Glucose-responsive polymer vesicles templated by α-CD/PEG inclusion complex

Biomacromolecules. 2015 Apr 13;16(4):1372-81. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00155. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Abstract

Polymeric nanoparticles with glucose-responsiveness are of great interest in developing a self-regulated drug delivery system. In this work, glucose-responsive polymer vesicles were fabricated based on the complexation between a glucosamine (GA)-containing block copolymer PEG45-b-P(Asp-co-AspGA) and a phenylboronic acid (PBA)-containing block copolymer PEG114-b-P(Asp-co-AspPBA) with α-CD/PEG45 inclusion complex as the sacrificial template. The obtained polymer vesicles composed of cross-linked P(Asp-co-AspGA)/P(Asp-co-AspPBA) layer as wall and PEG chains as both inner and outer coronas. The vesicular morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the glucose-responsiveness was investigated by monitoring the variations of hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) and light scattering intensity (LSI) in the polymer vesicle solution with glucose using dynamic light scattering (DLS). Vancomycin as a model drug was encapsulated in the polymer vesicles and sugar-triggered drug release was carried out. This kind of polymer vesicle may be a promising candidate for glucose-responsive drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Aspartic Acid / chemistry
  • Boronic Acids / chemistry
  • Dialysis
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemical synthesis
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Vancomycin / administration & dosage
  • Vancomycin / chemistry
  • alpha-Cyclodextrins / chemical synthesis
  • alpha-Cyclodextrins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Boronic Acids
  • Drug Carriers
  • alpha-Cyclodextrins
  • Aspartic Acid
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Vancomycin
  • Glucose
  • benzeneboronic acid