The Core Composition of DNA Block Copolymer Micelles Dictates DNA Hybridization Properties, Nuclease Stabilities, and Cellular Uptake Efficiencies

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan-Jin Kim ◽  
Ga-Hyun Kim ◽  
Eun Hye Jeong ◽  
Hyukjin Lee ◽  
So-Jung Park

Here, we report how the nature of the hydrophobic core affects molecular interactions of DNA block copolymer assemblies. Three different amphiphilic DNA block copolymers, DNA-b-polystyrene (DNA-b-PS), DNA-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (DNA-b-P2VP), and DNA-b-poly(methyl...

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isamu Akiba ◽  
Kazuo Sakurai

AbstractBlock copolymers are well recognized as excellent nanotools for delivering hydrophobic drugs. The formulation of such delivery nanoparticles requires robust characterization and clarification of the critical quality attributes correlating with the safety and efficacy of the drug before applying to regulatory authorities for approval. Static solution scattering from block copolymers is one such technique. This paper first outlines the theoretical background and current models for analyzing this scattering and then presents an overview of our recent studies on block copolymers.


2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fikri E. Alemdaroglu ◽  
N. Ceren Alemdaroglu ◽  
Peter Langguth ