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Cao Z, Zuo X, Liu X, Xu G, Yong KT. Recent progress in stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles for targeted delivery of functional nanoparticles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 330:103206. [PMID: 38823215 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103206] [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: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles have emerged as a revolutionary approach for enhancing the in vivo stability, biocompatibility, and targeted delivery of functional nanoparticles (FNPs) in biomedicine. This article comprehensively reviews the preparation methods of these polymer micelles, detailing the innovative strategies employed to introduce stimulus responsiveness and surface modifications essential for precise targeting. We delve into the breakthroughs in utilizing these micelles to selectively deliver various FNPs including magnetic nanoparticles, upconversion nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, and quantum dots, highlighting their transformative impact in the biomedical realm. Concluding, we present an insight into the current research landscape, addressing the challenges at hand, and envisioning the future trajectory in this burgeoning domain. Join us as we navigate the exciting confluence of polymer science and nanotechnology in reshaping biomedical solutions.
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- Zhonglin Cao
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia; The Biophotonics and Mechano-Bioengineering Lab, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia; The Biophotonics and Mechano-Bioengineering Lab, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Liu H, Lu HH, Alp Y, Wu R, Thayumanavan S. Structural Determinants of Stimuli-Responsiveness in Amphiphilic Macromolecular Nano-assemblies. Prog Polym Sci 2024; 148:101765. [PMID: 38476148 PMCID: PMC10927256 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Stimuli-responsive nano-assemblies from amphiphilic macromolecules could undergo controlled structural transformations and generate diverse macroscopic phenomenon under stimuli. Due to the controllable responsiveness, they have been applied for broad material and biomedical applications, such as biologics delivery, sensing, imaging, and catalysis. Understanding the mechanisms of the assembly-disassembly processes and structural determinants behind the responsive properties is fundamentally important for designing the next generation of nano-assemblies with programmable responsiveness. In this review, we focus on structural determinants of assemblies from amphiphilic macromolecules and their macromolecular level alterations under stimuli, such as the disruption of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), depolymerization, decrosslinking, and changes of molecular packing in assemblies, which eventually lead to a series of macroscopic phenomenon for practical purposes. Applications of stimuli-responsive nano-assemblies in delivery, sensing and imaging were also summarized based on their structural features. We expect this review could provide readers an overview of the structural considerations in the design and applications of nanoassemblies and incentivize more explorations in stimuli-responsive soft matters.
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- Hongxu Liu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- Center for Bioactive Delivery, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Meng Y, Han S, Yin J, Wu J. Therapeutic Copolymer from Salicylic Acid and l-Phenylalanine as a Nanosized Drug Carrier for Orthotopic Breast Cancer with Lung Metastasis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:41743-41754. [PMID: 37610187 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c08608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Nanoparticle (NP)-mediated drug delivery systems are promising for treating various diseases. However, clinical translation has been delayed by a variety of limitations, such as weak drug loading, nonspecific drug leakage, lack of bioactivity, and short blood circulation. These issues are in part due to the unsatisfactory function of biomaterials for nanocarriers. In addition, the synthesis procedures of drug carrier materials, especially polymers, were usually complicated and led to high cost. In this report, a bioactive copolymer of hydroxy acid and amino acid, poly(salicylic acid-co-phenylalanine) (PSP), was developed for the first time via a one-step rapid and facile synthesis strategy. The PSP could self-assemble into NPs (PSP-NPs) to co-load relatively hydrophilic sphingosine kinase 1 inhibitor (PF543 in HCl salt format) and highly hydrophobic paclitaxel (PTX) to form PF543/PTX@PSP-NPs with efficient dual drug loading. Encouragingly, PF543/PTX@PSP-NPs showed long blood circulation, good stability, and high tumor accumulation, leading to significantly enhanced therapeutic effects on breast cancer. Furthermore, PF543/PTX@PSP-NPs could additionally suppress the lung metastasis of breast cancer, and more importantly, the PSP-NPs themselves as therapeutic nanocarriers also showed an anti-breast cancer effect. With these combined advantages, this new polymer and corresponding NPs will provide valuable insights into the development of new functional polymers and nanomedicines for important diseases.
