adhesion of hIAPP, facilitate hIAPP aggregates degradation and reduce hIAPP-related cytotoxicity. Therefore, our work will provide useful insights to develop a biomimetic strategy for the treatment of T2D.
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- Haihong Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Yue X, Geng Z, Yan N, Jiang W. Hierarchical self-assembly of a PS-b-P4VP/PS-b-PNIPAM mixture into multicompartment micelles and their response to two-dimensional confinement. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1194-1203. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05180e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Finely tuned synergistic effects among different blocks could realize intriguing hierarchical self-assembly of block copolymers and such hierarchical self-assembly could be manipulated by cylindrical confinement to tune the structures of assemblies.
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- Xuan Yue
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Xiaolian Qiang
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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Zhang Y, Jia F, Tang L, Zhou P, Jiang B, Liang F, Yang Z. Particle Mold Synthesis of Block Copolymer Janus Nanomaterials. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900067. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Institute of Polymer Science and EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Dähling C, Houston JE, Radulescu A, Drechsler M, Brugnoni M, Mori H, Pergushov DV, Plamper FA. Self-Templated Generation of Triggerable and Restorable Nonequilibrium Micelles. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:341-346. [PMID: 35632909 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Conditional variations can lead to micellar transformations resulting in various (equilibrium) morphologies. However, creating differently shaped assemblies under the same final conditions (same ingredients, composition, temperature, etc.) is challenging. We present a thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte system allowing a pathway-dependent preparation of kinetically stable spherical star-like or cylindrical micelles. In more detail, a temperature-induced structure switch is used to generate equilibrated interpolyelectrolyte complex (IPEC) micelles of different morphologies (templates) below and above the lower critical solution temperature in the presence of plasticizer (salt). Then, lowering the salt concentration at a specific temperature kinetically freezes the formed IPECs, keeping the respective microstructural information encoded in the frozen IPEC also at other temperatures. Hence, different nonequilibrium morphologies at the same final conditions are provided. The salt-triggered transition from nonequilibrium to equilibrium micelles can be repeated for the same sample, highlighting a system with an on-demand changeable and restorable structure.
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- Claudia Dähling
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Bavarian Polymer Institute, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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Carneiro N, Percebom AM, Loh W. Quest for Thermoresponsive Block Copolymer Nanoparticles with Liquid-Crystalline Surfactant Cores. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:5518-5528. [PMID: 31457819 PMCID: PMC6644550 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work reports on the preparation and characterization of anisotropic composition nanoparticles based on the electrostatic binding of dodecyltrimethylammonium surfactant to poly(acrylic acid) blocks of diblock copolymers with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAm). These nanoparticles form kinetically stable dispersions and display liquid-crystalline cores with a micellar cubic structure, as determined by small-angle X-ray scattering. Mixtures with different proportions of the two block copolymers and stoichiometric amounts of C12TA+ were prepared and their behavior was compared with that of the parent nanoparticles. Upon heating, dilute dispersions (0.01 and 0.1 wt %) analyzed by dynamic light scattering display a slight decrease in the hydrodynamic radius, consistent with the dehydration of PNIPAm and mixed PNIPAm-PEO blocks at the shell. At higher concentrations, 2 wt %, the nanoparticles with pure PNIPAm shell undergo macroscopic phase separation above 32 °C. Nanoparticles with a pure PEO shell do not display temperature sensitivity. For the mixtures, no visual change is observed, but the dynamic light scattering results evidence the formation of clusters, whose size and reversibility depend on the PEO/PNIPAm proportion. This indicates the formation of mixed nanoparticles containing both PEO and PNIPAm blocks. Nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy NMR analyses of the mixtures do not show the correlation peak expected for PEO and PNIPAm blocks in close proximity, suggesting their segregation at the nanoparticle shell. On the basis of these results, we discuss the possibilities of the neutral blocks distribution on the shell of mixed nanoparticles. Overall, we have confirmed that these nanoparticles may display a temperature-controlled reversible aggregation while preserving their internal liquid-crystalline structures.
