Abstract
In acidic solution, complex micelles were formed by diblock copolymers of poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (e-caprolactone) (PEG-b-PCL) and folate-poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methylacrylate)-b-poly (e-caprolactone) (Fol-PDMAEMA-b-PCL) with a PCL core, a mixed PEG/Fol-PDMAEMA shell. The surface charge of the complex micelles was positive at acidic surroundings for the protonated PDMAEMA. With increasing pH value to 7.4 (above pK a of PDMAEMA), these micelles could convert into a core-shell-corona (CSC) structure composing a hydrophobic PCL core, a collapsed PDMAEMA shell, and a soluble PEG corona. Compared to core-shell micelles formed by PEG-b-PCL, micelles with CSC structure can prolong degradation by enzyme. Doxorubicin was physically loaded into the PCL core. The drug release rate was pH-dependent. At pH 5.5, complex micelles with core-shell structure showed faster drug release rate, while at pH 7.4, complex micelles gained CSC structure which control the drug release at a lower rate. The multifunctional complex micelles were prepared for enhanced tumor therapy.
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