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Polyaspartamide-graft- Polymethacrylate Nanoparticles for Doxorubicin Delivery
Gennara CavallaroMauro Di StefanoCalogero FioricaMariano LicciardiGaetano Giammonasubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationAqueous solutionPolymers and PlasticsChemistryCarboxylic acidNanoparticleBioengineeringProtonationBiomaterialsPolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistrySide chainCopolymerDrug carrierCytotoxicityBiotechnologydescription
A new PHEA-IB-PMANa + copolymer has been synthesized and its pH-induced self-assembly has been investigated in an aqueous medium. PHEA-IB-PMANa + formed nanoparticles with diameters from 25 to 50 nm upon protonation of the carboxylic acid moieties dislocated along the grafted polymethacrylate sodium salt side chains. The physico-chemical characterization of the nanoparticles was performed using light scattering, zeta-potential measurements, SEM, and AFM. Doxorubicin-loaded nanoparticles were prepared and drug release profiles were evaluated under conditions mimicking physiological media. A biological characterization was carried out by testing the cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells, and cellular uptake on mouse monocyte macrophage (J774 A.1) and Caco-2 cells.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2011-01-21 | Macromolecular Bioscience |