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- Nathalia
M. Carneiro
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, Brazil
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pontifical Catholic University
of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 22451-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, Brazil
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Lima AC, Alvarez‐Lorenzo C, Mano JF. Design Advances in Particulate Systems for Biomedical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:1687-723. [PMID: 27332041 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The search for more efficient therapeutic strategies and diagnosis tools is a continuous challenge. Advances in understanding the biological mechanisms behind diseases and tissues regeneration have widened the field of applications of particulate systems. Particles are no more just protective systems for the encapsulated drugs, but they play an active role in the success of the therapy. Moreover, particles have been explored for innovative purposes as templates for cells growth and as diagnostic tools. Until few years ago the most relevant parameters in particles formulation were the chemistry and the size. Currently, it is known that other physical characteristics can remarkably affect the performance of particulate systems. Particles with non-conventional shapes exhibit advantages due to the increasing circulation time in blood stream, less clearance by the immune system and more efficient cell internalization and trafficking. Creation of compartments has been found useful to control drug release, to tune the transport of substances across biological barriers, to supply the target with more than one bioactive agent or even to act as theranostic systems. It is expected that such complex shaped and compartmentalized systems improve the therapeutic outcomes and also the patient's compliance, acting as advanced devices that serve for simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of the disease, combining agents of very different features, at the same time. In this review, we overview and analyse the most recent advances in particle shape and compartmentalization and applications of newly designed particulate systems in the biomedical field.
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- Ana Catarina Lima
- 3B's Research Group University of Minho AvePark 4806–909, Taipas Guimarães, Portugal ICVS/3B's‐PT Government Associate Laboratory Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica Facultad de Farmacia Universidad de Santiago de Compostela 15782 Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- 3B's Research Group University of Minho AvePark 4806–909, Taipas Guimarães, Portugal ICVS/3B's‐PT Government Associate Laboratory Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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Xiang Y, Wang Y, Lin H, Wang Y, Xiong Z, Liu F. Efficient separation of O/W and W/O micro-emulsion by thermally responsive superantiwetting PVDF membrane. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:11841-76. [PMID: 26123217 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02448j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in the synthesis of sequential block copolymers offer a variety of tools to replicate natural design principles with tailor-made soft matter for the precise spatial separation of functionalities on multiple length scales. Here, we review recent trends in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers to multicompartment nanostructures (MCNs) under (semi-)dilute conditions, with special emphasis on ABC triblock terpolymers. The intrinsic immiscibility of connected blocks induces short-range repulsion into discrete nano-domains stabilized by a third, soluble block or molecular additive. Polymer blocks can be synthesized from an arsenal of functional monomers directing self-assembly through packing frustration or response to various fields. The mobility in solution further allows the manipulation of self-assembly processes into specific directions by clever choice of environmental conditions. This review focuses on practical concepts that direct self-assembly into predictable nanostructures, while narrowing particle dispersity with respect to size, shape and internal morphology. The growing understanding of underlying self-assembly mechanisms expands the number of experimental concepts providing the means to target and manipulate progressively complex superstructures.
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- André H Gröschel
- Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
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Wang J, Yin T, Huang F, Song Y, An Y, Zhang Z, Shi L. Artificial chaperones based on mixed shell polymeric micelles: insight into the mechanism of the interaction of the chaperone with substrate proteins using Förster resonance energy transfer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:10238-10249. [PMID: 25939050 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Controlled and reversible interactions between polymeric nanoparticles and proteins have gained more and more attention with the hope to address many biological issues such as prevention of protein denaturation, interference of the fibrillation of disease relative proteins, removing of toxic biomolecules as well as targeting delivery of proteins, etc. In such cases, proper analytic techniques are needed to reveal the underlying mechanism of the particle-protein interactions. In the current work, Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) was used to investigate the interaction of our tailor designed artificial chaperone based on mixed shell polymeric micelles (MSPMs) with their substrate proteins. We designed a new kind of MSPMs with fluorescent acceptors precisely placed at the desired locations as well as hydrophobic domains which can adsorb unfolded proteins with a propensity to aggregate. Interactions of such model micelles with a donor-labeled protein-FITC-lysozyme, was monitored by FRET. The fabrication strategy of MSPMs makes it possible to control the accurate location of the acceptor, which is critical to reveal some unexpected insights of the micelle-protein interactions upon heating and cooling. Preadsorption of native proteins onto the hydrophobic domains of the MSPMs is a key step to prevent thermo-denaturation by diminishing interprotein aggregations. Reversible protein adsorption during heating and releasing during cooling have been confirmed. Conclusions from the FRET effect are in line with the measurement of residual enzymatic activity.
