Volume 46, Issue 15 pp. 5028-5035
Article

Self-assembly of thermo- and pH-responsive poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) micelles for drug delivery

Guiying Li

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Guiying Li

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China

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Sen Song

Sen Song

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China

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Lei Guo

Lei Guo

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China

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Songmei Ma

Songmei Ma

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China

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First published: 17 June 2008
Citations: 133

Abstract

Self-assembled thermo- and pH-responsive poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PAA-b-PNIPAM) micelles for entrapment and release of doxorubicin (DOX) was described. Block copolymer PAA-b-PNIPAM associated into core-shell micelles in aqueous solution with collapsed PNIPAM block or protonated PAA block as the core on changing temperature or pH. Complexation of DOX with PAA-b-PNIPAM triggered by the electrostatic interaction and release of DOX from the complexes due to the changing of pH or temperature were studied. Complex micelles incorporated with DOX exhibited pH-responsive and thermoresponsive drug release profile. The release of DOX from micelles was suppressed at pH 7.2 and accelerated at pH 4.0 due to the protonation of carboxyl groups. Furthermore, the cumulative release of DOX from complex micelles was enhanced around LCST ascribed to the structure deformation of the micelles. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5028–5035, 2008

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