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Zhang F, Yao Q, Chen X, Zhou H, Zhou M, Li Y, Cheng H. In-depth study of anticancer drug diffusion through a cross-linked -pH-responsive polymeric vesicle membrane. Drug Deliv 2023; 30:2162626. [PMID: 36600638 PMCID: PMC9828689 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2162626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Post-encapsulation and release of the anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX·HCl) through cell-like transmission functions of polymeric vesicles were studied using cross-linked pH-responsive polymeric vesicles. The vesicles were fabricated for the first time via the redox-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization in ethanol-water mixture, using 2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate, and the vesicle membrane was modified post-cross-linking by using ethylenediamine. A phase diagram was constructed for reproducible fabrication of the polymeric vesicles, and well-shaped vesicles were formed when the target degree of polymerization of the hydrophobic polymer chains was equal to or higher than 50 with solid content in the range of 10-30 wt%. The cross-linked vesicle membrane served as a gate enabling "open" and "closed" states in response to pH stimulation. Up to 50% drug loading efficiency and 39% drug loading content could be achieved, and in vitro release of the DOX-loaded vesicles in aqueous buffer solutions showed a much faster DOX release rate at pH 5.0 than at pH 6.5. The polymeric vesicles were of very low cytotoxicity to A549 cells up to the concentration of 2 mg/mL, and the IC50 of DOX-loaded vesicles were higher than that of the free DOX. The intracellular DOX release study indicated higher cellular uptake capability for DOX-loaded vesicles than that of free DOX.
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- Fen Zhang
- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China,CONTACT Fen Zhang ; Yantao Li Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China; Hua Cheng Institute of Biology, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China,CONTACT Fen Zhang ; Yantao Li Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China; Hua Cheng Institute of Biology, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China
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- Institute of Biology, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China,CONTACT Fen Zhang ; Yantao Li Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China; Hua Cheng Institute of Biology, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province050081, China
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Zhou J, Liu X, Wang X. Photo‐responsive cellulose nanocrystal modified fluorinated polyacrylate based on coumarin chemistry. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- Jianhua Zhou
- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education (Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) Xi'an China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education (Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) Xi'an China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education (Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) Xi'an China
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Liu CH, Cheu C, Barker JG, Yang L, Nieh MP. Facile polymerization in a bicellar template to produce polymer nano-rings. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:629-637. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cui X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Jiang N, Lee YI, Liu HG. Temperature and molecular structure-dependent self-assembly of PS-b-PEO at the liquid/liquid interface. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Non-spherical Polymeric Nanocarriers for Therapeutics: The Effect of Shape on Biological Systems and Drug Delivery Properties. Pharmaceutics 2022; 15:pharmaceutics15010032. [PMID: 36678661 PMCID: PMC9865764 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This review aims to highlight the importance of particle shape in the design of polymeric nanocarriers for drug delivery systems, along with their size, surface chemistry, density, and rigidity. Current manufacturing methods used to obtain non-spherical polymeric nanocarriers such as filomicelles or nanoworms, nanorods and nanodisks, are firstly described. Then, their interactions with biological barriers are presented, including how shape affects nanoparticle clearance, their biodistribution and targeting. Finally, their drug delivery properties and their therapeutic efficacy, both in vitro and in vivo, are discussed and compared with the characteristics of their spherical counterparts.
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Zhu C, Nicolas J. (Bio)degradable and Biocompatible Nano-Objects from Polymerization-Induced and Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:3043-3080. [PMID: 35707964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) and crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) techniques have emerged as powerful approaches to produce a broad range of advanced synthetic nano-objects with high potential in biomedical applications. PISA produces nano-objects of different morphologies (e.g., spheres, vesicles and worms), with high solids content (∼10-50 wt %) and without additional surfactant. CDSA can finely control the self-assembly of block copolymers and readily forms nonspherical crystalline nano-objects and more complex, hierarchical assemblies, with spatial and dimensional control over particle length or surface area, which is typically difficult to achieve by PISA. Considering the importance of these two assembly techniques in the current scientific landscape of block copolymer self-assembly and the craze for their use in the biomedical field, this review will focus on the advances in PISA and CDSA to produce nano-objects suitable for biomedical applications in terms of (bio)degradability and biocompatibility. This review will therefore discuss these two aspects in order to guide the future design of block copolymer nanoparticles for future translation toward clinical applications.
