The influence of pendant hydroxyl groups on enzymatic degradation and drug delivery of amphiphilic poly[glycidol-block-(epsilon-caprolactone)] copolymers

Macromol Biosci. 2009 Nov 10;9(11):1080-9. doi: 10.1002/mabi.200900104.

Abstract

An amphiphilic diblock copolymer PG-b-PCL with well-controlled structure and pendant hydroxyl groups along hydrophilic block was synthesized by sequential anionic ring-opening polymerization. The micellization and drug release of PG-b-PCL copolymers using pyrene as a fluorescence probe were investigated for determining the influences of copolymer composition and lipase concentration on drug loading capacity and controlled release behavior. The biodegradation of PG-b-PCL copolymers was studied with microspheres as research samples. It has been concluded that the polar hydroxyl groups along each repeat unit of hydrophilic PG block in PG-b-PCL copolymer have great influences on drug encapsulation, drug release, and enzymatic degradation of micelles and microspheres.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / metabolism
  • Caproates* / chemistry
  • Caproates* / metabolism
  • Drug Carriers* / chemical synthesis
  • Drug Carriers* / chemistry
  • Drug Carriers* / metabolism
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Epoxy Compounds* / chemistry
  • Epoxy Compounds* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lactones* / chemistry
  • Lactones* / metabolism
  • Materials Testing
  • Microspheres
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polymers* / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers* / chemistry
  • Polymers* / metabolism
  • Propanols* / chemistry
  • Propanols* / metabolism
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Caproates
  • Drug Carriers
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Lactones
  • Polymers
  • Propanols
  • caprolactone
  • glycidol