International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2017
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IF 4.3
Yuling Liu,Sai Fu,Longfei Lin,Yuhong Cao,Xi Xie,Hua Yu,Meiwan Chen,Hui Li
Pluronic F127 (F127), an amphiphilic triblock copolymer, has been shown to have significant potential for drug delivery, as it is able to incorporate hydrophobic drugs and self-assemble into nanosize micelles. However, it suffers from dissociation upon dilution owing to the relatively high critical micelle concentration and lack of stimuli-responsive behavior. Here, we synthesized the α-tocopherol (TOC) modified F127 polymer (F127-SS-TOC) via a redox-sensitive disulfide bond between F127 and TOC, which formed stable micelles at relatively low critical micelle concentration and was sensitive to the intracellular redox environment. The particle size and zeta potential of the F127-SS-TOC micelles were 51.87±6.39 nm and -8.43±2.27 mV, respectively, and little changes in both particle size and zeta potential were observed within 7 days at room temperature. With 10 mM dithiothreitol stimulation, the F127-SS-TOC micelles rapidly dissociated followed by a significant change in size, which demonstrated a high reduction sensitivity of the micelles. In addition, the micelles showed a high hemocompatibility even at a high micelle concentration (1,000 μg/mL). Low cytotoxicity of the F127-SS-TOC micelles at concentrations ranging from 12.5 μg/mL to 200 μg/mL was also found on both Bel 7402 and L02 cells. Overall, our results demonstrated F127-SS-TOC micelles as a stable and safe aqueous formulation with a considerable potential for drug delivery.
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药剂学
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生物材料学
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MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM
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2020
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IF 0
Chuan Jun Xia,Ping Deng Ming,Ya Song Hu,Cong Cong Zhan,An Duo Zhou,He Yi Mao,Xia Huang
In the present study, oligopeptide (TEA) and modified Pluronic F127 (M-Pluronic F127) with different mass fraction composited by intermolecular forces. And the oligopeptide/M-Pluronic F127 composite membranes were prepared and investigated. The structural parameters of the membranes were characterized by fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements. It was found that there had strong interaction between TEA and M-Pluronic F127 and the composite films with different proportions had different surface morphology and thermal stability. The characteristics of the membranes were related to the significant changes of the self-assembly behavior of the TEA modified by M-Pluronic F127.
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生物材料学
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分子生物学
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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 3.621
Li Song,Bao Zhang,Ge Gao,Chunsheng Xiao,Gao Li
Herein, Pluronic F127 (PEO 99 -PPO 65 -PEO 99 ) end functionalized with α-lipoic acid (LA) (F127-LA) was synthesized and used for preparation of “single-component, multi-responsive” hydrogels through the photo cross-linking of LA components. The F127-LA hydrogels not only possessed thermo- and reduction- double responsiveness, but also demonstrated self-healing properties under UV irradiation due to the existence of dynamic disulfide bonds. The rheological and mechanical properties of the hydrogels can be adjusted by their concentration. The F127-LA hydrogels presented a swelling ratio decrease from 25 °C to 37 °C due to a lower critical solution temperature (LCST)-type thermo-responsive volume phase transition. The bovine serum albumin (BSA) was loaded into F127-LA hydrogels, and their drug release behavior can be regulated by surrounding temperature and reducing agent concentration. The volume shrinkage of the hydrogels promoted the sustained release of BSA above volume phase transition temperature. Cytocompatibility assay of L929 mouse fibroblasts showed that cellular metabolic activity were merely affected by F127-LA, even at concentrations up to 1000 mg L −1 . This study thus provided a very promising route for the preparation of multifunctional hydrogels.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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药物递送
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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
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2018
·Vol. 20
·期 10
·1-11
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IF 2.127
Feng Runliang,Deng Peizong,Zhou Feilong,Feng Sijia,Song Zhimei
To overcome honokiol’s poor water solubility and investigate its antifungal activity and pharmacokinetic property, Pluronic® F-127 (F127)-cyclodextrin conjugate was synthesized and employed to prepare honokiol-loaded micelles through emulsion-solvent evaporation method. The drug-loaded micelles were obtained with 92.30 ± 3.28% of encapsulation efficiency being higher than that obtained from F127 due to additional cyclodextrin inclusion. Fourier transformation infrared spectrometry and diffraction scanning calorimetry analysis tests demonstrated that honokiol was successfully encapsulated into the conjugate micelles in the amorphous or solid solution state because of their interactions. Meanwhile, in vitro antifungal activity experiment indicated that the MIC 90 of drug-loaded micelles was 64 μg/mL, showing the same antifungal activity as pure honokiol although it obviously retarded honokiol’s release. In vivo pharmacokinetic results confirmed that in vivo area under curve and apparent distribution volume of honokiol in drug-loaded micelles were 2- and 1.69-folds higher than that for pure honokiol, with its obvious prolonged mean retention time and half-life period, respectively. The clearance rate of honokiol was also shortened about 2-fold in comparison with pure honokiol when encapsulated into the micelles. These results suggest that the developed F127-cyclodextrin micellar formulation is a promising drug delivery system for antifungal drugs.
