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Lv W, Wang Y, Fu H, Liang Z, Huang B, Jiang R, Wu J, Zhao Y. Recent advances of multifunctional zwitterionic polymers for biomedical application. Acta Biomater 2024; 181:19-45. [PMID: 38729548 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.05.006] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
Abstract
Zwitterionic polymers possess equal total positive and negative charges in the repeating units, making them electrically neutral overall. This unique property results in superhydrophilicity, which makes the zwitterionic polymers highly effective in resisting protein adsorption, thus endowing the drug carriers with long blood circulation time, inhibiting thrombus formation on biomedical devices in contact with blood, and ensuring the good sensitivity of sensors in biomedical application. Moreover, zwitterionic polymers have tumor-targeting ability and pH-responsiveness, rendering them ideal candidates for antitumor drug delivery. Additionally, the high ionic conductivity of zwitterionic polymers makes them an important raw material for ionic skin. Zwitterionic polymers exhibit remarkable resistance to bacterial adsorption and growth, proving their suitability in a wide range of biomedical applications such as ophthalmic applications, and wound dressings. In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of the different structures and characteristics of zwitterionic polymers and highlight their unique qualities and suitability for biomedical applications. Furthermore, we discuss the limitations and challenges that must be overcome to realize the full potential of zwitterionic polymers and present an optimistic perspective for zwitterionic polymers in the biomedical fields. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Zwitterionic polymers have a series of excellent properties such as super hydrophilicity, anti-protein adsorption, antibacterial ability and good ionic conductivity. However, biomedical applications of multifunctional zwitterionic polymers are still a major field to be explored. This review focuses on the design and application of zwitterionic polymers-based nanosystems for targeted and responsive delivery of antitumor drugs and cancer diagnostic agents. Moreover, the use of zwitterionic polymers in various biomedical applications such as biomedical devices in contact with blood, biosensors, ionic skin, ophthalmic applications and wound dressings is comprehensively described. We discuss current results and future challenges for a better understanding of multifunctional zwitterionic polymers for biomedical applications.
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- Wenfeng Lv
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- 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, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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Javia A, Vanza J, Bardoliwala D, Ghosh S, Misra A, Patel M, Thakkar H. Polymer-drug conjugates: Design principles, emerging synthetic strategies and clinical overview. Int J Pharm 2022; 623:121863. [PMID: 35643347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Adagen, an enzyme replacement treatment for adenosine deaminase deficiency, was the first protein-polymer conjugate to be approved in early 1990s. Post this regulatory approval, numerous polymeric drugs and polymeric nanoparticles have entered the market as advanced or next-generation polymer-based therapeutics, while many others have currently been tested clinically. The polymer conjugation to therapeutic moiety offers several advantages, like enhanced solubilization of drug, controlled release, reduced immunogenicity, and prolonged circulation. The present review intends to highlight considerations in the design of therapeutically effective polymer-drug conjugates (PDCs), including the choice of linker chemistry. The potential synthetic strategies to formulate PDCs have been discussed along with recent advancements in the different types of PDCs, i.e., polymer-small molecular weight drug conjugates, polymer-protein conjugates, and stimuli-responsive PDCs, which are under clinical/preclinical investigation. Current impediments and regulatory hurdles hindering the clinical translation of PDC into effective therapeutic regimens for the amelioration of disease conditions have been addressed.
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- Ankit Javia
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat-388421, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390001, India; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS, Shirpur, Maharashtra-425405, Indi
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat-388421, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan Campus, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390001, India.
