title: Homopolymer vesicles with a gradient bilayer membrane as drug carriers.
abstract: We report an unusual homopolymer vesicle, which has a soft bilayer membrane composed of oligo(ethyleneoxy) side chains (OEs) with a gradually decreased packing density from the centre of the membrane to both margins, exhibiting thermo-responsive zeta potential and dispersibility and showing potential applications for anti-cancer drug delivery.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China. jzdu@tongji.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Kaidian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianzhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000737:chemistry; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004317:Doxorubicin