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ArticleHeliyon2023

Evaluation of a temperature-responsive magnetotocosome as a magnetic targeting drug delivery system for sorafenib tosylate anticancer drug.

Fariba Razmimanesh, Gholamhossein Sodeifian

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Fariba RazmimaneshDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, 87317-53153, Kashan, Iran.
Gholamhossein SodeifianDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, 87317-53153, Kashan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this investigation, a polymeric fusion of chitosan (CS) and thermosensitive poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) - PNIPAAm - encapsulated a magnetotocosome, biocompatible nanocarrier. This encapsulation strategy demonstrated improved drug entrapment efficiency, achieving up to 98.8 %. Additionally, it exhibited extended stability, optimal particle dimensions, and the potential for industrial scaling, thus facilitating controlled drug delivery of sorafenib tosylate to cancerous tissue. Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) techniques were employed to synthesize PNIPAAm. The effects of polymer molecular weight and polydispersity index on the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) were evaluated. The resulting polymeric amalgamation, involving the thermosensitive PNIPAAm synthesized using RAFT techniques and CS that coated the magnetotocosome (CS-Raft PNIPAAm-magnetotocosome) with an LCST approximately at 45 °C, holds the potential to enhance drug bioavailability and enable applications in hyperthermia treatment, controlled release, and targeted drug delivery.

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BiomaterialBlend of PNIPAAm and chitosanLCSTMagnetotocosomeMolecular weight effectRAFT polymerization method

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PMID38027677
PMCPMC10658271

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