Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.
Langmuir. 2011 Jun 7;27(11):6668-73. doi: 10.1021/la200885h. Epub 2011 May 16.
Well-defined poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)-block-fullerene [60] ((PDMAEMA)-b-C(60)) with a galactose targeting moiety was prepared by atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). This copolymer was designed for possible use as a targeted drug carrier. The chemical composition and the self-assembly behavior were characterized using different techniques, including GPC, NMR, UV, and DLS. The self-assembly of the galactose-functionalized PDMAEMA-b-C(60) structure in aqueous solutions was investigated using dynamic light scattering (DLS) under different pH conditions. At pH 3 and 10, the DLS results showed the presence of both polymeric micelles and unimers. However, a smaller R(h) was observed at pH 10 than at pH 3 because of electrostatic repulsion at low pH values. In addition, free PDMAEMA chains induced the demicellization of self-assembled nanostructures caused by the formation of a charge-transfer complex between PDMAEMA and C(60.) This phenomenon offers possible applications for free-polymer-triggered drug release.
通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制备了具有半乳糖靶向部分的明确界定的聚(2-(二甲氨基)乙基甲基丙烯酸酯)-嵌段-富勒烯 [60]((PDMAEMA)-b-C(60))。该共聚物被设计用于可能用作靶向药物载体。使用不同的技术,包括 GPC、NMR、UV 和 DLS,对共聚物的化学组成和自组装行为进行了表征。在不同 pH 值条件下,使用动态光散射(DLS)研究了半乳糖功能化 PDMAEMA-b-C(60)结构在水溶液中的自组装。在 pH 3 和 10 下,DLS 结果表明存在聚合物胶束和单体。然而,由于在低 pH 值下存在静电排斥,在 pH 10 下观察到的 R(h) 比在 pH 3 下小。此外,由于 PDMAEMA 和 C(60)之间形成电荷转移复合物,游离的 PDMAEMA 链诱导自组装纳米结构的去胶束化。这种现象为游离聚合物触发的药物释放提供了可能的应用。