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- Jianzu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Xu JW, Xu F, Luo YL. Core crosslinked H-type poly(methacrylic acid)-block-hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene-block-poly(methacrylic acid) four-armed star block copolymer micelles for intercellular drug release. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/0883911515578871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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H-type four-armed star block copolymers with hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene as hydrophobic sections and poly(methacrylic acid) as hydrophilic fragments were synthesized through atom transform radical polymerization and the follow-up acidolysis, named PMAA2- b-HTPB- b-PMAA2. The core crosslinking reaction was conducted by ultraviolet light irradiation. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared, size exclusion chromatography, and thermal gravimetric analysis were adopted to confirm the chemical structure of the resulting copolymers. The effect of the ultraviolet light crosslinking on the physicochemical properties of the block copolymer micelles was investigated by fluorescent spectrometry, ultraviolet transmittance, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscope measurements. The results showed that the crosslinking resulted in formation of the stable copolymer micelles and change in the physicochemical parameters, for example, lower critical micelle concentration and smaller micellar size than the uncrosslinked one. Drug loading and in vitro drug release disclosed that the crosslinked copolymer micelles had enhanced drug loading capacity and encapsulation efficiency, less drug leakage, and thus smaller harm to the normal cells but better therapy effect than the uncrosslinked counterpart by the aid of the pH-induced paclitaxel release. The copolymer micelles exhibited pH-dependent cytotoxicity, and therefore, they might be a promising drug target release carrier in biomedical applications.
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- Jing-Wen Xu
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Li P, Kang H, Che N, Liu Z, Zhang C, Cao C, Li W, Liu R, Huang Y. Synthesis, self-assembly and redox-responsive properties of well-defined hydroxypropylcellulose-graft
-poly(2-acryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate) copolymers. POLYM INT 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Pingping Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- National Research Center for Engineering Plastics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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Yin T, Liu X, Wang J, An Y, Zhang Z, Shi L. Thermosensitive mixed shell polymeric micelles decorated with gold nanoparticles at the outmost surface: tunable surface plasmon resonance and enhanced catalytic properties with excellent colloidal stability. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra06021d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gold NPs are coupled to the outermost surface of mixed shell polymeric micelles with a PEG/PNIPAM shell, exhibit thermoresponsive surface plasmon resonance, enhanced catalytic properties and excellent colloidal stability.
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- Tao Yin
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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Liu X, Tang X, Hou Y, Wu Q, Zhang G. Fluorescent nanothermometers based on mixed shell carbon nanodots. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12541c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nanothermometers composed of a carbon nanodot core and thermo-sensitive polymeric mixed shell are prepared. Solution temperature can be traced through monitoring the fluorescence intensity variation of carbon nanodot.
