Drug delivery by nanocarriers requires characterizations of suitable particle size, high drug loading and safety. In this work, we prepared an amphiphilic dendrimer modified PEG-PLA mixed nanoparticles(NPs) by a dou...Drug delivery by nanocarriers requires characterizations of suitable particle size, high drug loading and safety. In this work, we prepared an amphiphilic dendrimer modified PEG-PLA mixed nanoparticles(NPs) by a double emulsion-solvent evaporation(DESE) method. The particle size and drug encapsulation efficacy(EE) were compared to evaluate and optimize the preparation parameters. The mixed NPs had average size ranging from(102±1) nm to(137±5) nm, and the zeta potential turned to positive with incorporation of the amphiphilic dendrimer. The NPs showed different EE of docetaxel(DTX) and paclitaxel(PTX) with higher affinity to more lipophilic PTX. The blank mixed NPs showed little cytotoxicity, and the DTX-loaded NPs could effectively facilitate the antiproliferation activity on PC-3 cells. The NPs could be used as an effective drug delivery system, and its anti-tumor effect is worthy of further study.展开更多
A novel copper-mediated solvothermal method was proposed for synthesizing colloidal spheres of a new composition, palladium iodide (PdI2). Typical procedure was designed to involve the introduction of cupric chlori...A novel copper-mediated solvothermal method was proposed for synthesizing colloidal spheres of a new composition, palladium iodide (PdI2). Typical procedure was designed to involve the introduction of cupric chloride (CuCI2) as weak oxidant. CuCI2 was found to be essential for preventing the easy formation of palladium deposits as well as facilitating the synthesis and assembly. Under the co-effect of CuC12 and the surfactant of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), neutral PdI2 colloidal spheres with narrow size distribution were successfully produced. Such ion-assisted synthetic method is believed to be prospective in producing well-constructed nanostructures.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81473156,81673365,81273454)Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education(Grant No.20130001110055)National Key Basic Research Program(Grant No.2013CB932501)
文摘Drug delivery by nanocarriers requires characterizations of suitable particle size, high drug loading and safety. In this work, we prepared an amphiphilic dendrimer modified PEG-PLA mixed nanoparticles(NPs) by a double emulsion-solvent evaporation(DESE) method. The particle size and drug encapsulation efficacy(EE) were compared to evaluate and optimize the preparation parameters. The mixed NPs had average size ranging from(102±1) nm to(137±5) nm, and the zeta potential turned to positive with incorporation of the amphiphilic dendrimer. The NPs showed different EE of docetaxel(DTX) and paclitaxel(PTX) with higher affinity to more lipophilic PTX. The blank mixed NPs showed little cytotoxicity, and the DTX-loaded NPs could effectively facilitate the antiproliferation activity on PC-3 cells. The NPs could be used as an effective drug delivery system, and its anti-tumor effect is worthy of further study.
基金supported by the National Basic Program of China for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (973 Program,2011CB932401)the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20921001)
文摘A novel copper-mediated solvothermal method was proposed for synthesizing colloidal spheres of a new composition, palladium iodide (PdI2). Typical procedure was designed to involve the introduction of cupric chloride (CuCI2) as weak oxidant. CuCI2 was found to be essential for preventing the easy formation of palladium deposits as well as facilitating the synthesis and assembly. Under the co-effect of CuC12 and the surfactant of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), neutral PdI2 colloidal spheres with narrow size distribution were successfully produced. Such ion-assisted synthetic method is believed to be prospective in producing well-constructed nanostructures.