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- Chen Zhu
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Strategies for preparing hybrid nanomaterials via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wan J, Fan B, Thang SH. RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (RAFT-PISA): current status and future directions. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4192-4224. [PMID: 35509470 PMCID: PMC9006902 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00762b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) combines polymerization and self-assembly in a single step with distinct efficiency that has set it apart from the conventional solution self-assembly processes. PISA holds great promise for large-scale production, not only because of its efficient process for producing nano/micro-particles with high solid content, but also thanks to the facile control over the particle size and morphology. Since its invention, many research groups around the world have developed new and creative approaches to broaden the scope of PISA initiations, morphologies and applications, etc. The growing interest in PISA is certainly reflected in the increasing number of publications over the past few years, and in this review, we aim to summarize these recent advances in the emerging aspects of RAFT-mediated PISA. These include (1) non-thermal initiation processes, such as photo-, enzyme-, redox- and ultrasound-initiation; the achievements of (2) high-order structures, (3) hybrid materials and (4) stimuli-responsive nano-objects by design and adopting new monomers and new processes; (5) the efforts in the realization of upscale production by utilization of high throughput technologies, and finally the (6) applications of current PISA nano-objects in different fields and (7) its future directions.
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- Jing Wan
- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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Liu J, Wu WJ, Sun XL, Qian QR, Xiao LR. Degradable polymeric nanomaterials with a high solid content and multiple morphologies by polymerization-induced self-assembly. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3182-3185. [PMID: 35171182 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00014h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials with a high solid content and multiple morphologies is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, the RAFT dispersion polymerization of styrene and 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane was demonstrated to achieve various morphologies, including spheres, vesicles, worms, and large compound vesicles, with a high solid content through polymerization-induced self-assembly, which opens up a new avenue for the preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials.
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- Jing Liu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. .,College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. .,College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. .,College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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Zhou P, Shi B, Liu Y, Li P, Wang G. Exploration of the modification-induced self-assembly (MISA) technique and the preparation of nano-objects with a functional poly(acrylic acid) core. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00666a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The hydrolysis-based post-polymerization modification method was introduced into the self-assembly process and a modification-induced self-assembly (MISA) technique was presented.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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György C, Smith T, Growney DJ, Armes SP. Synthesis and derivatization of epoxy-functional sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer spheres in non-polar media: does the spatial location of the epoxy groups matter? Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00559j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Epoxy-functional sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared via PISA in mineral oil and then derivatized using various reagents and reaction conditions.
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- Csilla György
- Dainton Building, Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
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- Lubrizol Ltd, Nether Lane, Hazelwood, Derbyshire, DE56 4AN, UK
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- Dainton Building, Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
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Yang CL, Zhong F, Pan CY, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. Influence of Solvent on RAFT-mediated Polymerization of Benzyl Methacrylate (BzMA) and How to Overcome the Thermodynamic/Kinetic Limitation of Morphology Evolution during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00198e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been demonstrated to be a powerful strategy to produce polymeric nano-objects of various morphologies. Dependent on the solubility of monomers, PISA is usually classified into two...
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Li JW, Chen M, Zhang Z, Pan CY, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. Hybrid copolymerization of acrylate and thiirane monomers mediated by trithiocarbonate. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01031j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The composition and structure of polymers have great influence on their performances.