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- Xue Liu
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Liaoning University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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Synthesis of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-poly(phenylboronate ester) acrylate and study on their glucose-responsive behavior. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 431:216-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Wang Y, Wang H, Chen Y, Liu X, Jin Q, Ji J. pH and hydrogen peroxide dual responsive supramolecular prodrug system for controlled release of bioactive molecules. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 121:189-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Revised: 06/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang Z, Ma R, Shi L. Cooperative macromolecular self-assembly toward polymeric assemblies with multiple and bioactive functions. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:1426-37. [PMID: 24694280 DOI: 10.1021/ar5000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In the past decades, polymer based nanoscale polymeric assemblies have attracted continuous interest due to their potential applications in many fields, such as nanomedicine. Many efforts have been dedicated to tailoring the three-dimensional architecture and the placement of functional groups at well-defined positions within the polymeric assemblies, aiming to augment their function. To achieve such goals, in one way, novel polymeric building blocks can be designed by controlled living polymerization methodology and advanced chemical modifications. In contrast, by focusing on the end function, others and we have been practicing strategies of cooperative self-assembly of multiple polymeric building blocks chosen from the vast library of conventional block polymers which are easily available. The advantages of such strategies lie in the simplicity of the preparation process and versatile choice of the constituent polymers in terms of their chemical structure and functionality as well as the fact that cooperative self-assembly based on supramolecular interactions offers elegant and energy-efficient bottom-up strategies. Combination of these principles has been exploited to optimize the architecture of polymeric assemblies with improved function, to impart new functionality into micelles and to realize polymeric nanocomplexes exhibiting functional integration, similar to some natural systems like artificial viruses, molecular chaperones, multiple enzyme systems, and so forth. In this Account, we shall first summarize several straightforward designing principles with which cooperative assembly of multiple polymeric building blocks can be implemented, aiming to construct polymeric nanoassemblies with hierarchal structure and enhanced functionalities. Next, examples will be discussed to demonstrate the possibility to create multifunctional nanoparticles by combination of the designing principles and judiciously choosing of the building blocks. We focus on multifunctional nanoparticles which can partially address challenges widely existing in nanomedicine such as long blood circulation, efficient cellular uptake, and controllable release of payloads. Finally, bioactive polymeric assemblies, which have certain functions closely mimicking those of some natural systems, will be used to conceive the concept of functional integration.
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- Zhenkun Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry,
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry,
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry,
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Pang X, Wan C, Wang M, Lin Z. Strictly Biphasic Soft and Hard Janus Structures: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:5524-38. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Pang X, Wan C, Wang M, Lin Z. Streng zweiphasige weiche und harte Janus-Strukturen - Synthese, Eigenschaften und Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201309352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ma R, Sun X, Liu X, An Y, Shi L. Complex Micelles with Glucose-Responsive Shells for Self-Regulated Release of Glibenclamide. Aust J Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1071/ch13334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Complex micelles with a hydrophobic poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) core and a mixed P(Asp-co-AspPBA)/PEG shell were prepared through co-assembly of two block copolymers PCL-b- P(Asp-co-AspPBA) and PEG-b-PCL in basic aqueous solutions. The P(Asp-co-AspPBA) chains (Asp = aspartic acid; AspPBA = aspartamidophenylboronic acid) collapsed and formed a shell layer around the PCL core at neutral pH while the soluble PEG chains stabilised the micelles. The collapsed P(Asp-co-AspPBA) polymer becomes soluble under higher glucose concentration and collapses onto the PCL core reversibly at lower glucose concentration. Self-regulated release of glibenclamide from the complex micelles was achieved based on the reversible change of P(Asp-co-AspPBA) chain mobility in response to the change of glucose concentration. As a result, polymeric micelles with glucose-responsive on-off switches were successfully developed.
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Liu X, Gao H, Huang F, Pei X, An Y, Zhang Z, Shi L. Structure change of mixed shell polymeric micelles and its interaction with bio-targets as probed by the 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS) fluorescence. POLYMER 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Walther A, Müller AHE. Janus Particles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Physical Properties, and Applications. Chem Rev 2013; 113:5194-261. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300089t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1328] [Impact Index Per Article: 120.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Andreas Walther
- DWI at RWTH Aachen University − Institute for Interactive Materials Research, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55099 Mainz,
Germany
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Gao H, Xiong J, Cheng T, Liu J, Chu L, Liu J, Ma R, Shi L. In vivo biodistribution of mixed shell micelles with tunable hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:460-7. [PMID: 23281663 DOI: 10.1021/bm301694t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The miserable targeting performance of nanocarriers for cancer therapy arises largely from the rapid clearance from blood circulation and the major accumulation in the organs of the reticuloendothelial system (RES), leading to inefficient enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect after intravenous injection (i.v.). Herein, we reported an efficient method to prolong the blood circulation of nanoparticles and decrease their deposition in liver and spleen. In this work, we fabricated a series of mixed shell micelles (MSMs) with approximately the same size, charge and core composition but with varied hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratios in the shell through spontaneously self-assembly of block copolymers poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(l-lysine) (PEG-b-PLys) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(aspartic acid) (PNIPAM-b-PAsp) in aqueous medium. The effect of the surface heterogeneity on the in vivo biodistribution was systematically investigated through in vivo tracking of the (125)I-labeled MSMs determined by Gamma counter. Compared with single PEGylated micelles, some MSMs were proved to be significantly efficient with more than 3 times lower accumulation in liver and spleen and about 6 times higher concentration in blood at 1 h after i.v.. The results provide us a novel strategy for future development of long-circulating nanocarriers for efficient cancer therapy.
