scholarly journals Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Grafted with 2-(tert-butylamino)ethyl Methacrylate-b-poly(ethylene Glycol) Methyl Ether Methacrylate Diblock Brushes as Drug Nanocarrier

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah M Alswieleh ◽  
Abeer M Beagan ◽  
Bayan M Alsheheri ◽  
Khalid M Alotaibi ◽  
Mansour D Alharthi ◽  
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This paper introduces the synthesis of well-defined 2-(tert-butylamino)ethyl methacrylate-b-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate diblock copolymer, which has been grafted onto mesoporous silica nanoparticles (PTBAEMA-b-PEGMEMA-MSNs) via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The ATRP initiators were first attached to the MSN surfaces, followed by the ATRP of 2-(tert-butylamino)ethyl methacrylate (PTBAEMA). CuBr2/bipy and ascorbic acid were employed as the catalyst and reducing agent, respectively, to grow a second polymer, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMEMA). The surface structures of these fabricated nanomaterials were then analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) show that ATRP could provide a high surface grafting density for polymers. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) was conducted to investigate the pH-responsive behavior of the diblock copolymer chains on the nanoparticle surface. In addition, multifunctional pH-sensitive PTBAEMA-b-PEGMEMA-MSNs were loaded with doxycycline (Doxy) to study their capacities and long-circulation time.

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 823
Author(s):  
Khalid M. Alotaibi ◽  
Abdurrahman A. Almethen ◽  
Abeer M. Beagan ◽  
Latifah H. Alfhaid ◽  
Maqusood Ahamed ◽  
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In this paper, a new pH-responsive nanosystem based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) was developed for cancer therapy. Poly(2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PDEAEMA) was grafted on their outer surface and acts as a gatekeeper, followed by subsequent modification of the polymer by cysteine (MSN-PDEAEMA-Cys) and poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (MSN-PDEAEMA-Cys-POEGMEMA). The physicochemical properties of these nanocarriers were characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopies (SEM and TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The synthesized nanoparticles were well-dispersed with a diameter of ca. 200 nm. The obtained XPS results confirm the successful modification of MSN-PDEAEMA with Cys and POEGMEMA by increasing the peak intensity of C–O and C=O groups at 286.5 and 288.5 eV, respectively. An anti-cancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), was encapsulated into the fabricated nanoplatform. The DOX release amount at physiological pH of 7.4 was limited (10%), while an accumulation drug release of ca. 35% was accomplished after 30 h in acidic media. The MTT cell line was used to assess the cytotoxicity of the unloaded and DOX-loaded fabricated nanoplatforms. Upon loading of DOX on these nanomaterials, they showed significant toxicity to human liver cancer cells. These results suggest that the prepared nano-structured materials showed good biocompatibility as well, and they can serve as nanocarriers for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Quiñonez-Angulo ◽  
Robin Hutchinson ◽  
Angel Licea-Claverie ◽  
Enrique Saldivar ◽  
Ivan Zapata-Gonzalez

Tertiary Amine Methacrylates (TAMAs), such as 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) and 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), and PEGylated (macro)monomers, such as 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate (EEMA1) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylates with 9 and...


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (37) ◽  
pp. 23114-23121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbo Tan ◽  
Dongdong Liu ◽  
Xuechao Zhang ◽  
Chundong Huang ◽  
Jun He ◽  
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We report a photoinitiated dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) in the presence of silica nanoparticles using a poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether (mPEG) macromolecular chain transfer agent (macro-CTA).


2009 ◽  
Vol 009 (12) ◽  
pp. 1232-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guolin WU ◽  
Zheng WANG ◽  
Hai LIN ◽  
Jie ZHANG ◽  
Pingchuan SUN ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (22) ◽  
pp. 17194-17201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiping Du ◽  
Xiaofeng Sun ◽  
Xiumei Tai ◽  
Guoyong Wang ◽  
Xiaoying Liu

This emulsification–demulsification inversion related to the temperature-responsive surface chemistry could in future be exploited for separation and recycling of catalysts.


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