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- Jia-Wei Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an, Shanxi 710065, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Mardani H, Roghani-Mamaqani H, Shahi S, Salami-Kalajahi M. Stimuli-responsive block copolymers as pH chemosensors by fluorescence emission intensification mechanism. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhu R, Yang C, Chang Z, Pan C, Zhang W, Hong C. Synchronous Synthesis of Polymeric Vesicles with Controllable Size and
Low‐Polydispersity
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Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Ren‐Man Zhu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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Mena-Giraldo P, Orozco J. Polymeric Micro/Nanocarriers and Motors for Cargo Transport and Phototriggered Delivery. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3920. [PMID: 34833219 PMCID: PMC8621231 DOI: 10.3390/polym13223920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Smart polymer-based micro/nanoassemblies have emerged as a promising alternative for transporting and delivering a myriad of cargo. Cargo encapsulation into (or linked to) polymeric micro/nanocarrier (PC) strategies may help to conserve cargo activity and functionality when interacting with its surroundings in its journey to the target. PCs for cargo phototriggering allow for excellent spatiotemporal control via irradiation as an external stimulus, thus regulating the delivery kinetics of cargo and potentially increasing its therapeutic effect. Micromotors based on PCs offer an accelerated cargo-medium interaction for biomedical, environmental, and many other applications. This review collects the recent achievements in PC development based on nanomicelles, nanospheres, and nanopolymersomes, among others, with enhanced properties to increase cargo protection and cargo release efficiency triggered by ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared (NIR) irradiation, including light-stimulated polymeric micromotors for propulsion, cargo transport, biosensing, and photo-thermal therapy. We emphasize the challenges of positioning PCs as drug delivery systems, as well as the outstanding opportunities of light-stimulated polymeric micromotors for practical applications.
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- Max Planck Tandem Group in Nanobioengineering, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Antioquia, Complejo Ruta N, Calle 67 # 52-20, Medellin 050010, Colombia;
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Pashaei-Sarnaghi R, Najafi F, Taghavi-Kahagh A, Salami-Kalajahi M, Roghani-Mamaqani H. Synthesis, photocrosslinking, and self-assembly of coumarin-anchored poly(amidoamine) dendrimer for smart drug delivery system. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Korpusik AB, Tan Y, Garrison JB, Tan W, Sumerlin BS. Aptamer-Conjugated Micelles for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Angie B. Korpusik
- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Mei H, Zhao B, Wang H, Zheng S. Crosslinked Polydicyclopentadiene Nanoparticles via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Approach. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100155. [PMID: 34057258 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this communication, the preparation of crosslinked polydicyclopentadiene (PDCPD) nanoparticles via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)-induced self-assembly approach is reported. For the ROMPs, the macromolecular chain transfer agents (Macro-CTAs) are synthesized via the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (CL) with cis-2-butene-1,4-diol as the initiator. The ROMPs are performed with chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, 1,4-dioxane, and N,N-dimethylacetamide as the solvents, respectively, which are catalyzed with Grubbs second generation catalyst. It is found that the crosslinked PDCPD nanoparticles are obtained with spherical, cylindrical to planar morphologies, depending on the molecular weights of Macro-CTAs, the concentrations of DCPD and the natures of solvents. The polymerization induced self-assembly (ROMPISA) by the use of a non-norbornene-based macromolecular chain transfer agent provides a new and efficient approach to prepare crosslinked polymer nanoparticles.
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- Honggang Mei
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Li Y, Busatto N, Roth PJ. Perfluorophenyl Azides: Photo, Staudinger, and Multicomponent Postpolymerization Reactions on Homopolymers and PISA-Made Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Yuman Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, U.K
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Li JW, Chen M, Zhou JM, Pan CY, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. RAFT dispersion copolymerization of styrene and N-methacryloxysuccinimide: Promoted morphology transition and post-polymerization cross-linking. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Araste F, Aliabadi A, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Self-assembled polymeric vesicles: Focus on polymersomes in cancer treatment. J Control Release 2021; 330:502-528. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Phan H, Taresco V, Penelle J, Couturaud B. Polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) as a straightforward formulation strategy for stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems and biomaterials: recent advances. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:38-50. [PMID: 33179646 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01406k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stimuli-responsive amphiphilic block copolymers have emerged as promising nanocarriers for enhancing site-specific and on-demand drug release in response to a range of stimuli such as pH, the presence of redox agents, and temperature. The formulation of amphiphilic block copolymers into polymeric drug-loaded nanoparticles is typically achieved by various methods (e.g. oil-in-water emulsion solvent evaporation, solid dispersion, microphase separation, dialysis or microfluidic separation). Despite much progress that has been made, there remain many challenges to overcome to produce reliable polymeric systems. The main drawbacks of the above methods are that they produce very low solid contents (<1 wt%) and involve multiple-step procedures, thus limiting their scope. Recently, a new self-assembly methodology, polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA), has shown great promise in the production of polymer-derived particles using a straightforward one-pot approach, whilst facilitating high yield, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for pharmaceutical industry protocols. We therefore focus this review primarily on the most recent studies involved in the design and preparation of PISA-generated nano-objects which are responsive to specific stimuli, thus providing insight into how PISA may become an effective formulation strategy for the preparation of precisely tailored drug delivery systems and biomaterials, while some of the current challenges and limitations are also critically discussed.
