Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) covalently coated by PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer for drug delivery.

A stable drug carrier has been prepared by covalently coating magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer Pluronic P85. The particles were characterized by TEM, XRD, DLS, VSM, FTIR, and TGA. A typical product has a 15 nm magnetite core and a 100 nm hydrodynamic diameter with a narrow size distribution and is superparamagnetic with large saturation magnetization (57.

Interaction between PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers and a hexapeptide in aqueous solutions.

Interaction between PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers and a hexapeptide, growth hormone releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6), was investigated by NMR to study the potential use of the copolymers in peptide drug delivery. (1)H NMR and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) measurements determined that PO methyl protons interacted with methyl protons of the Ala moiety, aromatic protons of the Trp moiety, and some of the Phe aromatic protons. The Lys moiety and part of the Phe moiety entered the hydrophilic EO environment via hydrogen bonding.

Effect of pH on the single-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles using PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymers in aqueous media.

The influence of pH value on gold nanoparticle production in the presence of Pluronic stabilizers is systematically investigated. The reactions are studied as a function of pH and at fixed concentrations of the two reactants, HAuCl(4) and P123 block copolymer. Results indicate that the reaction pathway during the nanoparticle formation can be controlled by varying pH.

Interaction between reduced glutathione and PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers in aqueous solutions: studied by 1H NMR and spin-lattice relaxation.

In order to investigate the effect of PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers on the glutathione (GSH)/glutathione-S-transferase (GST) detoxification system, interaction between the copolymers and GSH is studied by NMR measurements. Selective rotating-frame nuclear Overhauser effect (ROE) experiment confirms that glutamyl (Glu) α-H of GSH has spatial contact with EO methylene protons. Spin-lattice relaxation times of GSH Glu α-H show a decrease when PEO-PPO-PEO copolymers are added, and the decrease is greater with copolymers possessing more EO units.

Dual responsive copolymer micelles for drug controlled release.

pH- and temperature-responsive polymeric drug carriers based on Chitosan oligosaccharide (CSO)-g-Pluronic copolymers were successfully synthesized for Doxorubicin (DOX) controlled release. The critical aggregation concentration of CSO-g-Pluronic is 0.035 mg/mL at 25 degrees C.

Mechanism of PEO-PPO-PEO micellization in aqueous solutions studied by two-dimensional correlation FTIR spectroscopy.

The micellization mechanism of PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer in aqueous solutions was studied by two-dimensional correlation FTIR spectroscopy. The 1400-1000 cm(-1) region was investigated, involving the stretching vibrations of ether band, C-H wagging vibrations of EO methylene groups and C-H symmetric deformation vibrations of PO methyl groups. In the 2D correlated spectra, the hydrous and anhydrous state of the ether band, PO methyl groups, and the two conformations of EO methylene groups were observed.