Assessment of the integrity of poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) micelles under biological conditions : a fluorogenic-based approach

The integrity of block copolymer micelles is important for their effectiveness and successful delivery of the incorporated drugs. Here we evaluate the integrity of poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) micelles in media of varying chemical complexity and in cells by using fluorogenic micelles. F...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 22(2006), 8 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 3570-8
1. Verfasser: Savić, Radoslav (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Azzam, Tony, Eisenberg, Adi, Maysinger, Dusica
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Drug Carriers Fluorescent Dyes Lactones Micelles PLC(20)-b-PEO(44) Polyesters polycaprolactone 24980-41-4 mehr... Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A Ethylene Oxide JJH7GNN18P Fluorescein TPY09G7XIR
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Zusammenfassung:The integrity of block copolymer micelles is important for their effectiveness and successful delivery of the incorporated drugs. Here we evaluate the integrity of poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) micelles in media of varying chemical complexity and in cells by using fluorogenic micelles. Fluorogenic dye fluorescein-5-carbonyl azide diacetate was covalently attached to the micelle-core-forming part of the block copolymer, poly(caprolactone). The fluorescence was not detectable unless the poly(caprolactone)21-b-poly(ethylene oxide)45 micelles were destroyed and the fluorogenic dye was activated by deesterification. The fluorescence of the activated dye from destroyed micelles was easily detectable in various media and in cells. Micelles were stable in simple media such as phosphate-buffered saline but disassembled to varying extents with increasing chemical complexity of the media and addition of serum. The integrity of the internalized micelles within the cells showed a time-dependent decrease but remained largely preserved (80%) after 20 h of incubation with cells. A proof of principle was also demonstrated in vivo in mice. The fluorogenic approach to micelle integrity assessment presented herein should lend itself to other block copolymer micelles and assessments of their integrity in complex biological systems in vitro and in vivo
Beschreibung:Date Completed 09.07.2007
Date Revised 11.03.2022
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827