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- Yabin Meng
- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Center of Kidney and Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
- Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, Guangdong China
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hongkong SAR, China
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Lebleu C, Plet L, Moussy F, Gitton G, Da Costa Moreira R, Guduff L, Burlot B, Godiveau R, Merry A, Lecommandoux S, Errasti G, Philippe C, Delacroix T, Chakrabarti R. Improving aqueous solubility of paclitaxel with polysarcosine-b-poly(γ-benzyl glutamate) nanoparticles. Int J Pharm 2023; 631:122501. [PMID: 36529355 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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New stealth amphiphilic copolymers based on polysarcosine (PSar) rather than poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) have gained more attention for their use as excipients in nanomedicine. In this study, several polysarcosine-b-poly(γ-benzyl glutamate) (PSar-b-PGluOBn) block copolymers were synthesized by ring opening polymerization (ROP) of the respective N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) and were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and size-exclusion chromatography (SEC). Copolymers had different PGluOBn block configuration (racemic L/D, pure L or pure D), degrees of polymerization of PSar between 28 and 76 and PGluOBn between 9 and 93, molar masses (Mn) between 5.0 and 24.6 kg.mol-1 and dispersities (Đ) lower than 1.4. Nanoparticles of PSar-b-PGluOBn loaded with paclitaxel (PTX), a hydrophobic anti-cancer drug, were obtained by nanoprecipitation. Their hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) ranged from 27 to 118 nm with polydispersity indexes (PDI) between 0.01 and 0.20, as determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). Their morphology was more spherical for copolymers with a racemic L/D PGluOBn block configuration synthesized at 5 °C. PTX loading efficiency was between 63 and 92 % and loading contents between 7 and 15 %. Using PSar-b-PGluOBn copolymers as excipients, PTX apparent water-solubility was significantly improved by a factor up to 6600 to 660 µg.mL-1.
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- Coralie Lebleu
- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France
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- PMC Isochem SAS, 32, rue Lavoisier F-91710, Vert-Le-Petit, France; Chakrabarti Advanced Technology, LLC, PMC Group Building, 1288 Route 73, Ste 110, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054, USA.
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Gebrie HT, Addisu KD, Darge HF, Birhan YS, Thankachan D, Tsai HC, Wu SY. pH/redox-responsive core cross-linked based prodrug micelle for enhancing micellar stability and controlling delivery of chemo drugs: An effective combination drug delivery platform for cancer therapy. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 139:213015. [PMID: 35882161 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Core-crosslinking of micelles (CCMs) appears to be a favorable strategy to enhance micellar stability and sustained release of the loaded drug. In this study, the DOX-conjugated pH-sensitive polymeric prodrug Methoxy Poly (ethylene oxide)-b-Poly (Aspartate-Hydrazide) (mPEG-P [Asp-(Hyd-DOX)] was created using ring-opening polymerization. To further enhance the micellar system, 3,3'-diselanediyldipropanoic acid (DSeDPA) was applied to link the hydrophobic segment via click reaction to form pH/redox-responsive CCMs. Dual anti-cancer drugs, DOX as a pro-drug and SN-38 as a targeting drug, were used to enhance inhibition. DLS confirmed that the non-cross-linked micelle (NCMs) showed a higher (96.43 nm) particle size compared to the CCMs (72.63 nm). Due to micellar shrinkage after crosslinking, CCMs displayed SN-38 drug loading (7.32 %) and encapsulation efficiency (86.23 %). The mPEG-P(Asp-Hyd) copolymer's in vitro cytotoxicity on HeLa and HaCaT cell lines found that 84.52 % of the cells are alive, and zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and larvae are highly biocompatible. The DOX/SN-38@CCMs had a sustained discharge profile in vitro, unlike the DOX/SN-38@NCMs. In DOX/SN-38@CCMs, HeLa cells were inhibited 50.90 % more than HaCaT (14.25 %) at the maximum drug dose (10 μg/mL). The CCMs successfully targeted and supplied DOX/SN-38 in HeLa cells rather than HaCaT cells, based on cellular uptake of 2D cell culture. CCMs, unlike NCMs, inhibit the growth of spheroids for extended periods of time due to the prolonged release of the loaded drug. Overall, CCMs are good-looking for use as regulated delivery of DOX/SN-38 in cancer cells because of all of these appealing characteristics.
