Abstract
In this work, a novel thermo-responsive Fe3O4/poly(methylmethacrylate-b-N-isopropylacrylamide-b-acrylic acid) magnetic composite nanosphere was synthesized for anticancer drug delivery applications. For this propose, the poly(methylmethacrylate-b-N-isopropylacrylamide-b-acrylic acid) [poly (MMA-b-NIPAAm-b-AAc)] was synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation transfer method. The physic-chemical characterization of the Fe3O4/poly(MMA-b-NIPAAm-b-AAc) magnetic composite nanosphere was investigated by FTIR, HNMR spectroscopies and GPC, FESEM, XRD, VSM and DLS. The thermo-sensitivity of the Fe3O4/P(MMA-b-NIPAAm-b-AAc) magnetic composite nanosphere was confirmed via DLS at 40 °C. DOX encapsulation efficiency was calculated to be 98.2%. The effect of temperature and pH on release behaviors of stimuli responsive DOX-loaded Fe3O4/P(MMA-b-NIPAAm-b-AAc)] magnetic composite nanosphere were investigated. The release rate at pH 7.4, 5.4 and 4 (T = 37 °C) was reached about 24.4, 42.4 and 57.5 wt%, after 4–5 day. The release rate improved at tumor simulated environment (t:40 °C and pH ≤ 5.4). The cytotoxic effects of the magnetic composite nanosphere were appraised by MTT assay and the results indicated that novel developed smart nanocomposite here was nontoxic to MCF-7 cells and can be applied as anti-cancer drug delivery system. Also, the results of the Cellular uptake of MCF7 cells treated with rhodamine labeled DOX-loaded nanocarrier for 2 h have indicated that DOX can be applied as cytotoxic agent and targeting ligand.
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