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Dirauf M, Muljajew I, Weber C, Schubert US. Recent advances in degradable synthetic polymers for biomedical applications – Beyond polyesters. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Park JR, Verderosa AD, Totsika M, Hoogenboom R, Dargaville TR. Thermoresponsive Polymer-Antibiotic Conjugates Based on Gradient Copolymers of 2-Oxazoline and 2-Oxazine. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:5185-5194. [PMID: 34726387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A polymer-antibiotic conjugate with thermoresponsive properties near body temperature is presented. The backbone polymer is a copolymer of 2-n-propyl-2-oxazine (PropOzi) and methoxycarbonylethyl-2-oxazoline (C2MestOx) which is conjugated with the broad-spectrum antibiotic, cefazolin, via modification of the methyl ester group of C2MestOx. The resulting polymer-antibiotic conjugate has a cloud point temperature near body temperature, meaning that it can form a homogenous solution if cooled, but when injected into a skin-mimic at 37 °C, it forms a drug depot precipitate. Cleavage of the ester linker leads to quantitative release of the pristine cefazolin (with some antibiotic degradation observed) and redissolution of the polymer. When Escherichia coli were treated with polymer-antibiotic conjugate total clearance is observed within 12 h. The power of this approach is the potential for localized antibiotic delivery, for example, at a specific tissue site or into infected phagocytic cells.
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- Jong-Ryul Park
- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, Ghent B-9000, Belgium
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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Psarrou M, Kothri MG, Vamvakaki M. Photo- and Acid-Degradable Polyacylhydrazone-Doxorubicin Conjugates. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13152461. [PMID: 34372064 PMCID: PMC8348397 DOI: 10.3390/polym13152461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Light-mediated polymer degradation has attracted considerable attention in various applications, including photo-patterning, tissue engineering and photo-triggered drug delivery. In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of a new, linear, main-chain photo- and acid-degradable copolymer based on acylhydrazone linkages. The polymer was synthesized via a step-growth copolymerization of adipic acid dihydrazide with a bifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) bearing benzaldehyde end-groups, under mild acidic conditions, to afford a hydrophilic PEG-alt-adipic acid (PEG-alt-AA) alternating copolymer. The synthesized polymer was characterized by size exclusion chromatography, proton nuclear magnetic resonance and attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies. The main-chain photo- and acid-induced degradation of the copolymer in dimethylsulfoxide and water, respectively, was verified by UV-vis spectroscopy at light intensities as low as 0.1 mW cm−2 at λ = 254 nm. Next, a model anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), was chemically linked to the polymer chain end(s) via acylhydrazone bond(s), resulting in amphiphilic PEG-alt-adipic acid-DOX (PEG-alt-AA-DOX) polymer–drug conjugates. The conjugates were self-assembled in water to form spherical nanoparticles, as evidenced by scanning and transmission electron microscopies. The irradiation of the self-assembled PEG-alt-AA-DOX conjugates with UV light and the decrease of the solution pH resulted in the disruption of the assemblies due to the photolysis and acidolysis of the acylhydrazone bonds, and the release of the therapeutic cargo.
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- Maria Psarrou
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
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- School of Medicine, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Vasilika Vouton, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-2810-545019
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Yang G, Liang J, Hu X, Liu M, Zhang X, Wei Y. Recent Advances on Fabrication of Polymeric Composites Based on Multicomponent Reactions for Bioimaging and Environmental Pollutant Removal. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2000563. [PMID: 33543565 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As the core of polymer chemistry, manufacture of functional polymers is one of research hotspots over the past several decades. Various polymers are developed for diverse applications due to their tunable structures and unique properties. However, traditional step-by-step preparation strategies inevitably involve some problems, such as separation, purification, and time-consuming. The multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are emerging as environmentally benign synthetic strategies to construct multifunctional polymers or composites with pendant groups and designed structures because of their features, such as efficient, fast, green, and atom economy. This mini review summarizes the latest advances about fabrication of multifunctional fluorescent polymers or adsorptive polymeric composites through different MCRs, including Kabachnik-Fields reaction, Biginelli reaction, mercaptoacetic acid locking imine reaction, Debus-Radziszewski reaction, and Mannich reaction. The potential applications of these polymeric composites in biomedical and environmental remediation are also highlighted. It is expected that this mini-review will promote the development preparation and applications of functional polymers through MCRs.
