Abstract
Amphiphilic diblock copolymers bearing histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) (4-phenyl butyric acid and valproic acid) were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of γ-4-phenylbutyrate-ε-caprolactone (PBACL), γ-valproate-ε-caprolactone (VPACL), and ε-caprolactone (CL) from a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) macroinitiator. These amphiphilic diblock copolymers self-assembled into stable pro-drug micelles and demonstrated excellent biocompatibility. High loading of doxorubicin (DOX) up to 5.1 wt% was achieved. Optimized micelles enabled sustained drug release in a concentration-dependent manner over time to expand the therapeutic window of cytotoxic small molecule drugs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2106-2114 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry B |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science(all)