Shell Cross-linking of Cyclodextrin-Based Micelles via Supramolecular Chemistry for the Delivery of Drugs

Autor: Martina H. Stenzel, Yoseop Kim, Firdaus Yhaya, Sandra Binauld
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 33:1868-1874
ISSN: 1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201200473
Popis: A block copolymer based on poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and a block with a statistical distribution of poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) (PHEA) and repeating unit with carrying β-cyclodextrin was prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and click reaction. Addition of poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate-s-adamantylmethyl acrylate) P(HEA(17) -s-AdMA(7) ) above the LCST of the block copolymer led to capture of the micelle structure of 36 nm against disassembly. The drug- (albendazole) loaded supramolecular assembly, which was fixed via host-guest complexation between β-cyclodextrin and adamantane, was then tested as a drug carrier. Cell viability studies using human ovarian carcinoma cell line (OVCAR-3) cell lines show a higher toxicity of the shell cross-linked micelle compared with the free block copolymer.
Databáze: OpenAIRE