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- Hongjun Gao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Liu XQ, Xiong MH, Shu XT, Tang RZ, Wang J. Therapeutic delivery of siRNA silencing HIF-1 alpha with micellar nanoparticles inhibits hypoxic tumor growth. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:2863-74. [PMID: 22924580 DOI: 10.1021/mp300193f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The particular characteristics of the tumor microenvironment have the potential to strongly promote tumor growth, metastasis and angiogenesis and induce drug resistance. Therefore, the development of effective, systemic therapeutic approaches specifically based on the tumor microenvironment is highly desirable. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is an attractive therapeutic target because it is a key transcription factor in tumor development and only accumulates in hypoxic tumors. We report here that a cationic mixed micellar nanoparticle (MNP) consisting of amphiphilic block copolymers poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(2-aminoethylethylene phosphate) (PCL(29)-b-PPEEA(21)) and poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PCL(40)-b-PEG(45)) was a suitable carrier for HIF-1α siRNA to treat hypoxic tumors, which showed an average diameter of 58.0 ± 3.4 nm. The complex MNP(siRNA), formed by the interaction of MNP and siRNA, was transfected into PC3 prostate cancer cells efficiently, while the inhibition of HIF-1α expression by MNP loaded with HIF-1α siRNA (MNP(siHIF)) blocked PC3 cell proliferation, suppressed cell migration and disturbed angiogenesis under in vitro hypoxic mimicking conditions. It was further demonstrated that systemic delivery of MNP(siHIF) effectively inhibited tumor growth in a PC3 prostate cancer xenograft murine model without activating innate immune responses. Moreover, delivery of MNP(siHIF) sensitized PC3 tumor cells to doxorubicin chemotherapy in vitro and in vivo by downregulating MDR1 gene expression which was induced by hypoxia. The underlying concept of use of MNP(siHIF) to block HIF-1α holds promise as an example of a clinical approach using specific siRNA therapy for cancer treatment aimed at the hypoxic tumor microenvironment.
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- Xi-Qiu Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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Xu Y, Ma R, Zhang Z, He H, Wang Y, Qu A, An Y, Zhu X, Shi L. Complex micelles with a responsive shell for controlling of enzymatic degradation. POLYMER 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.05.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Liu X, Ma R, Shen J, Xu Y, An Y, Shi L. Controlled Release of Ionic Drugs from Complex Micelles with Charged Channels. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:1307-14. [DOI: 10.1021/bm2018382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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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- Xiaojun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer
Materials, Ministry
of Education, and Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Huang X, Xiao Y, Lang M. Self-assembly of pH-sensitive mixed micelles based on linear and star copolymers for drug delivery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 364:92-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Revised: 08/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Chiang WH, Hsu YH, Chen YW, Chern CS, Chiu HC. Thermoresponsive Interpolymeric Complex Assemblies from Co-association of Linear PAAc Homopolymers with PNIPAAm Segments Containing PAAc-Based Graft Copolymer. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201100124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zheng Y, Zhong L, Huang W, Zhou Y, Yan D. Flocculation-resistant multimolecular micelles with thermoresponsive corona from dendritic heteroarm star copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.24230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Walther A, Barner-Kowollik C, Müller AHE. Mixed, multicompartment, or Janus micelles? A systematic study of thermoresponsive bis-hydrophilic block terpolymers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:12237-12246. [PMID: 20465237 DOI: 10.1021/la101173b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a systematic investigation of the extent of compartmentalization in micelles formed by a series of bis-hydrophilic block terpolymers with two outer water-soluble segments. The corona blocks are constructed from poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and the thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) (PNiPAAm). The fraction of PNiPAAm is varied to establish its influence on the supramicellar aggregation and corona phase behavior. We demonstrate that--when the collapse of PNiPAAm is triggered--a clustering of micelles into superstructures only occurs when the contour length of the thermoresponsive block is longer than that of the PEO chains. The volume fractions play a minor role. The extent of superstructure formation increases with the amount of heating cycles, pointing to a rearrangement of micelles with a mixed corona into a phase-segregated corona. The collapse of PNiPAAm is exploited to artificially raise the incompatibility and drive phase segregation. A uniform population of biphasic Janus micelles cannot be obtained. After repeated heating cycles, the mixture consists of a range of multicompartment architectures, whose patch distribution can be derived from aggregate structures found in cryo-TEM obtained at high temperature. In the last section, we relate our results to previously studied systems and attempt to derive some generalities. First, we try to answer the question of how likely it is in terms of thermodynamics to obtain truly self-assembled Janus micelles. Furthermore, our results can provide an estimation for the volume ratio or/and block lengths required in micelles composed out of two corona blocks to induce supramicellar aggregation when a hydrophilic-to-hydrophobic phase transition is triggered in one of the blocks.
