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Multi-stimuli sensitive amphiphilic block copolymer assemblies.

ABSTRACT: Stimuli-responsive polymers are arguably the most widely considered systems for a variety of applications in biomedical arena. We report here a novel triple stimuli sensitive block copolymer assembly that responds to changes in temperature, pH and redox potential. Our block copolymer design constitutes an acid-sensitive THP-protected HEMA as the hydrophobic part and a temperature-sensitive PNIPAM as the hydrophilic part with an intervening disulfide bond. The micellar properties and the release kinetics of the encapsulated guest molecule in response to one stimulus as well as combinations of stimuli have been evaluated. Responsiveness to combination of stimuli not only allows for fine-tuning the guest molecule release kinetics, but also provides the possibility of achieving location-specific delivery.

SUBMITTER: Klaikherd A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2693022 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multi-stimuli sensitive amphiphilic block copolymer assemblies.

Klaikherd Akamol A Nagamani Chikkannagari C Thayumanavan S S

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20090401 13

Stimuli-responsive polymers are arguably the most widely considered systems for a variety of applications in biomedical arena. We report here a novel triple stimuli sensitive block copolymer assembly that responds to changes in temperature, pH and redox potential. Our block copolymer design constitutes an acid-sensitive THP-protected HEMA as the hydrophobic part and a temperature-sensitive PNIPAM as the hydrophilic part with an intervening disulfide bond. The micellar properties and the release ...[more]

PMID: 19290632

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