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- Hien Phan
- Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE), UMR 7182, 2 rue Henri Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France.
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This review summarizes the recent non-thermal initiation methods in RAFT mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), including photo-, redox/oscillatory reaction-, enzyme- and ultrasound wave-initiation.
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- Nankai An
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- 100084 Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- 100084 Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- 100084 Beijing
- China
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Nardi M, Scherer T, Yang L, Kübel C, Barner-Kowollik C, Blasco E. Stabilizing self-assembled nano-objects using light-driven tetrazole chemistry. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00032b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tetrazole-driven photochemistry is exploited for the stabilization of self-assembled morphologies via light-triggered nitrile imine carboxylic acid ligation (NICAL).
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- Martina Nardi
- Macromolecular Architectures
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76131 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344
- Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF)
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344
- Germany
- Institute of Applied Physics (APH)
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344
- Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF)
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- Macromolecular Architectures
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 76131 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344
- Germany
- Organic Chemistry Institute and Centre for Advanced Materials
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Kadirkhanov J, Yang CL, Chang ZX, Zhu RM, Pan CY, You YZ, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. In situ cross-linking polymerization-induced self-assembly not only generates cross-linked structures but also promotes morphology transition by the cross-linker. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00046b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Not only cross-linked structures but also a promoting effect on morphology transition has been observed during the in situ cross-linking PISA by RAFT dispersion copolymerization of 2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate and cystaminebismethacrylamide.
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- Jamshid Kadirkhanov
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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Pearce S, Perez-Mercader J. PISA: construction of self-organized and self-assembled functional vesicular structures. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00564a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PISA reaction networks alone, integrated with other networks, or designing properties into the amphiphiles confer functionalities to the supramolecular assemblies.
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- Samuel Pearce
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
- Santa Fe Institute
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Hou W, Liu R, Bi S, He Q, Wang H, Gu J. Photo-Responsive Polymersomes as Drug Delivery System for Potential Medical Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E5147. [PMID: 33167426 PMCID: PMC7663911 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Due to a strong retardation effect of o-nitrobenzyl ester on polymerization, it is still a great challenge to prepare amphiphilic block copolymers for polymersomes with a o-nitrobenzyl ester-based hydrophobic block. Herein, we present one such solution to prepare amphiphilic block copolymers with pure poly (o-nitrobenzyl acrylate) (PNBA) as the hydrophobic block and poly (N,N'-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA) as the hydrophilic block using bulk reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of o-nitrobenzyl acrylate using a PDMA macro-RAFT agent. The developed amphiphilic block copolymers have a suitable hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio and can self-assemble into photoresponsive polymersomes for co-loading hydrophobic and hydrophilic cargos into hydrophobic membranes and aqueous compartments of the polymersomes. The polymersomes demonstrate a clear photo-responsive characteristic. Exposure to light irradiation at 365 nm can trigger a photocleavage reaction of o-nitrobenzyl groups, which results in dissociation of the polymersomes with simultaneous co-release of hydrophilic and hydrophobic cargoes on demand. Therefore, these polymersomes have great potential as a smart drug delivery nanocarrier for controllable loading and releasing of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug molecules. Moreover, taking advantage of the conditional releasing of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs, the drug delivery system has potential use in medical applications such as cancer therapy.
