Redox-Sensitive Disassembly of Amphiphilic Copolymer Based Micelles

Ryu, Ja-Hyoung and Roy, Raghunath and Ventura, Judy and Thayumanavan, S.. (2010) Redox-Sensitive Disassembly of Amphiphilic Copolymer Based Micelles. Langmuir, 26 (10). pp. 7086-7092.

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Abstract

Amphiphilic polymers of different hydrophilic lipophilic ratios were prepared by free radical polymerization using two monomers consisting of triethylene glycol as the hydrophilic part and an alkyl chain connected by disulfide bond as the hydrophobic part. These polymers form micelle-like nanoassemblies in aqueous media and can encapsulate hydrophobic drug molecules up to 14% of their mass. In a reducing environment, these polymeric micelles disassemble and dissolve in water, since the amphiphilic polymers are converted into hydrophilic polymers upon cleavage of the disulfide bond. This disassembly event results in the release of hydrophobic molecules that had been encapsulated inside the micelle, the rate of which was found to be dependent on the concentration of the reducing agent, glutathione (GSH). In vitro experiments also show that the GSH-dependent release of the doxorubicin can be used to effect cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells.

Item Type: Article
InterNano Taxonomy: Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructured Materials > Nanostructured Materials > Block copolymers
Areas of Application > Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries
Collections: Nanomanufacturing Research Collection > Nanomanufacturing Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers > Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
Depositing User: Robert Stevens
Date Deposited: 03 May 2012 17:02
Last Modified: 03 May 2012 17:03
URI: http://eprints.internano.org/id/eprint/1784

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