Self-association behavior of an amphiphilic polypeptide graft copolymer,poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)-g-poly(ethylene glycol), and the drug carrier capability of the formed micelles were examined by fluorescence spectro...Self-association behavior of an amphiphilic polypeptide graft copolymer,poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)-g-poly(ethylene glycol), and the drug carrier capability of the formed micelles were examined by fluorescence spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy and UV spectroscopy.It was found that the hydrophobic inner core of the micelles formed by poly(γbenzyl L-glutamate)(PBLG) segments can act as an incorporation site for hydrophobic drugs.The drug-loading content of the graft copolymer micelles tends to be larger when the content of the PBLG segments in the copolymer increases.The results obtained from the drug-release studies showed that the drug-release rates were dependent on the chemical nature of the graft copolymer.展开更多
文摘Self-association behavior of an amphiphilic polypeptide graft copolymer,poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)-g-poly(ethylene glycol), and the drug carrier capability of the formed micelles were examined by fluorescence spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy and UV spectroscopy.It was found that the hydrophobic inner core of the micelles formed by poly(γbenzyl L-glutamate)(PBLG) segments can act as an incorporation site for hydrophobic drugs.The drug-loading content of the graft copolymer micelles tends to be larger when the content of the PBLG segments in the copolymer increases.The results obtained from the drug-release studies showed that the drug-release rates were dependent on the chemical nature of the graft copolymer.