Self-assembled nanoparticles of methotrexate conjugated O-carboxymethyl chitosan: Preparation, characterization and drug release behavior in vitro
Self-assembled nanoparticles of methotrexate conjugated O-carboxymethyl chitosan: Preparation, characterization and drug release behavior in vitro
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甲氨蝶呤缀合O-羧甲基壳聚糖自组装纳米颗粒的制备、表征及体外药物释放行为
DOI:
10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.080
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发表时间:
2011-10-15
影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Zhang, Ning
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作者:
Wang, Yinsong;Yang, Xiaoying;Zhang, Ning
The conjugates of O-carboxymethyl chitosan (OCM-chitosan) with methotrexate (MTX) were synthesized by carbodiimide coupling and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 NMR) and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV). OCM-chitosan-MTX conjugates had amphiphilic properties and their critical aggregation concentrations in aqueous media determined by fluorescence spectroscopy were 4.24 x 10(-2), 1.81 x 10(-2) and 0.84 x 10(-2) mg/mL, respectively, responding to MTX contents of 10.8%, 16.2% and 19.3%. OCM-chitosan-MTX nanoparticles prepared by the dialysis method had nearly spherical shape and their sizes were in the range of 187.2-363.5 nm. Meanwhile, their zeta potentials ranged from -8.19 mV to -3.08 mV. Drug releases of OCM-chitosan-MTX nanoparticles were studied by the dynamic dialysis method and MTX exhibited significant sustained-release behaviors in PBS buffer solutions (pH 4.0, 7.2 and 9.0), indicating that these nanoparticles had good in vitro stability and the potential to be used as a novel drug carrier system. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.