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- Wanting Hou
- Department of Medical Oncology Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China;
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China; (R.L.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China; (R.L.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Emergency, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China;
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China
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Zhao X, Chen M, Zhang W, Wang C, Wang F, You Y, Zhang W, Hong C. Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly to Produce Prodrug Nanoparticles with Reduction‐Responsive Camptothecin Release and pH‐Responsive Charge‐Reversible Property. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000260. [PMID: 32648310 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Xiao Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter ChemistryDepartment of Polymer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute Xi’an Shanxi 710065 China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang Henan 453100 China
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- Department of CardiologyFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Neurosurgical DepartmentThe First Affiliated Hospital of USTCDivision of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230036 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter ChemistryDepartment of Polymer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter ChemistryDepartment of Polymer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter ChemistryDepartment of Polymer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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Cao C, Chen F, Garvey CJ, Stenzel MH. Drug-Directed Morphology Changes in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) Influence the Biological Behavior of Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:30221-30233. [PMID: 32515935 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effect of the hydrophobic block length on the morphologies of polymerization-induced self-assembled (PISA) nanoparticles is well understood. However, the influence of drug loading on the phase morphology of the nanoparticles during the PISA process, and the resulting biological function of PISA nanoparticles, has barely been investigated. In this work, we show that the addition of a drug, curcumin, during the PISA process shifts the phase diagram toward different morphologies. The PISA system was based on hydrophilic poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethylphosphorylcholine) (PMPC), which was chain extended with hydrophobic methyl methacrylate (MMA) in various concentrations of curcumin. According to transmission electron microscopy, the presence of curcumin led to the transition of, for example, worms to polymersome and micelles to worms analysis. To understand the interaction between polymer particles and drug, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), and fluorescence lifetime measurements were carried out. These measurements show that curcumin is predominantly located in the core in the case of micelles and worms while it is found in the shell of polymersomes. The change in morphology influences the cellular uptake by MCF-7 cells and the movement of the particles in multicellular cancer spheroids (3D model). With the increasing amount of drug, the cellular uptake of micelles and worms was enhanced with the increasing grafting density of MPC chains, which contrasts the decreasing cellular uptake in the higher drug-loaded polymersomes due to the lower shell hydration.
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- Cheng Cao
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
- Australia Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights 2234, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australia Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights 2234, Australia
- Lund Institute for Advanced Neutron and X-ray Scattering, Lund 22100, Sweden
- Biofilm-Research Center for Biointerfaces and Biomedical Science Department, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö 20506, Sweden
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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Li S, Xia B, Javed B, Hasley WD, Melendez-Davila A, Liu M, Kerzner M, Agarwal S, Xiao Q, Torre P, Bermudez JG, Rahimi K, Kostina NY, Möller M, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Klein ML, Percec V, Good MC. Direct Visualization of Vesicle Disassembly and Reassembly Using Photocleavable Dendrimers Elucidates Cargo Release Mechanisms. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7398-7411. [PMID: 32383856 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Release of cargo molecules from cell-like nanocarriers can be achieved by chemical perturbations, including changes to pH and redox state and via optical modulation of membrane properties. However, little is known about the kinetics or products of vesicle breakdown due to limitations in real-time imaging at nanometer length scales. Using a library of 12 single-single type photocleavable amphiphilic Janus dendrimers, we developed a self-assembling light-responsive dendrimersome vesicle platform. A photocleavable ortho-nitrobenzyl inserted between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic dendrons of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers allowed for photocleavage and disassembly of their supramolecular assemblies. Distinct methods used to self-assemble amphiphilic Janus dendrimers produced either nanometer size small unilamellar vesicles or micron size giant multilamellar and onion-like dendrimersomes. In situ observation of giant photosensitive dendrimersomes via confocal microscopy elucidated rapid morphological transitions that accompany vesicle breakdown upon 405 nm laser illumination. Giant dendrimersomes displayed light-induced cleavage, disassembling and reassembling into much smaller vesicles at millisecond time scales. Additionally, photocleavable vesicles demonstrated rapid release of molecular and macromolecular cargos. These results guided our design of multilamellar particles to photorelease surface-attached proteins, photoinduce cargo recruitment, and photoconvert vesicle morphology. Real-time characterization of the breakdown and reassembly of lamellar structures provides insights on partial cargo retention and informs the design of versatile, optically regulated carriers for applications in nanoscience and synthetic biology.
