Veloso Sérgio R S, Silva Joana F G, Hilliou Loic, Moura Cacilda, Coutinho Paulo J G, Martins José A, Testa-Anta Martín, Salgueiriño Verónica, Correa-Duarte Miguel A, Ferreira Paula M T, Castanheira Elisabete M S
Centro de Física (CFUM), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Institute for Polymers and Composites, Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2020 Dec 23;11(1):16. doi: 10.3390/nano11010016.
Currently, the nanoparticle functionalization effect on supramolecular peptide-based hydrogels remains undescribed, but is expected to affect the hydrogels' self-assembly and final magnetic gel properties. Herein, two different functionalized nanoparticles: citrate-stabilized (14.4 ± 2.6 nm) and lipid-coated (8.9 ± 2.1 nm) magnetic nanoparticles, were used for the formation of dehydropeptide-based supramolecular magnetogels consisting of the ultra-short hydrogelator Cbz-L-Met--ΔPhe-OH, with an assessment of their effect over gel properties. The lipid-coated nanoparticles were distributed along the hydrogel fibers, while citrate-stabilized nanoparticles were aggregated upon gelation, which resulted into a heating efficiency improvement and decrease, respectively. Further, the lipid-coated nanoparticles did not affect drug encapsulation and displayed improved drug release reproducibility compared to citrate-stabilized nanoparticles, despite the latter attaining a stronger AMF-trigger. This report points out that adsorption of nanoparticles to hydrogel fibers, which display domains that improve or do not affect drug encapsulation, can be explored as a means to optimize the development of supramolecular magnetogels to advance theranostic applications.
目前,纳米颗粒功能化对基于超分子肽的水凝胶的影响尚未见报道,但预计会影响水凝胶的自组装和最终的磁性凝胶性能。在此,两种不同功能化的纳米颗粒:柠檬酸盐稳定的(14.4±2.6纳米)和脂质包覆的(8.9±2.1纳米)磁性纳米颗粒,被用于形成由超短水凝胶剂Cbz-L-甲硫氨酸--Δ苯丙氨酸-OH组成的基于脱氢肽的超分子磁凝胶,并评估它们对凝胶性能的影响。脂质包覆的纳米颗粒沿水凝胶纤维分布,而柠檬酸盐稳定的纳米颗粒在凝胶化时聚集,这分别导致加热效率的提高和降低。此外,脂质包覆的纳米颗粒不影响药物包封,与柠檬酸盐稳定的纳米颗粒相比,其药物释放重现性有所提高,尽管后者获得了更强的交变磁场触发。本报告指出,纳米颗粒在水凝胶纤维上的吸附可作为一种手段来优化超分子磁凝胶的开发,以推进治疗诊断应用,水凝胶纤维上存在改善或不影响药物包封的区域。