Interface-engineered amphiphilic block copolymers with tuned enzymatic resistance for controlled delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs

Uttam Satyal, Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Jennifer A. Shif, Marc A. Ilies

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Abstract

Amphiphilic block copolymers combining polyethylene glycol with hydrophobic biodegradable polyesters, such as PEG-PLA or PEG-PCL, can act in self-Assembled form as drug delivery systems (DDSs) with proved clinical efficiency. However, circulation time and biodistribution of these polymeric DDSs can be further improved by understanding the factors affecting their dynamic stability and degradation. We are presenting data revealing that micelles generated from interface-engineered PEG-PBO-PCL triblock copolymers can resist esterases present in blood better than micelles made out of standard PEGPCL congeners, but can be degraded faster than these ones by specific esterases over-expressed in tumors, thus showing selective stability blood/tumor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationControl of Amphiphile Self-Assembling at the Molecular Level
Subtitle of host publicationSupra-Molecular Assemblies with Tuned Physicochemical Properties for Delivery Applications
EditorsMarc A. Ilies
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages211-229
Number of pages19
ISBN (Print)9780841232747
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameACS Symposium Series
Volume1271
ISSN (Print)0097-6156
ISSN (Electronic)1947-5918

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