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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2010

Micellar carrier based on methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymers bearing ketone groups on the polyester block for doxorubicin delivery.

He Yueying, Zhang Yan, Gu Chunhua, Dai Weifeng, Lang Meidong

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He YueyingShanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, P.O. Box 391, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China. yyhe@mail.ecust.edu.cn
Zhang Yan
Gu Chunhua
Dai Weifeng
Lang Meidong

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Abstract

Block copolymers of Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) bearing ketone groups (MPEG-b-P(CL-co-OPD)) are synthesized and evaluated for its potential to form micelles containing doxorubicin (DOX), a representative anticancer drug, by using an in vitro method based on membrane dialysis to emulate drug release in vivo. The (1)H NMR spectra of the prepared block copolymers in D(2)O solution exhibit peaks due to the P(OPD-co-CL) in decreased intensity, indicates that the polymers form micelle particles containing the hydrophilic segments in their external parts. The CMC of the copolymer decrease with an increase in the content of ketone groups in the hydrophobic chain. Drug-free and drug-loaded solutions of structurally related copolymers indicate the polymeric aggregation into micellar-type constructs. The size of the drug-loaded micelles is found to be larger than corresponding drug-free micelles. The release rate of MPEG-b-PCL micelles is faster than MPEG-b-P(OPD-co-CL) micelles in pH 7.4 buffered solution and they have a similar release rate in pH 5.0 buffered solution. This study, therefore, confirms the potential of a novel functional block copolymers, Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) bearing ketone Groups, for the formation of polymeric micelles for drug delivery.

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Antineoplastic AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsDiffusionDoxorubicinDrug CompoundingKetonesMaterials TestingMicellesPolyestersPolyethylene GlycolsAntineoplastic AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsDoxorubicinKetonesMicellesmonomethoxypolyethylene glycolpolycaprolactonePolyestersPolyethylene Glycols

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