Synthesis and self-assembly of a hydrophilic, thermo-responsive poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether-block-poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(N- isopropylacrylamide) copolymer to form micelles for drug delivery

  • Xiaohua He*
  • , Xiaomeng Wu
  • , Chunyan Gao
  • , Kai Wang
  • , Shaoliang Lin
  • , Wei Huang
  • , Meiran Xie
  • , Deyue Yan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A hydrophilic, thermo-responsive triblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether-block-poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (MPEO-b-PAA-b-PNIPAM) was synthesized by sequential atom transfer radical polymerization and hydrolysis. These polymers were characterized in detail by 1H NMR, FT-IR and gel permeation chromatography. In aqueous solution, MPEO-b-PAA-b-PNIPAM can self-assemble into core-shell-corona micelles above a LCST of the PNIPAM block. Condensation reactions easily cross-link the PAA shells, which enhances micellar stability. Doxorubicin (DOX), a model drug, was loaded into the core of the polymeric micelles and followed a pattern of thermo-sensitive drug release in vitro in cumulative release studies. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)544-552
Number of pages9
JournalReactive and Functional Polymers
Volume71
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2011

Keywords

  • Atom transfer radical polymerization
  • Block copolymer
  • Micelles
  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
  • Thermo-responsive

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