Intracellular pH-activated PEG-b-PDPA wormlike micelles for hydrophobic drug delivery

  • Haijun Yu
  • , Zhiai Xu
  • , Dangge Wang
  • , Xianzhi Chen
  • , Zhiwen Zhang
  • , Qi Yin
  • , Yaping Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Wormlike micelles with intracellular pH-activating properties were developed. The micelles remained in a "silent" state at physiological pH conditions (i.e. pH 7.4), but were activated in the acidic microenvironment of endocytic vesicles. The wormlike micelles could be employed as nanovectors for the intracellular delivery of hydrophobic drugs for cancer therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5052-5055
Number of pages4
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume4
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Oct 2013

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