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- Andreas Walther
- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide und Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Li X, Yang H, Xu L, Fu X, Guo H, Zhang X. Janus Micelle Formation Induced by Protonation/Deprotonation of Poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-Poly(ethylene oxide) Diblock Copolymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.200900366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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De Santis S, Diana Ladogana R, Diociaiuti M, Masci G. Pegylated and Thermosensitive Polyion Complex Micelles by Self-Assembly of Two Oppositely and Permanently Charged Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ma9026542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Serena De Santis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale R. Elena 299, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Li YY, Dai Y, Zhang XZ, Zhuo RX. The tuned-morphology studies of the complexes between poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(vinylpyridine) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-hydroxylethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(vinylphenol). J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 328:211-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Walther A, Millard PE, Goldmann AS, Lovestead TM, Schacher F, Barner-Kowollik C, Müller AHE. Bis-Hydrophilic Block Terpolymers via RAFT Polymerization: Toward Dynamic Micelles with Tunable Corona Properties. Macromolecules 2008. [DOI: 10.1021/ma801215q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Andreas Walther
- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II and Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide and Grenzflächen, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany and Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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Chen K, Liang D, Tian J, Shi L, Zhao H. In-Situ Polymerization at the Interfaces of Micelles: A “Grafting From” Method to Prepare Micelles with Mixed Coronal Chains. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:12612-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp803216s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kaiqiang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Voets IK, Moll PM, Aqil A, Jérôme C, Detrembleur C, Waard PD, Keizer AD, Stuart MAC. Temperature Responsive Complex Coacervate Core Micelles With a PEO and PNIPAAm Corona. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:10833-40. [DOI: 10.1021/jp8014832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ilja K. Voets
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium, and Wageningen NMR Centre, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Chen X, An Y, Zhao D, He Z, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Shi L. Core-shell-corona au-micelle composites with a tunable smart hybrid shell. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:8198-8204. [PMID: 18576675 DOI: 10.1021/la800244g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Micelles having a core of polystyrene and a mixed shell of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(4-vinylpyridine) were formed through self-assembly of a triblock copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)- block-polystyrene- block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) in acidic water (pH 2). Reducing the HAuCl(4)-treated micelle solution leads to the formation of the Au-micelle composites with a core of polystyrene, a hybrid shell of poly(4-vinylpyridine)/Au/poly(ethylene glycol), and a corona of poly(ethylene glycol). The gold nanoparticles with controlled sizes were anchored to poly(4-vinylpyridine) to form the physically cross-linked hybrid shell. In aqueous solution, the hybrid shell is swollen and the swollen degree is sensitive to the pH condition. Under basic conditions, the channel in the hybrid shells of the composite is produced, which renders the composites a good catalytic activity. In addition, the composites also show good stability, unchanged hydrodynamic diameter, and surface plasmon absorption under different pH conditions.
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- Xi Chen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Wurm F, König HM, Hilf S, Kilbinger AFM. Janus Micelles Induced by Olefin Metathesis. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:5876-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja801919y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Frederik Wurm
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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