Unveiling the Interaction Potential Surface between Drug-Entrapped Polymeric Micelles Clarifying the High Drug Nanocarrier Efficiency
Unveiling the Interaction Potential Surface between Drug-Entrapped Polymeric Micelles Clarifying the High Drug Nanocarrier Efficiency
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揭示药物包埋的聚合物胶束之间的相互作用势表面,阐明药物纳米载体的高效率
DOI:
10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03978
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发表时间:
2021
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影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Sumi Tomonari
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作者:
Morita Takeshi;Mukaide Sayaka;Chen Ziqiao;Higashi Kenjirou;Imamura Hiroshi;Moribe Kunikazu;Sumi Tomonari
Polymeric micelles are invaluable media as drug nanocarriers. Although knowledge of an interaction between the micelles is a key to understanding the mechanisms and developing the superior functions, the interaction potential surface between drug-incorporated polymeric micelles has not yet been quantitatively evaluated due to the extremely complex structure. Here, the interaction potential surface between drug-entrapped polymeric micelles was unveiled by combining a small-angle scattering experiment and a model-potential-free liquid-state theory. Triblock copolymer composed of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide) was investigated over a wide concentration range (0.5–10.0 wt %). Effects of the entrapment of a water-insoluble hydrophobic drug, cyclosporin A, on the interaction were explored by comparing the interactions with and without the drug. The results directly clarified the high drug carrier efficiency in terms of the interaction between the micelles. In addition, an investigation based on density functional theory provided a deeper insight into the monomer contribution to the extremely stable dispersion of the nanocarrier.