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- Hailemichael Tegenu Gebrie
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Materials Science And Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC; Advanced Membrane Material Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC; R&d Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medicine, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan; Big Data Center, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan; Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; Artificial Intelligence Development Center, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan.; Graduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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A Review of Polymeric Micelles and Their Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14122510. [PMID: 35746086 PMCID: PMC9230755 DOI: 10.3390/polym14122510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers with hydrophilic and hydrophobic units results in micelles (polymeric nanoparticles), where polymer concentrations are above critical micelle concentrations (CMCs). Recently, micelles with metal nanoparticles (MNPs) have been utilized in many bio-applications because of their excellent biocompatibility, pharmacokinetics, adhesion to biosurfaces, targetability, and longevity. The size of the micelles is in the range of 10 to 100 nm, and different shapes of micelles have been developed for applications. Micelles have been focused recently on bio-applications because of their unique properties, size, shape, and biocompatibility, which enhance drug loading and target release in a controlled manner. This review focused on how CMC has been calculated using various techniques. Further, micelle importance is explained briefly, different types and shapes of micelles are discussed, and further extensions for the application of micelles are addressed. In the summary and outlook, points that need focus in future research on micelles are discussed. This will help researchers in the development of micelles for different applications.
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Das M, Joshi A, Devkar R, Seshadri S, Thakore S. Vitamin-H Channeled Self-Therapeutic P-gp Inhibitor Curcumin-Derived Nanomicelles for Targeting the Tumor Milieu by pH- and Enzyme-Triggered Hierarchical Disassembly. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 33:369-385. [PMID: 35015523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An effective nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery to cancer cells primarily faces limitations like the presence of successive drug delivery barriers, insufficient circulation time, drug leakage, and decreased tumor penetration capacity. With the aim of addressing this paradox, a self-therapeutic, curcumin-derived copolymer was synthesized by conjugation with PEGylated biotin via enzyme- and acid-labile ester and acetal linkages. This copolymer is a prodrug of curcumin and self-assembles into ∼150-200 nm-sized nanomicelles; it is capable of encapsulating doxorubicin (DOX) and hence can be designated as self-therapeutic. pH- and enzyme-responsive linkages in the polymer skeleton assist in its hierarchical disassembly only in the tumor microenvironment. Further, the conjugation of biotin and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) imparts features of tumor specificity and improved circulation times to the nanocarrier. The dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis supports this claim and demonstrates rapid swelling and disruption of micelles under acidic pH. UV-vis spectroscopy provided evidence of an accelerated acetal degradation at pH 4.0 and 5.0. The in vitro release studies revealed a controlled release of DOX under acidic conditions and curcumin release in response to the enzyme. The value of the combination index calculated on HepG2 cells was found to be <1, and hence, the drug pair curcumin and DOX acts synergistically for tumor regression. To prove the efficiency of acid-labile linkages and the prodrug strategy for effective cancer therapy, curcumin-derived polymers devoid of sensitive linkages were also prepared. The prodrug stimuli-responsive nanomicelles showed enhanced cell cytotoxicity and tumor penetration capability on HepG2 cells as well as drug-resistant MCF-7 cell lines and no effect on normal NIH/3T3 fibroblasts as compared to the nonresponsive micelles. The results were also supported by in vivo evidence on a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-induced nude mice model. An evident decrease in MMP-2, MMP-9, and α-fetoprotein (AFP), the biomarkers specific to tumor progression, was observed along with metastasis upon treatment with the drug-loaded dual-responsive nanomicelles. These observations corroborated with the SGOT and SGPT data as well as the histoarchitecture of the liver tissue in mice.
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- Manita Das
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India
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- Institute of Science, Nirma University, Ahmedabad 382 481, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India.,Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India
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Parhi B, Bharatiya D, Swain SK. Effect of polycaprolactone on physicochemical, biological, and mechanical properties of polyethylene oxide and polyamino acids nano block copolymers. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Biswajit Parhi
- Department of Chemistry Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Sambalpur India
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- Department of Chemistry Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Sambalpur India
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- Department of Chemistry Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Sambalpur India
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Boddu SHS, Bhagav P, Karla PK, Jacob S, Adatiya MD, Dhameliya TM, Ranch KM, Tiwari AK. Polyamide/Poly(Amino Acid) Polymers for Drug Delivery. J Funct Biomater 2021; 12:58. [PMID: 34698184 PMCID: PMC8544418 DOI: 10.3390/jfb12040058] [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: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Polymers have always played a critical role in the development of novel drug delivery systems by providing the sustained, controlled and targeted release of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs. Among the different polymers, polyamides or poly(amino acid)s exhibit distinct features such as good biocompatibility, slow degradability and flexible physicochemical modification. The degradation rates of poly(amino acid)s are influenced by the hydrophilicity of the amino acids that make up the polymer. Poly(amino acid)s are extensively used in the formulation of chemotherapeutics to achieve selective delivery for an appropriate duration of time in order to lessen the drug-related side effects and increase the anti-tumor efficacy. This review highlights various poly(amino acid) polymers used in drug delivery along with new developments in their utility. A thorough discussion on anticancer agents incorporated into poly(amino acid) micellar systems that are under clinical evaluation is included.
