Phosphorylcholine-based pH-responsive diblock copolymer micelles as drug delivery vehicles: light scattering, electron microscopy, and fluorescence experiments

Biomacromolecules
Cristiano GiacomelliAndrew L Lewis

Abstract

The micellization behavior of a diblock copolymer comprising a highly hydrophilic and biocompatible poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) corona-forming block and a pH-sensitive poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDPA) core-forming block (PMPC-b-PDPA) has been studied by static and dynamic light scattering (SDLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and potentiometry. Self-assembly of PMPC-b-PDPA copolymers with two different DPA volume fractions (phi(DPA)) leads to narrowly distributed and structurally distinct spherical micelles, as evidenced by their molecular weight (M(w,mic)), aggregation number (N(agg)), hydrodynamic radius (R(H)), corona width (W), and core radius (R(c)). The excellent potential of these pH-responsive micelles as nanosized drug delivery vehicles was illustrated by the encapsulation of dipyridamole (DIP), a model hydrophobic drug that dissolves in acid solutions and becomes insoluble above pH 5.8, which is comparable to the pK(a) of the PDPA block. The influence of micelle structure (namely M(w,mic), N(agg), R(H), W, and R(c)) on drug loading content, drug loading efficiency, partition coefficient, and release kinetics was investigated and confirmed by fluorescence spectrosc...Continue Reading

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