RAFT-synthesized POEGMA-b-P4VP block copolymers: preparation of nanosized micelles for anticancer drug release


BAYRAM N. N., TOPUZOĞULLARI M., İŞOĞLU İ. A., DİNÇER İŞOĞLU S.

POLYMER BULLETIN, vol.79, no.11, pp.9575-9588, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 79 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00289-021-03964-8
  • Journal Name: POLYMER BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, INSPEC
  • Page Numbers: pp.9575-9588
  • Keywords: pH-responsive, Micelle nanocarrier, RAFT, Breast cancer, POLYMERIC MICELLE, DOXORUBICIN, PH, CANCER, DELIVERY, NANOCARRIERS, ACCUMULATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, MOLECULES
  • Abdullah Gül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To achieve high stability and biocompatibility in physiological environment, oligoethyleneglycol methacrylate (OEGMA) and 4-vinylpyridine (4VP)-based amphiphilic block copolymers were prepared as micellar carriers to deliver doxorubicin into tumor cells. First, macroinitiator of OEGMA was synthesized by RAFT polymerization at [M](0)/[CTA](0)/[I](0) ratio of 100/1/0.2 in dimethylformamide (DMF) at 70 degrees C, in the presence of 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA) as initiator and 4-cyano-4-(thiobenzoylthio)pentanoic acid (CTA) as chain transfer agent, respectively. It was followed by copolymerization with 4-VP at similar conditions. The formation of RAFT-mediated polymers was approved by FTIR, H-1-NMR and GPC. For the preparation of drug-loaded micelles, a dialysis method was applied and hydrophobic doxorubicin, as a model drug, was entrapped into the micelles. Size distributions and morphologies of drug-loaded micelles were investigated by light scattering and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Critical micelle concentration was estimated as 0.0019 mg/mL by measuring light scattering intensity in different polymer concentrations. Also, drug loading and entrapment efficiencies were calculated as 4.41% and 17.65% by measuring the DOX amount in the micelles, spectrophotometrically. At last, the drug-loaded micelles were applied to SKBR-3 breast cancer cell lines and revealed up to %40 cell inhibition at 48 and 72 h. As a result, these nanosized and biocompatible micelles can be used for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs, and they can also be modified for further targeting and imaging applications toward specific cancer cells.