Amphiphilic dendritic poly（glutarnic acid）-b-polyphenylalanine copolymers were synthesized using generation 3 dendritic poly（glutamic acid） as the macroinitiator in the ring-opening polymerization of NCA-Phe. The block copolymers self-assembled micelles with polyphenylalanine segments as core and dendritic poly（glutamic acid） segments as shell. The biocompatibility of the micelles was studied. The release of the anticancer drug doxorubicin from the micelles was investigated in vitro. The results showed that the sustaining release of the drug could last for 60 h. The micellar drug release system was efficient in inhibiting the proliferation of HepG2 liver cancer cells, 75% cancer cells were killed under appropriate in vitro incubation.
This paper reports the synthesis and drug delivery properties of a novel supramolecular nanoparticle.α-Cyclodextrins(α-CD) were threaded on cinnamic acid modified poly(ethylene glycol) to form inclusion complex nanoparticles by supramolecular self-assemble.The anti-tumor drug doxorubicin was loaded in the nanoparticles and released in vitro to study the drug release behavior and the anti-tumor effects.The structure and morphology of the nanoparticles were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance,X-ray diffraction,ultraviolet absorbance,dynamic laser scattering,scanning electronic microscopy,transmission electron microscopy and atom force microscopy.The distribution of the drug loaded nanoparticles in cells and the anti-tumor effects were studied by confocal laser microscopy.The results demonstrate that the supramolecular nanoparticle is biocompatible and it is a promising carrier for drug delivery systems.
LI Yuan,JI Li,WANG Gang,SONG LiQing,HE Bin,LI Li,NIE Yu,WU Yao & GU ZhongWei National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610064,China
