Abstract
In this paper we describe novel pH-responsive core–multishell (CMS) nanocarrier (pH-CMS), obtained by introducing an aromatic imine linker between the shell and the core. At a pH of 5 and lower the used imine linker was rapidly cleaved as demonstrated by NMR studies. The CMS nanocarriers were loaded with the dye Nile red (NR) and the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX), respectively. The transport capacities were determined using UV/Vis spectroscopy, and the sizes of the loaded and unloaded CMS nanocarriers were investigated using dynamic light scattering (DLS). We could show that CMS nanocarriers efficiently transported NR in supramolecular aggregates, while DOX was transported in a unimolecular fashion. After cellular uptake the DOX-loaded pH-responsive nanocarriers showed higher toxicities than the stable CMS nanocarriers. This is due to a more efficient DOX release caused by the cleavage of the pH-labile imine bond at lower pH within the intracellular compartments.
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