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- Shangda Li
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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Jia L, Wang R, Fan Y. Encapsulation and release of drug nanoparticles in functional polymeric vesicles. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:3088-3095. [PMID: 32149316 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00069h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We investigated the co-assembly of amphiphilic diblock copolymers in solutions containing drugs and functional nanoparticles using the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) method. By controlling the size and the concentration of the functional nanoparticles, the length of the hydrophobic blocks, and the interaction parameters between the hydrophobic block/solvent and the functional nanoparticles, we obtained the desired aggregates to load drugs. The aggregates loaded with drugs can be disk-like micelles, sphere-like micelles and vesicles with functional nanoparticles on the surface. When the solvent environment changes, the drugs loaded in the functional vesicles can release into the solvent. The release content is critically dependent on the repulsive interaction between the drugs and the solvent. The dynamic curve of drug release is obtained. The result is in agreement with the experiments about drug release. Our studies showed that we can precisely control the formation of functional vesicles to load and release drugs. Loading drugs in the process of self-assembly and controlling the release have broad potential in the field of clinical medicine and adding functional nanoparticles can be of great help in drug delivery and medical diagnosis.
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- Lei Jia
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Material and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Gurnani P, Perrier S. Controlled radical polymerization in dispersed systems for biological applications. Prog Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Liu C, Hong CY, Pan CY. Polymerization techniques in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00455c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The development of controlled/“living” polymerization greatly stimulated the prosperity of the fabrication and application of block copolymer nano-objects.
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- Chao Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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Zhang WJ, Kadirkhanov J, Wang CH, Ding SG, Hong CY, Wang F, You YZ. Polymerization-induced self-assembly for the fabrication of polymeric nano-objects with enhanced structural stability by cross-linking. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00368a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review discusses the strategies of core-cross-linking in most of the PISA literatures (including post-polymerization cross-linking, photo-cross-linking and in situ cross-linking) and the applications of the cross-linked nano-objects.
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- Wen-Jian Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Department of Cardiology
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- Department of Pediatrics
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Neurosurgical Department
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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Abousalman-Rezvani Z, Eskandari P, Roghani-Mamaqani H, Salami-Kalajahi M. Synthesis of coumarin-containing multi-responsive CNC-grafted and free copolymers with application in nitrate ion removal from aqueous solutions. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 225:115247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Abousalman-Rezvani Z, Eskandari P, Roghani-Mamaqani H, Mardani H, Salami-Kalajahi M. Grafting light-, temperature, and CO2-responsive copolymers from cellulose nanocrystals by atom transfer radical polymerization for adsorption of nitrate ions. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Penfold NJW, Yeow J, Boyer C, Armes SP. Emerging Trends in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1029-1054. [PMID: 35619484 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various morphologies. Much of the PISA literature has been based on thermally initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Herein, we pay particular attention to alternative PISA protocols, which allow the preparation of nanoparticles with improved control over copolymer morphology and functionality. For example, initiation based on visible light, redox chemistry, or enzymes enables the incorporation of sensitive monomers and fragile biomolecules into block copolymer nanoparticles. Furthermore, PISA syntheses and postfunctionalization of the resulting nanoparticles (e.g., cross-linking) can be conducted sequentially without intermediate purification by using various external stimuli. Finally, PISA formulations have been optimized via high-throughput polymerization and recently evaluated within flow reactors for facile scale-up syntheses.
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- Nicholas J. W. Penfold
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2051, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2051, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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Kong X, Liu Y, Huang X, Huang S, Gao F, Rong P, Zhang S, Zhang K, Zeng W. Cancer Therapy Based on Smart Drug Delivery with Advanced Nanoparticles. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2019; 19:720-730. [PMID: 30747081 DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190212124944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Cancer, as one of the most dangerous disease, causes millions of deaths every year. The
main reason is the absence of an effective and thorough treatment. Drug delivery systems have significantly
reduced the side-effect of chemotherapy. Combined with nanotechnology, smart drug delivery systems including
many different nanoparticles can reduce the side-effect of chemotherapy better than traditional drug delivery
systems.
Methods:
In this article, we will describe in detail the different kinds of nanoparticles and their mechanisms
emphasizing the triggering factors in drug delivery. Besides, the application of smart drug delivery systems in
imaging will be introduced.
Results:
Combined with nanotechnology, smart drug delivery systems including many different nanoparticles
can reduce the side-effect of chemotherapy better than traditional drug delivery systems.
Conclusion:
Despite considerable progress in nanoparticle research over the past decade, such as smart drug
delivery systems for the treatment of cancer, molecular imaging probes and the like. The range of nanoparticles
used in multifunction systems for imaging and drug delivery continues to grow and we expect this dilatation to
continue. But to make nanoparticles truly a series of clinical products to complement and replace current tools,
constant exploration efforts and time are required. Overall, the future looks really bright.
