Abstract
pH-Sensitive carbon nanotubes graft polymethylacrylic acid hybrids (CNTs-g-PMAA) were prepared through a three-step process, and self-assembled into core-shell micelle nanoparticles. The chemical structure of the hybrids were characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR and TGA. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) was measured by surface tension, and the value hinged on the Mn values or chain lengths of PMAA segments. The UV-vis transmittance, dynamical light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential measurements indicated that the hybrid self-assembly exhibited pH-sensentive responsiveness. The self-assembly was used to load an anticancer drug, paclitaxel (PTX), with an encapsulation efficiency of 77%. The PTX-loaded hybrid drug preparations were applied for cancer-cellular drug release, finding that the release rate was dependent on pH environments, and faster in acidic media of pH < 6.8 than in pH 7.4. MTT and hemolysis assays manifested that the blank hybrid drug carriers were nontoxic and safe, whereas the PTX-loaded drug preparations possessed comparable and even higher anticancer activity in comparison with free PTX. Consequently, the developed hybrid drug nanocarriers can be used for cancer therapy as a promising candidate.
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