Effective macrophage delivery using RAFT copolymer derived nanoparticles
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation provides a highly controlled means to assemble copolymers of different architectures for a variety of applications, including drug delivery. Polymers consisting of a butyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid p(BMA-co-MAA) hydrophobic block and a poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate p(PEGMA-475) hydrophilic block were synthesised via RAFT polymerisation and self-assembled into micelles. A range of micelle particles of different sizes were obtained by varying the composition of the block copolymers. The micelles were crosslinked to form nanoparticles and fluorescently labelled to study cellular internalisation. The prepared nanoparticles were extensively taken up by primary murine macrophages and a promising candidate was identified. To demonstrate effective delivery of a cell impenetrable cargo a fluorescent dye, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), was encapsulated inside the nanoparticles and successfully delivered to macrophages. The nanoparticles’ stability at increased temperatures and at low concentrations, the tunability of their synthesis and their extensive internalisation by macrophages and performance makes them highly promising delivery vehicles for a range of therapeutics and imaging agents.
Date Issued
2017-11-28
Date Acceptance
2017-11-24
Citation
Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 9 (1), pp.131-137
ISSN
1759-9954
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
131
End Page
137
Journal / Book Title
Polymer Chemistry
Volume
9
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Polymer Science
LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION
FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER
DRUG-DELIVERY
AUTOMATED SYNTHESIZER
ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
BLOCK-COPOLYMERS
PARTICLE-SIZE
MICELLES
PHAGOCYTOSIS
LIBRARIES
Publication Status
Accepted