作者：Dong Li, Yan Liang, Yusi Lai, Gang Wang, Bin He*, Zhongwei Gu*
關鍵字：Polymeric Micelles, Small Lipophilic Moieties, Drug Delivery
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Colloid Surface B Biointerface. 2014, 116: 627-32
發表時間：2014年
The aim of this study was to develop a new polymeric micelle delivery system for antitumor drugs. An amphiphile of methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)-histidine-di(cinnamic acid) (PEGHC) with a small lipophilic moiety instead of a hydrophobic biodegradable polymer chain was synthesized and characterized. The PEGHC self-assembled into micelles. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) was tested. 9-Nitro-20(s)-camptothecin (9-NC) was used as a model drug for encapsulation. The size and morphology of both blank and 9-NC loaded micelles were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The release profile of 9-NC loaded micelles was studied. HepG2 liver cancer cells were incubated with the drug-loaded micelles to investigate the in vitro anticancer efficiency. The results showed that the 9-NC loaded micelles exhibited high accumulated release rate (>85%) and efficient in vitro anticancer activity.