Gagliardi, Mariacristina and Bertero, Alice and Bardi, Giuseppe and Bifone, Angelo A poly(ether-ester) copolymer for the preparation of nanocarriers with improved degradation and drug delivery kinetics. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 59. 488 - 499. ISSN 0928-4931 (2016)
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Abstract This paper reports the synthesis and the physicochemical, functional and biological characterisations of nanocarriers made of a novel di-block biodegradable poly(ether-ester) copolymer. This material presents tunable, fast biodegradation rates, but its products are less acidic than those of other biosorbable polymers like PLGA, thus presenting a better biocompatibility profile and the possibility to carry pH-sensitive payloads. A method for the production of monodisperse and spherical nanoparticles is proposed; drug delivery kinetics and blood protein adsorption were measured to evaluate the functional properties of these nanoparticles as drug carriers. The copolymer was labelled with a fluorescent dye for internalisation tests, and rhodamine B was used as a model cargo to study transport and release inside cultured cells. Biological tests demonstrated good cytocompatibility, significant cell internalisation and the possibility to vehiculate non-cell penetrating moieties into endothelial cells. Taken together, these results support the potential use of this nanoparticulate system for systemic administration of drugs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.054 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biodegradable nanoparticles; Drug delivery; Biodegradation; Biocompatibility; Metoxy polyethyleneglycol-block-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-4-hydroxyvalerolactone) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Research Area: | Computer Science and Applications |
| Depositing User: | Caterina Tangheroni |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2016 09:02 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2016 09:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/3243 |
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