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- Sai H. S. Boddu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates
- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates;
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- Advanced Drug Delivery Research and Development, Sampann Research and Development, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Ambala, Chandigarh Highway, Lalru 140501, India;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University, 2300 4th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates;
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- Lallubhai Motilal College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India; (M.D.A.); (T.M.D.); (K.M.R.)
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- Lallubhai Motilal College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India; (M.D.A.); (T.M.D.); (K.M.R.)
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- Lallubhai Motilal College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India; (M.D.A.); (T.M.D.); (K.M.R.)
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- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates;
- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Health Science Campus, The University of Toledo, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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Solubilization of Paclitaxel by Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Phospholipid-Mimetic Polymers with Varied Hydrophobicity. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13162805. [PMID: 34451342 PMCID: PMC8398084 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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2-Methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymers have been used as a coating agent on medical devices and as a carrier in drug delivery systems (DDSs). Paclitaxel (PTX) is a water-insoluble anticancer drug whose solubilizer is necessary for administration. Block and random copolymers composed of hydrophilic MPC and butyl methacrylate, named PMB, show different properties, depending on the polymer sequence and MPC content. In the present study, we used amphiphilic MPC polymers comprising hydrophobic dodecyl methacrylate (DMA). The self-assembling properties and PTX solubilization of random and block poly(MPC-co-DMA)s (rPMDs and bPMDs) with different compositions were examined and compared. rPMDs with high DMA content formed large and relatively loose self-assembled structures, which solubilized PTX. However, bPMDs formed small and compact self-assembled structures with poor PTX solubilization. PTX solubilized by PMB with small and loose self-assembled structures showed efficient drug action, similar to free PTX; however, rPMDs fell short of demonstrating PTX efficiency. Our results suggest that the self-assembling properties and the hydrophobicity of amphiphilic MPC polymers largely affect PTX solubilization as well as drug action, which is required to be controlled by the polymer sequence, as well as the structure and composition of the hydrophobic monomer for efficient DDS.
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Brunato S, Mastrotto F, Bellato F, Bastiancich C, Travanut A, Garofalo M, Mantovani G, Alexander C, Preat V, Salmaso S, Caliceti P. PEG-polyaminoacid based micelles for controlled release of doxorubicin: Rational design, safety and efficacy study. J Control Release 2021; 335:21-37. [PMID: 33989691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A library of amphiphilic monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) terminating polyaminoacid co-polymers able to self-assemble into colloidal systems was screened for the delivery and controlled release of doxorubicin (Doxo). mPEG-Glu/Leu random co-polymers were generated by Ring Opening Polymerization from 5 kDa mPEG-NH2 macroinitiator using 16:0:1, 8:8:1, 6:10:1, 4:12:1 γ-benzyl glutamic acid carboxy anhydride monomer/leucine N-carboxy anhydride monomer/PEG molar ratios. Glutamic acid was selected for chemical conjugation of Doxo, while leucine units were introduced in the composition of the polyaminoacid block as spacer between adjacent glutamic repeating units to minimize the steric hindrance that could impede the Doxo conjugation and to promote the polymer self-assembly by virtue of the aminoacid hydrophobicity. The benzyl ester protecting the γ-carboxyl group of glutamic acid was quantitatively displaced with hydrazine to yield mPEG5kDa-b-(hydGlum-r-Leun). Doxo was conjugated to the diblock co-polymers through pH-sensitive hydrazone bond. The Doxo derivatized co-polymers obtained with a 16:0:1, 8:8:1, 6:10:1 Glu/Leu/PEG ratios self-assembled into 30-40 nm spherical nanoparticles with neutral zeta-potential and CMC in the range of 4-7 μM. At pH 5.5, mimicking endosome environment, the carriers containing leucine showed a faster Doxo release than at pH 7.4, mimicking the blood conditions. Doxo-loaded colloidal formulations showed a dose dependent cytotoxicity on two cancer cell lines, CT26 murine colorectal carcinoma and 4T1 murine mammary carcinoma with IC50 slightly higher than those of free Doxo. The carrier assembled with the polymer containing 6:10:1 hydGlu/Leu/PEG molar ratio {mPEG5kDa-b-[(Doxo-hydGlu)6-r-Leu10]} was selected for subsequent in vitro and in vivo investigations. Confocal imaging on CT26 cell line showed that intracellular fate of the carrier involves a lysosomal trafficking pathway. The intratumor or intravenous injection to CT26 and 4T1 subcutaneous tumor bearing mice yielded higher antitumor activity compared to free Doxo. Furthermore, mPEG5kDa-b-[(Doxo-hydGlu)6-r-Leu10] displayed a better safety profile when compared to commercially available Caelyx®.