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- Xiangqi Kong
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changsha, 410013, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changsha, 410013, China
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Ji S, Xu L, Fu X, Sun J, Li Z. Light- and Metal Ion-Induced Self-Assembly and Reassembly Based on Block Copolymers Containing a Photoresponsive Polypeptide Segment. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Sifan Ji
- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, Shandong Provincial Education Department; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, Shandong Provincial Education Department; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, Shandong Provincial Education Department; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, Shandong Provincial Education Department; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, Shandong Provincial Education Department; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Huang L, Ding Y, Ma Y, Wang L, Liu Q, Lu X, Cai Y. Colloidal Stable PIC Vesicles and Lamellae Enabled by Wavelength-Orthogonal Disulfide Exchange and Polymerization-Induced Electrostatic Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Leilei Huang
- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Ma X, Liu J, Lei L, Yang H, Lei Z. Synthesis of light and dual‐redox triple‐stimuli‐responsive core‐crosslinked micelles as nanocarriers for controlled release. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Xiao Ma
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistrySchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- College of PharmacyShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Xianyang 712046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistrySchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- Basic Experimental Teaching CenterShaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistrySchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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Nosrati H, Barzegari P, Danafar H, Kheiri Manjili H. Biotin-functionalized copolymeric PEG-PCL micelles for in vivo tumour-targeted delivery of artemisinin. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 47:104-114. [PMID: 30663422 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1543199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Artemisinin is used as an antimalarial and anticancer agent with minimal toxic effects on the host body. Biotin-PEG-PCL polymers have been used for targeted drug delivery to cancer, as well as to improve the pharmacokinetics of the drug and reduce its effects. In this study, biotin-conjugated copolymers were fabricated with polymerization of the ring opening method and the properties of copolymer and nanoparticles were investigated using various techniques. The toxicity of artemisinin and its nanoparticles have been investigated on MCF-7 and normal HFF2 cells. The results showed that the encapsulation efficacy of artemisinin in nanoparticles was 45.5 ± 0.41%. The release profile of the drug indicates that the release is slow and controlled and is approximately pH dependent. The results of artemisinin cell culture on human breast cancer cells showed that biotin-PEG-PCL nanoparticles had an inhibitory effect on MCF-7 cells and had no toxic effects on HFF2 cells. Anticancer activity in vivo in the 4T1 breast cancer model showed that tumour volumes were decreased up 40 mm3 by ART-loaded micelles and 76 mm3 by free ART, compared to the control group (2150 mm). In vivo results showed that this formulation significantly increases the accumulation of substances in the tumours. Therefore, the molecular formulation of ART-based copolymers can be a desirable process for cancer treatment purposes.
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- Hamed Nosrati
- a Department of pharmaceutical biomaterials, School of Pharmacy , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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- b Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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- b Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran.,c Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran.,d Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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- b Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran.,c Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy , Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Zanjan , Iran
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Xu XF, Pan CY, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Generating Vesicles with Adjustable pH-Responsive Release Performance. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Xiao-Fei Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Chen M, Li JW, Zhang WJ, Hong CY, Pan CY. pH- and Reductant-Responsive Polymeric Vesicles with Robust Membrane-Cross-Linked Structures: In Situ Cross-Linking in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Miao Chen
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Beauté L, McClenaghan N, Lecommandoux S. Photo-triggered polymer nanomedicines: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 138:148-166. [PMID: 30553952 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The use of nanotechnology to improve treatment efficacy and reduce side effects is central to nanomedicine. In this context, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDS) such as chemical/physical gels or nanoparticles such as polymersomes, micelles or nanogels are particularly promising and are the focus of this review. Several stimuli have been considered but light as an exogenous trigger presents many advantages that are pertinent for clinical applications such as high spatial and temporal control and low cost. Underlying mechanisms required for the release of therapeutic agents in vitro and in vivo range from the molecular scale, namely photoisomerization, hydrophobicity photoswitching, photocleavage or heat generation via nanoheaters, through to the macromolecular scale. As well as these approaches, DDS destabilization, DDS permeation pore unblocking and formation are discussed.
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- Louis Beauté
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, Talence 33405, France; Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, Pessac 33607, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, Talence 33405, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, Pessac 33607, France.