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- Guang Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China.,Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Shen M, Cao H, Robertson ML. Hydrolysis and Solvolysis as Benign Routes for the End-of-Life Management of Thermoset Polymer Waste. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2020; 11:183-201. [PMID: 32250651 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-120919-012253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The production of thermoset polymers is increasing globally owing to their advantageous properties, particularly when applied as composite materials. Though these materials are traditionally used in more durable, longer-lasting applications, ultimately, they become waste at the end of their usable lifetimes. Current recycling practices are not applicable to traditional thermoset waste, owing to their network structures and lack of processability. Recently, researchers have been developing thermoset polymers with the right functionalities to be chemically degraded under relatively benign conditions postuse, providing a route to future management of thermoset waste. This review presents thermosets containing hydrolytically or solvolytically cleavable bonds, such as esters and acetals. Hydrolysis and solvolysis mechanisms are discussed, and various factors that influence the degradation rates are examined. Degradable thermosets with impressive mechanical, thermal, and adhesion behavior are discussed, illustrating that the design of material end-of-life need not limit material performance.
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- Minjie Shen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4004, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4004, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4004, USA;
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Park JR, Sarwat M, Bolle ECL, de Laat MA, Van Guyse JFR, Podevyn A, Hoogenboom R, Dargaville TR. Drug–polymer conjugates with dynamic cloud point temperatures based on poly(2-oxazoline) copolymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00602e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A shift in cloud point temperatures of poly(2-oxazoline)/ACE inhibitor polymer drug conjugates occurs on release of the drug.
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- Jong-Ryul Park
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group
- Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Ghent University
- B-9000 Ghent
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group
- Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Ghent University
- B-9000 Ghent
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group
- Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Ghent University
- B-9000 Ghent
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia
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Jazani AM, Oh JK. Development and disassembly of single and multiple acid-cleavable block copolymer nanoassemblies for drug delivery. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00234h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Acid-degradable block copolymer-based nanoassemblies are promising intracellular candidates for tumor-targeting drug delivery as they exhibit the enhanced release of encapsulated drugs through their dissociation.
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- Arman Moini Jazani
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Concordia University
- Montreal
- Canada H4B 1R6
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Concordia University
- Montreal
- Canada H4B 1R6
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Moreno A, Lligadas G, Ronda JC, Galià M, Cádiz V. Orthogonally functionalizable polyacetals: a versatile platform for the design of acid sensitive amphiphilic copolymers. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01107b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dually functionalized amphiphilic copolyacetals as rational approach to the development of pH-responsive site-specific drug delivery systems.
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- Adrian Moreno
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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Khuphe M, Ingram N, Thornton PD. Exploiting poly(α-hydroxy acids) for the acid-mediated release of doxorubicin and reversible inside-out nanoparticle self-assembly. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:14201-14206. [PMID: 30009288 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03897j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biodegradable poly(α-hydroxy acid) copolyesters consisting of benzyl-protected glutamic acid and carboxybenzyl-protected lysine derived blocks possess the capability to self-assemble to form stable nanoparticles in aqueous solution (pH 7.4), that are able to withhold doxorubicin, prior to its directed release in acidic solution. Such pH-responsive nanoparticles are non-toxic against a panel of human breast cancer cell lines, but demonstrated comparable toxicities to free doxorubicin when loaded with doxorubicin. Significantly, comparable efficacy to free doxorubicin was observed even against triple negative breast cancer cells, highlighting the potential of the materials generated as drug delivery vehicles for cancer treatment. Facile block copolymer deprotection resulted in a polymer that presents an altered self-assembly/disassembly profile; forming nanoparticles when stored in either acidic or alkaline solution, but undergoing self-disassembly when added to aqueous solution of pH 7.4. This second polymer highlights the considerable versatility that poly(α-hydroxy acids) inherently possess.
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- Mthulisi Khuphe
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom LS2 9JT, UK. and Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom LS2 9JT, UK.
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