Poschenrieder Sarah Theresa, Schiebel Sina Katharina, Castiglione Kathrin
Lehrstuhl für Bioverfahrenstechnik Technical University of Munich Garching Germany.
Eng Life Sci. 2017 Aug 1;18(2):101-113. doi: 10.1002/elsc.201700009. eCollection 2018 Feb.
The increased membrane stability of polymersomes compared to their liposomal counterparts is one of their most important advantages. Due to this benefit, polymer vesicles are intended to be used not only as carrier systems for drug delivery purposes but also as nanoreactors for biotechnological applications. Within this work, the stability of polymersomes made of the triblock copolymer poly(2-methyloxazoline)-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-poly(2-methyloxazoline) (PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA) toward mechanical stress, typically prevailing in stirred-tank reactors being the most often used reactor type in the biotechnological industry, was characterized. Dynamic light scattering and turbidity measurements showed that stirrer rotation causing a maximum local energy dissipation of up to 1.23 W/kg did not result in any loss of vesicle quality or quantity. Nevertheless, most probably due to local membrane defects, 6.6% release of the previously encapsulated model dye calcein was recognized at 25°C within 48 h. Moreover, increased temperature, leading to decreased membrane viscosity and increased membrane fluidity, respectively, led to a higher molecule leakage. Besides, the stability of polymersomes in two-phase systems was investigated. Although alkanes and ionic liquids were shown not to lead to complete vesicle damage, no efficient calcein retention was achieved in either case.
与脂质体相比,聚合物囊泡具有更高的膜稳定性,这是其最重要的优势之一。得益于这一优点,聚合物囊泡不仅打算用作药物递送的载体系统,还用作生物技术应用中的纳米反应器。在这项工作中,对由三嵌段共聚物聚(2-甲基恶唑啉)-聚(二甲基硅氧烷)-聚(2-甲基恶唑啉)(PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA)制成的聚合物囊泡在机械应力下的稳定性进行了表征,这种机械应力通常存在于搅拌釜式反应器中,而搅拌釜式反应器是生物技术行业中最常用的反应器类型。动态光散射和浊度测量表明,搅拌器旋转导致最大局部能量耗散高达1.23 W/kg,并未导致囊泡质量或数量的任何损失。然而,很可能由于局部膜缺陷,在25°C下48小时内发现先前包封的模型染料钙黄绿素释放了6.6%。此外,温度升高分别导致膜粘度降低和膜流动性增加,从而导致更高的分子泄漏。此外,还研究了聚合物囊泡在两相系统中的稳定性。尽管已表明烷烃和离子液体不会导致囊泡完全受损,但在这两种情况下均未实现有效的钙黄绿素保留。