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- Silvia Brunato
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Therapeutics and Formulations Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Molecular Therapeutics and Formulations Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Molecular Therapeutics and Formulations Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Venkatachalam P, Ganesan S, Rengapillai S, Marimuthu S. Gradual Development of Maricite NaMnPO4 with the Influence of Diol Chain Length on the Polyol Process of Surpassed Sodium Intercalation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Priyanka Venkatachalam
- #120 Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- #120 Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- #120 Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- #120 Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Science Block, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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Lin M, Dai Y, Xia F, Zhang X. Advances in non-covalent crosslinked polymer micelles for biomedical applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 119:111626. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hyaluronic acid-coated polymeric micelles with hydrogen peroxide scavenging to encapsulate statins for alleviating atherosclerosis. J Nanobiotechnology 2020; 18:179. [PMID: 33287831 PMCID: PMC7720571 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-00744-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Inflammation and oxidative stress are two major factors that are involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A smart drug delivery system that responds to the oxidative microenvironment of atherosclerotic plaques was constructed in the present study. Simvastatin (SIM)-loaded biodegradable polymeric micelles were constructed from hyaluronic acid (HA)-coated poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(tyrosine-ethyl oxalyl) (PEG-Ptyr-EO) for the purpose of simultaneously inhibiting macrophages and decreasing the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to treat atherosclerosis. HA coating endows the micelle system the ability of targeting CD44-positive inflammatory macrophages. Owing to the ROS-responsive nature of PEG-Ptyr-EO, the micelles can not only be degraded by enzymes, but also consumes ROS by itself at the pathologic sites, upon which the accumulation of pro-inflammatory macrophages is effectively suppressed and oxidative stress is alleviated. Consequently, the cellular uptake experiment demonstrated that SIM-loaded HA-coated micelles can be effectively internalized by LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells and showed high cytotoxicity against the cells, but low cytotoxicity against LO2 cells. In mouse models of atherosclerosis, intravenously SIM-loaded HA-coated micelles can effectively reduce plaque content of cholesterol, resulting in remarkable therapeutic effects. In conclusion, the SIM-loaded micelle system provides a promising and innovative option against atherosclerosis.![]()
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Wu J, Guo W, Zhang L, Wang Y, Liu L, Wang W, Sun Y, Tao J, Wang X. One-step preparation and characterization of silk nano- and microspheres. Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-0392-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Birhan YS, Darge HF, Hanurry EY, Andrgie AT, Mekonnen TW, Chou HY, Lai JY, Tsai HC. Fabrication of Core Crosslinked Polymeric Micelles as Nanocarriers for Doxorubicin Delivery: Self-Assembly, In Situ Diselenide Metathesis and Redox-Responsive Drug Release. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E580. [PMID: 32585885 PMCID: PMC7356386 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Polymeric micelles (PMs) have been used to improve the poor aqueous solubility, slow absorption and non-selective biodistribution of chemotherapeutic agents (CAs), albeit, they suffer from disassembly and premature release of payloads in the bloodstream. To alleviate the thermodynamic instability of PMs, different core crosslinking approaches were employed. Herein, we synthesized the poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly((2-aminoethyl)diselanyl)ethyl l-aspartamide)-b-polycaprolactone (mPEG-P(LA-DSeDEA)-PCL) copolymer which self-assembled into monodispersed nanoscale, 156.57 ± 4.42 nm, core crosslinked micelles (CCMs) through visible light-induced diselenide metathesis reaction between the pendant selenocystamine moieties. The CCMs demonstrated desirable doxorubicin (DOX)-loading content (7.31%) and encapsulation efficiency (42.73%). Both blank and DOX-loaded CCMs (DOX@CCMs) established appreciable colloidal stability in the presence of bovine serum albumin (BSA). The DOX@CCMs showed redox-responsive drug releasing behavior when treated with 5 and 10 mM reduced glutathione (GSH) and 0.1% H2O2. Unlike the DOX-loaded non-crosslinked micelles (DOX@NCMs) which exhibited initial burst release, DOX@CCMs demonstrated a sustained release profile in vitro where 71.7% of the encapsulated DOX was released within 72 h. In addition, the in vitro fluorescent microscope images and flow cytometry analysis confirmed the efficient cellular internalization of DOX@CCMs. The in vitro cytotoxicity test on HaCaT, MDCK, and HeLa cell lines reiterated the cytocompatibility (≥82% cell viability) of the mPEG-P(LA-DSeDEA)-PCL copolymer and DOX@CCMs selectively inhibit the viabilities of 48.85% of HeLa cells as compared to 15.75% of HaCaT and 7.85% of MDCK cells at a maximum dose of 10 µg/mL. Overall, all these appealing attributes make CCMs desirable as nanocarriers for the delivery and controlled release of DOX in tumor cells.
