title: Self-assembled hydrogel nanoparticles composed of dextran and poly(ethylene glycol) macromer.
abstract: Biodegradable hydrogel nanoparticles were prepared from glycidyl methacrylate dextran (GMD) and dimethacrylate poly(ethylene glycol) (DMP). GMD was synthesized by coupling of glycidyl methacrylate to dextran in the presence of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP) using dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as an aprotic solvent. DMP was synthesized from poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and methacryloyl chloride. GMD/DMP (abbreviated as DP) hydrogel was prepared by radical polymerization of GMD and DMP using ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) as an initiator and UV curing. DP hydrogel nanoparticles were obtained by diafiltration method using DMSO solution. The GMD and DMP were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Fluorescence probe technique was used to investigate the self-assembly of DP in water using pyrene as a hydrophobic probe. The critical association concentration (CAC) was determined to be 5.6 x 10(-2) g/l. The shape of DP hydrogel nanoparticles was spherical when observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The size range of DP hydrogel nanoparticles was about 20 approximately 50 nm. The hydrodynamic size of DP hydrogel nanoparticles was measured by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and gradually increased with time in PBS (0.1 M, pH 7.4). Drug release study was performed using clonazepam (CNZ) as a hydrophobic model drug. In vitro release rate of CNZ from the DP hydrogel nanoparticles was dependent on the existence of dextranase and the pH of the release medium.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Chosun University, #375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Kwangju 501-759, South Korea.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003911:Dextrans / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D008863:Microspheres; D010316:Particle Size; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003911:Dextrans; D004337:Drug Carriers; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D002998:Clonazepam