A polyrotaxane-based pH-labile drug delivery system

Lan Jiang, Ze Ming Gao, Lin Ye, Ai Ying Zhang, Zeng Guo Feng

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Abstract

A novel polyrotaxane (PR)-based triblock copolymer was exploited as polymeric carrier for doxorubicin (DOX). A sample holding a feed molar ratio of Pluronic F127 to β-CD to poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) equal to 1:30:20 was synthesized via the in situ atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and then conjugated with DOX using pH sensitive hydrazone linker. The resulting PR-DOX conjugates enabled to self-assemble into nano-particles of about 70 nm in diameter in aqueous solution as evidenced by TEM. The release of DOX was varied from 10 % to 37 % over 72 h at physiological and acidic pH, respectively. The PR-based triblock copolymer without DOX conjugation showed almost non toxicity, while these nano-particles with DOX conjugation presented increased toxicity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-60
Number of pages6
JournalPeriodica Polytechnica: Chemical Engineering
Volume58
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • DOX
  • Nanoparticle
  • Polyrotaxane
  • Self-assembly
  • pH sensitive

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