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- Yihenew Simegniew Birhan
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
- Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (Y.S.B.); (H.F.D.); (E.Y.H.); (A.T.A.); (T.W.M.); (H.-Y.C.); (J.-Y.L.)
- Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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Haider MS, Lübtow MM, Endres S, Forster S, Flegler VJ, Böttcher B, Aseyev V, Pöppler AC, Luxenhofer R. Think Beyond the Core: Impact of the Hydrophilic Corona on Drug Solubilization Using Polymer Micelles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:24531-24543. [PMID: 32378873 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polymeric micelles are typically characterized as core-shell structures. The hydrophobic core is considered as a depot for hydrophobic molecules, and the corona-forming block acts as a stabilizing and solubilizing interface between the core and aqueous milieu. Tremendous efforts have been made to tune the hydrophobic block to increase the drug loading and stability of micelles, whereas the role of hydrophilic blocks is rarely investigated in this context, with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) being the gold standard of hydrophilic polymers. To better understand the role of the hydrophilic corona, a small library of structurally similar A-B-A-type amphiphiles based on poly(2-oxazoline)s and poly(2-oxazine)s is investigated by varying the hydrophilic block A utilizing poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (pMeOx; A) or poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (pEtOx; A*). In terms of hydrophilicity, both polymers closely resemble PEG. The more hydrophobic block B bears either a poly(2-oxazoline) and poly(2-oxazine) backbone with C3 (propyl) and C4 (butyl) side chains. Surprisingly, major differences in loading capacities from A-B-A > A*-B-A > A*-B-A* is observed for the formulation with two poorly water-soluble compounds, curcumin and paclitaxel, highlighting the importance of the hydrophilic corona of polymer micelles used for drug formulation. The formulations are also characterized by various nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods, dynamic light scattering, cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, and (micro) differential scanning calorimetry. Our findings suggest that the interaction between the hydrophilic block and the guest molecule should be considered an important, but previously largely ignored, factor for the rational design of polymeric micelles.
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- Malik Salman Haider
- Functional Polymer Materials, Chair for Chemical Technology of Material Synthesis and Bavarian Polymer Institute, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Functional Polymer Materials, Chair for Chemical Technology of Material Synthesis and Bavarian Polymer Institute, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Functional Polymer Materials, Chair for Chemical Technology of Material Synthesis and Bavarian Polymer Institute, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Biocenter and Rudolf Virchow Centre, University of Würzburg, Haus D15, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Biocenter and Rudolf Virchow Centre, University of Würzburg, Haus D15, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, PB 55, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Functional Polymer Materials, Chair for Chemical Technology of Material Synthesis and Bavarian Polymer Institute, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, PB 55, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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Nagahama K, Sano Y, Inui M, Aoyama S, Katayama T, Ono K. Bioinspired Cell Nuclear Nanotransporters Generated by Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Polysaccharide-Amino Acid Derivatives Conjugates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 4:e1900189. [PMID: 32293126 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Development of nanomaterials that surely transport functional biomacromolecules and bioactive synthetic compounds into the cell nucleus must be promising for the generation of nuclear-targeting new technologies. However, the development of nuclear transporting nanomaterials thus still remains a significant challenge, because molecular transport between the cytoplasm and the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell is strictly regulated by the sole gateway through the nuclear envelope, the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Here, the rational design of novel artificial nuclear nanotransporters (NucPorters), inspired by importin, naturally occurring nuclear transporters is shown. The NucPorter is generated by simple molecular design: self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers, where a few numbers of hydrophobic amino-acid derivatives with phenyl groups are conjugated to negatively charged hydrophilic heparin. The NucPorter can mimic essential structural and chemical features of importin machinery to pass through the NPCs. Importantly, the NucPorter demonstrates remarkable rapid and high efficient nuclear transport in cultured cells, tissue/organ, and living mice. Moreover, the NucPorter successfully imports both enzymes and synthetic anticancer drugs into the nucleus while maintaining their bioactivity. Thus, the NucPorter provides a promising new route to generate innovative nuclear-targeting medicines, diagnostics, cell imaging and engineering techniques, and drug delivery systems.