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Xu S, Yeow J, Boyer C. Exploiting Wavelength Orthogonality for Successive Photoinduced Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly and Photo-Crosslinking. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1376-1382. [PMID: 35651246 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a facile benchtop process for the synthesis of cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles by exploiting wavelength-selective photochemistry to perform orthogonal photoinduced polymerization-induced self-assembly (Photo-PISA) and photo-crosslinking processes. We first established that the water-soluble photocatalyst, zinc meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine tetrachloride (ZnTMPyP) could activate the aqueous PET-RAFT dispersion polymerization of hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA). This photo-PISA process could be conducted under low energy red light (λmax = 595 nm, 10.2 mW/cm2) and without deoxygenation due to the action of the singlet oxygen quencher, biotin (vitamin B7), which allowed for the synthesis of a range of nanoparticle morphologies (spheres, worms, and vesicles) directly in 96-well plates. To perform wavelength selective nanoparticle cross-linking, we added the photoresponsive monomer, 7-[4-(trifluoromethyl)coumarin] methacrylamide (TCMAm) as a comonomer without inhibiting the evolution of the nanoparticle morphology. Importantly, under red light, exclusive activation of the photo-PISA process occurs, with no evidence of TCMAm dimerization under these conditions. Subsequent switching to a UV source (λmax = 365 nm, 10.2 mW/cm2) resulted in rapid cross-linking of the polymer chains, allowing for retention of the nanoparticle morphology in organic solvents. This facile synthesis of cross-linked spheres, worms, and vesicles demonstrates the utility of orthogonal light-mediated chemistry for performing decoupled wavelength selective chemical processes.
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- Sihao Xu
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Le D, Keller D, Delaittre G. Reactive and Functional Nanoobjects by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800551. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Dao Le
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe Germany
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Cornel EJ, van Meurs S, Smith T, O’Hora PS, Armes SP. In Situ Spectroscopic Studies of Highly Transparent Nanoparticle Dispersions Enable Assessment of Trithiocarbonate Chain-End Fidelity during RAFT Dispersion Polymerization in Nonpolar Media. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:12980-12988. [PMID: 30252464 PMCID: PMC6187374 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
We report the synthesis of highly transparent poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate) (PSMA-PTFEMA) diblock copolymer nanoparticles via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) in nonpolar media at 70 °C. This was achieved by chain-extending a PSMA precursor block via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of TFEMA in n-tetradecane. This n-alkane has the same refractive index as the PTFEMA core-forming block at 70 °C, which ensures high light transmittance when targeting 33 nm spherical nanoparticles. Such isorefractivity enables visible absorption spectra to be recorded with minimal light scattering even at 30% w/w solids. However, in situ monitoring of the trithiocarbonate RAFT end-groups during PISA requires selection of a weak n → π* band at 446 nm. Conversion of TFEMA into PTFEMA causes a contraction in the reaction solution volume, leading to an initial increase in absorbance that enables the kinetics of polymerization to be monitored via dilatometry. At ∼98% TFEMA conversion, this 446 nm band remains constant for 2 h at 70 °C, indicating surprisingly high RAFT chain-end fidelity (and hence pseudoliving character) under monomer-starved conditions. In situ 19F NMR spectroscopy studies provide evidence for (i) the onset of micellar nucleation, (ii) solvation of the nanoparticle cores by TFEMA monomer, and (iii) surface plasticization of the nanoparticle cores by n-tetradecane at 70 °C. Finally, the kinetics of RAFT chain-end removal can be conveniently monitored by in situ visible absorption spectroscopy: addition of excess initiator at 70 °C causes complete discoloration of the dispersion, with small-angle X-ray scattering studies confirming no change in nanoparticle morphology under these conditions.
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- Erik J. Cornel
- Dainton
Building, Department of Chemistry, University
of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Dainton
Building, Department of Chemistry, University
of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Lubrizol
Ltd., Nether Lane, Hazelwood, Derbyshire DE56 4AN, United Kingdom
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- Lubrizol
Ltd., Nether Lane, Hazelwood, Derbyshire DE56 4AN, United Kingdom
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- Dainton
Building, Department of Chemistry, University
of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, South
Yorkshire S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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