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药剂学
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生物医学
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药物递送系统
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2021
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IF 5.89
Xie Dengchao,Ma Panpan,Ding Xin,Yang Xiao,Duan Lian,Xiao Bo,Yi Shixiong
Colon cancer ranks as the third most common malignancy in the world. Combination chemotherapy, resorting to electrospun fibrous technology, has been considered as a promising strategy to exert synergistic effects in colon cancer treatment. Herein, we manufactured various pluronic F127 (PF127)-modified electrospun fibrous meshes with different weight ratios of camptothecin (CPT) and curcumin (CUR). The fluorescence characterization of the obtained PF127-CPT-meshes, PF127-CUR-meshes, and PF127-CPT/CUR-meshes (2:1) showed that CPT and CUR were evenly distributed within individual fibers of these meshes. Drug release experiments revealed that both types of drugs could be released from fibrous meshes simultaneously and sustainably. Importantly, these meshes exhibited strong in vitro anti-colon cancer activities, compared with the control meshes without drugs. Moreover, the combination index values of the PF127-CPT/CUR-meshes (CPT/CUR weight ratio = 5:1, 3:1, or 2:1) were <0.5 after incubation for respective 24 and 36 h, indicating the synergistic anti-colon cancer effects of CPT and CUR in fibrous meshes. Collectively, these results demonstrate that PF127-CPT/CUR-meshes can be developed as an efficient implantable system for effective synergistic treatment of colon cancer.
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肿瘤学
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药剂学
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生物材料学
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高影响因子
RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 41
·24507-24514
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IF 3.119
Peihong Li,Xueyan Dai,Lijie Qu,Yanlong Sui,Chunling Zhang
Peptide-containing hydrogels have become a research hotspot due to their unique secondary structure and biocompatibility. Herein, we used amino-terminated F127 as a macroinitiator to initiate the ring-opening polymerization of L-lysine(z)-NCA, and the obtained oligo(lysine)-modified F127 (FL) had degrees of polymerization of lysine of 2, 5, and 8. The results showed that the FL hydrogels had reversible temperature-dependent sol–gel transitions, and the introduction of lysine increased the critical gel temperature. In the dilute solution of FL, the micelle size increased and aggregated as the pH increased; the micelle grew into a rod-like shape under alkaline conditions. Scanning electron micrographs showed that the interior of the FL hydrogel had a more complete porous structure. The FL-2 hydrogel loaded with 5-fluorouracil exhibited an approximately linear release trend within 12 h and has good biocompatibility. Therefore, FL hydrogels have potential applications in the field of biomedicine.