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- Koji Nagahama
- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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Liu B, Zhang L, Zhang Q, Gao S, Zhao Y, Ren L, Shi W, Yuan X. Membrane Stabilization of Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polypeptide-g-trehalose Assists Cryopreservation of Red Blood Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:3294-3303. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Bo Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Centore R, Totsingan F, Amason AC, Lyons S, Zha RH, Gross RA. Self-Assembly-Assisted Kinetically Controlled Papain-Catalyzed Formation of mPEG- b-Phe(Leu) x. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:493-507. [PMID: 31820938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Self-assembling peptide materials are promising next-generation materials with applications that include tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery, bionanomedicine, and enviro-responsive materials. Despite these advances, synthetic methods to form peptides and peptide-polymer conjugates still largely rely on solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and N-carboxyanhydride ring-opening polymerization (NCA-ROP), while green methods remain largely undeveloped. This work demonstrates a protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis (PCPS) capable of directly grafting leucine ethyl ester (Leu-OEt) from the C-terminus of a methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-phenylalanine ethyl ester macroinitiator in a one-pot, aqueous reaction. By using the natural tendency of the growing hydrophobic peptide segment to self-assemble, a large narrowing of the (Leu)x distributions for both mPEG45-b-Phe(Leu)x and oligo(Leu)x coproducts, relative to oligo(Leu)x synthesized in the absence of a macroinitiator (mPEG45-Phe-OEt), was achieved. A mechanism is described where in situ β-sheet coassembly of mPEG45-b-Phe(Leu)x and oligo(Leu)x coproducts during polymerization prevents peptide hydrolysis, providing a means to control the degree of polymerization (DP) and dispersity of diblock (Leu)x segments (matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) x = 5.1, dispersity ≤ 1.02). The use of self-assembly to control the uniformity of peptides synthesized by PCPS paves the way for precise peptide block copolymer architectures with various polymer backbones and amino acid compositions synthesized by a green process.
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Adatia KK, Holm A, Southan A, Frank CW, Tovar GEM. Structure–property relations of amphiphilic poly(furfuryl glycidyl ether)- block-poly(ethylene glycol) macromonomers at the air–water interface. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00697a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Structure–property relations of poly(furfuryl glycidyl ether)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) macromonomers at the air–water interface are studied with a Langmuir film balance.
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- Karishma K. Adatia
- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- D-70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Stanford University
- Stanford
- USA
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- D-70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Stanford University
- Stanford
- USA
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- D-70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB
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Murphy RD, Bobbi E, Oliveira FCS, Cryan S, Heise A. Gelating polypeptide matrices based on the difunctional
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‐carboxyanhydride diaminopimelic acid cross‐linker. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.29376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Robert D. Murphy
- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Drug Delivery & Advanced Materials TeamSchool of Pharmacy RCSI, Dublin 2 Ireland
- Trinity Centre for BioengineeringTrinity College Dublin (TCD) Dublin 2 Ireland
- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)RCSI, Dublin 2 and National University of Ireland Galway Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin 2 Ireland
- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)RCSI, Dublin 2 and National University of Ireland Galway Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) RCSI and TCD Dublin 2 Ireland
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Soria-Carrera H, Lucía A, De Matteis L, Aínsa JA, de la Fuente JM, Martín-Rapún R. Polypeptidic Micelles Stabilized with Sodium Alginate Enhance the Activity of Encapsulated Bedaquiline. Macromol Biosci 2019; 19:e1800397. [PMID: 30645022 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The coating of polypeptidic micelles with sodium alginate is described as a strategy to improve the stability of micelles for drug delivery. Bedaquiline, approved in 2012 for the treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, has been used as an example of hydrophobic drug to study the loading efficiency, the release of the encapsulated drug in different media, and the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the system. Alginate coating prevents the burst release of the drug from micelles upon dilution and leads to a sustained release in all tested media. In view of possible oral administration, the alginate coated micelles show better stability in gastric and intestinal simulated media. Notably, the encapsulated bedaquiline shows increased in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis compared to free bedaquiline.
