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pH-controlled, polymer-mediated assembly of polymer micelle nanoparticles.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17209598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe pH-controlled, polymer-mediated assembly of polymer micelles in aqueous media based on reversible complexation between the micelles of pyrene-labeled poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(carboxylic acid) copolymers and proton-accepting water-soluble polymers such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOz), and poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). The key factor determining assembly phenomena was identified as the modulation of hydrogen-bonding interaction between ionizable anionic micellar shells and the proton-accepting polymers by the pH control. As pH decreased from 7.4 to 2.0, the mixture of the polymer micelles and polymers underwent assembly and formed solid hybrids at specific pH values. The micelles assembled in the hybrid could be reversibly dispersed as micelles above specific pH ranges. The assembly/disassembly behavior as well as phase transitions of the micelle/proton-accepting polymer could be precisely controlled by adjusting pH. This assembling behavior depended on the rationally designed parameters such as the chemical structure and length of micellar shell-forming poly(carboxylic acid)s and the class of proton-accepting polymers.
Authors:
Sang Cheon Lee; Hong Jae Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0743-7463     ISO Abbreviation:  Langmuir     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-09     Completed Date:  2007-07-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9882736     Medline TA:  Langmuir     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  488-95     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Nanomaterials Application Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul 153-801, Korea. sclee@kicet.re.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chemistry, Physical / methods
Drug Carriers / chemistry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Micelles*
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Models, Chemical
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanotechnology / methods
Particle Size
Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
Polymers / chemistry*
Solubility
Spectrophotometry
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drug Carriers; 0/Micelles; 0/Polyethylene Glycols; 0/Polymers

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