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生物材料
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药剂学
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高分子化学
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2023
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IF 6.2
Tao Wang,Haowei Fang,Subate Yalikun,Jinyan Li,Yuqing Pan,Kunxi Zhang,Jingbo Yin,Haiyan Cui
Developing strong anti-inflammatory wound dressings is of great significance for protecting inflammatory cutaneous wounds and promoting wound healing. The present study develops a nanocomposite Pluronic F127 (F127)-based hydrogel dressing with injectable, tissue adhesive, and anti-inflammatory performance. Briefly, Ce3+/tannic acid/ulinastatin nanoparticles (Ce3+/TA/UTI NPs) are fabricated. Meanwhile, α-lipoic acid is bonded to the ends of F127 to prepare F127-lipoic acid (F127LA) and its nanomicelles. Due to the gradual viscosity change instead of mutation during phase transition, the mixed Ce3+/TA/UTI NPs and F127LA nanomicelles show well-performed injectability at 37 °C and can form a semisolid composite nanohydrogel that can tightly attach to the skin at 37 °C. Furthermore, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation without a photoinitiator transforms the semisolid hydrogel into a solid hydrogel with well-performed elasticity and toughness. The UV-cured composite nanohydrogel acts as a bioadhesive that can firmly adhere to tissues. Due to the limited swelling property, the hydrogel can firmly adhere to tissues in a wet environment, which can seal wounds and provide a reliable physical barrier for the wounds. Ce3+/TA/UTI NPs in the hydrogel exhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-scavenging ability and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging ability and significantly reduce the expression of inflammatory factors in wounds at the early stage, accelerating LPS-induced wound healing.
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材料科学
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医学
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药学
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2017
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IF 4.3
Xiaoyan Wu,Weihong Ge,Tengfei Shao,Weijun Wu,Jian Hou,Li Cui,Jing Wang,Zhenghai Zhang
Biochanin A (BCA), a natural dietary isoflavone, has been reported to show anticancer activities. However, its low biological availability and poor aqueous solubility limit its usefulness as a chemotherapeutic agent. We developed BCA-loaded micelles with Pluronic F127 and Plasdone S630 (BCA-FS). The optimized, spherical-shaped BCA-FS was obtained at a ratio of 1:1 (F127:S630). The particle size was 25.17±1.2 nm, and the zeta potential was −10.9±0.24 mV. BCA solubility in water increased to 5.0 mg/mL after encapsulation, and the drug-loading efficiency was 5.88%±0.76%. In vitro release experiments showed a delayed release of BCA from the mixed micelles. Furthermore, the BCA absorption permeability across a Caco-2 cell monolayer from the apical side to the basolateral side increased by 54% in BCA-FS. A pharmacokinetics evaluation showed a 2.16-fold increase in the relative oral bioavailability of BCA-FS compared with raw BCA, indicating that the mixed micelles may promote absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. A gastrointestinal safety assay was used to assess the reliability and safety of BCA-FS. On the basis of these findings, we conclude that this simple nanomicelle system could be leveraged to deliver BCA and other hydrophobic drugs.
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药剂学
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肿瘤学
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2012
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IF 1.289
Chun-Hui Du,Chun-Jin Wu,Li-Guang Wu
Amphiphilic copolymer Pluronic F127 was used as macromolecular additive to investigate the polymorphism and thermoresponsive properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to characterize the polymorphism and morphology of PVDF/F127 blend membranes. FTIR results indicated that F127 existed stably in the blend membranes, and lower F127 concentration in the cast solution was in favor of the formation of α-crystal phase, but higher F127 concentration could promote the formation of β- and γ-crystal phase in PVDF membranes. The results of XRD also confirmed these phenomena. With the increase of F127 in the cast solutions, a more sponge-like structure appeared at the bottom surface of the membranes as investigated by SEM. PVDF/F127 blend membranes also exhibited good thermoresponsive properties. The water flux of the membranes increased distinctly with the increase of the experimental temperature, decreased with the decrease of the temperature, and the increasing and decreasing curves were almost overlapped. Contact angle measurement and permeation experiment indicated that the blend membranes had good hydrophilicity and fouling resistance. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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膜技术
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2013
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IF 2.404
Yong-Yong Li,Lan Li,Hai-Qing Dong,Xiao-Jun Cai,Tian-Bin Ren
PKKKRKV (Pro-Lys-Lys-Lys-Arg-Lys-Val, PV7), a seven amino acid peptide, has emerged as one of the primary nuclear localization signals that can be targeted into cell nucleus via the nuclear import machinery. Taking advantage of chemical diversity and biological activities of this short peptide sequence, in this study, Pluronic F127 nanomicelles engineered with nuclear localized functionality were successfully developed for intracellular drug delivery. These nanomicelles with the size ~ 100 nm were self-assembled from F127 polymer that was flanked with two PV7 sequences at its both terminal ends. Hydrophobic anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) with inherent fluorescence was chosen as the model drug, which was found to be efficiently encapsulated into nanomicelles with the encapsulation efficiency at 72.68%. In comparison with the non-functionalized namomicelles, the microscopic observation reveals that PV7 functionalized nanomicelles display a higher cellular uptake, especially into the nucleus of HepG2 cells, due to the nuclear localization signal effects. Both cytotoxicity and apoptosis studies show that the DOX-loaded nanomicelles were more potent than drug nanomicelles without nuclear targeting functionality. It was thus concluded that PV7 functionalized nanomicelles could be a potentially alternative vehicle for nuclear targeting drug delivery.