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- Héctor Soria-Carrera
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza and CIBER-BBN, C/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología (Facultad de Medicina), and BIFI, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS-Aragón), 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología (Facultad de Medicina), and BIFI, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS-Aragón), 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza and CIBER-BBN, C/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/ Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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Adatia KK, Keller S, Götz T, Tovar GEM, Southan A. Hydrogels with multiple clickable anchor points: synthesis and characterization of poly(furfuryl glycidyl ether)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) macromonomers. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00755e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Functional polyacrylamide hydrogels containing multiple furfuryl anchor points for Diels–Alder reactions were prepared employing new macromonomers.
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- Karishma K. Adatia
- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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Zheng B, Bai T, Tao X, Schlaad H, Ling J. Identifying the Hydrolysis of Carbonyl Sulfide as a Side Reaction Impeding the Polymerization of N-Substituted Glycine N-Thiocarboxyanhydride. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4263-4269. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Botuo Zheng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 75005, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Wang G, Sun J, An L, Liu S. Fuel-Driven Dissipative Self-Assembly of a Supra-Amphiphile in Batch Reactor. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:2542-2548. [PMID: 29712421 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Dissipative self-assembly is an intriguing but challenging research topic in chemistry, materials science, physics, and biology because most functional self-assembly in nature, such as the organization and operation of cells, is actually an out-of-equilibrium system driven by energy dissipation. In this article, we successfully fabricated an I2-responsive supra-amphiphile by a PEGylated poly(amino acid) and realize its dissipative self-assembly in batch reactor by coupling it with the redox reaction between NaIO3 and thiourea, in which I2 is an intermediate product. The formation and dissipative self-assembly of the supra-amphiphile can be repeatedly initiated by adding the mixture of NaIO3 and thiourea, which herein acts as "chemical fuel", while the lifetime of the transient nanostructures formed by the dissipative self-assembly is easily tuned by altering thiourea concentration in the "chemical fuel". Furthermore, as an application demo, the dissipative self-assembly of the supra-amphiphile is examined to control dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in water, exhibiting a good performance of organic pollutant removal.
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- Guangtong Wang
- School of Life Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150090.,Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Center , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150080
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- School of Life Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150090
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- School of Life Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150090
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- School of Life Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150090.,Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Center , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , China 150080
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González-Pizarro DA, Soto-Figueroa C, Rodríguez-Hidalgo MDR, Vicente L. Mesoscopic study of the ternary phase diagram of the PS-PB-PtBMA triblock copolymer: modification of the phase structure by the composition effect. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:508-520. [PMID: 29265165 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02132a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We explored in detail the ordered nanostructures and the ternary phase diagram of the polystyrene-polybutadiene-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-PB-PtBMA) triblock copolymer via dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations and coarse-grained models. The mesoscopic simulations show that the PS-PB-PtBMA copolymer in the bulk state can generate eight equilibrium phase regions with well-defined morphologies such as core-shell variations of spheres, cylinders, perforated layers, lamellar, gyroid, as well as cylinder-in-lamella, spheres-in-lamella, and cylinders in hexagonal lattice. The ordered phases exhibit high dependence on the chemical nature and volume fraction, thus portraying specific composition regions with high thermodynamic stability over a ternary phase diagram. The ternary phase diagram, including all equilibrium and metastable nanostructures detected, is described, and analysed in this work in detail. Finally, our dynamic simulation outcomes agree with experimental results. Our aim is to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between block volume fractions and bulk morphologies in ternary polymer systems.
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- David Alfredo González-Pizarro
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Circuito Universitario s/n, Nuevo Campus Universitario, C.P. 31125, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Zhang WM, Zhang J, Qiao Z, Liu HY, Wu ZQ, Yin J. Facile fabrication of positively-charged helical poly(phenyl isocyanide) modified multi-stimuli-responsive nanoassembly capable of high efficiency cell-penetrating, ratiometric fluorescence imaging, and rapid intracellular drug release. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00865e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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High efficiency cell-penetrating helical chain functionalized polymeric micelles capable of co-delivery of cargoes and rapid release were reported.
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- Wen-Ming Zhang
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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Song Z, Fu H, Wang R, Pacheco LA, Wang X, Lin Y, Cheng J. Secondary structures in synthetic polypeptides from N-carboxyanhydrides: design, modulation, association, and material applications. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:7401-7425. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00095f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This article highlights the conformation-specific properties and functions of synthetic polypeptides derived from N-carboxyanhydrides.
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- Ziyuan Song
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Program at the Institute of Materials Science
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics)
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Program at the Institute of Materials Science
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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