pH-sensitive micelles based on star copolymer Ad-(PCL-b-PDEAEMA-b-PPEGMA)4 for controlled drug delivery

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Abstract

Enhancing drug loading efficacy and stability of polymeric micelles remains a grand challenge. Here we develop adamantane-based star copolymers adamantane-[poly("-caprolactone)-bpoly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate)]4 (Ad-(PCL-b-PDEAEMA-b-PPEGMA)4) and their self-assembled micelles for controlled drug delivery. Results show that the polymers have excellent stability in solution with low critical micelle concentration (CMC) (0.0025-0.0034 mg/mL) and the apparent base dissociation constant (pKb) of the polymers is from 5.31 to 6.05. Dynamic light scattering analysis exhibits the great environmental response capability of the pH-sensitive micelles according to particle sizes and zeta potentials. With the synergy effect of the adamantane and hydrophobic block, the micelles display the high Doxorubicin (DOX) loading efficacy (up to 22.4%). The DOX release study shows that the micelles are capable of controlled release for drug. This work indicates the Ad-(PCL-b-PDEAEMA-b-PPEGMA)4 micelles may provide new guidelines for drug control and release system in overcoming cancer treatment.

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Yang, H., Guo, J., Tong, R., Yang, C., & Chen, J. K. (2018). pH-sensitive micelles based on star copolymer Ad-(PCL-b-PDEAEMA-b-PPEGMA)4 for controlled drug delivery. Polymers, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10040443

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