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药学
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纳米技术
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癌症研究
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细胞生物学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2013
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IF 2.108
Yi Yang,Xiao Chen,Dandan Huang,Wei Ye
Being considered as building blocks, the inorganic nanodimer particles such as Ag-Fe 3 O 4 , Cd-Se and Pt-Fe 3 O 4 , have attracted much attention because of their capability of dual surface functionalization and potential applications in field-emission, data storage and photovoltaic devices. For these motivations and as a continuation of our previous study, a gel with flower-like morphology based on Ag-Fe 3 O 4 nanodimers has been constructed with the carboxylated cyclodextrin (MAH-CD) and Pluronic F127 molecules in mixed solvent of cyclohexane and water. The morphology of Ag-Fe 3 O 4 nanodimers and structure of MAH-CD were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) respectively. The mechanism of gel formation is discussed along with the data obtained from rheological measurement, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Each Ag-Fe 3 O 4 particle was coated by lots of MAH-CD molecules, which were threaded by F127 chains. The gel fabrication is controlled by the inclusion of MAH-CD with F127, the interaction between the carboxyl group and the Fe 3 O 4 surface. The cyclohexane molecules in gel were trapped with F127 by cyclodextrin, which may be packed orderly through hydrogen bond. Meanwhile, the Fe 3 O 4 side of nanodimers provides the anchoring position for carboxyl group to induce the formation of gel. Such an Ag-Fe 3 O 4 nanodimer initiated gel can be used either based on Ag side for catalytic and sensing properties, or based on superparamagnetism from Fe 3 O 4 side.
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化学
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 118
·97648-97657
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IF 3.84
Cong Wu,Guangmei Xia,Jing Sun,Rui Song
With dopamine as a reducing and sticking agent, triblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(propylene oxide)–poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO–PPO–PEO), Pluronic F127, was employed to immobilize and stabilize silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) by the chemical reduction of silver nitrate, AgNO3. Thus, a ternary system comprising Ag NPs, dopamine and F127, i.e. a Ag@DA@F127 system was constructed. In this ternary system, Ag NPs were anisotropically self-assembled and uniformly dispersed in network-like F127 micelles. As evidenced the dispersion stability of Ag NPs in this system was significantly enhanced compared to the Ag@DA and Ag@NaBH4@F127 system, which in turn resulted in a more sensitive and quantitative detection of H2O2. Further investigation demonstrated that the Ag@DA@F127 system exhibited a UV-vis absorption band at ∼405 nm and the intensity of this absorption band dramatically decreased linearly over the concentration range of 0.1–100 μM H2O2 (r2 = 0.99056), deriving a detection limit of 33 nM, which was superior to recent reports. Apart from its excellent performance in H2O2 detection, this Ag@DA@F127 system has other benefits including facile and simple, being environmentally friendly, and especially the formation of a specific network-like structure to fully disperse Ag NPs, which makes it practical in H2O2 detection.
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材料科学
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分析化学
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高影响因子
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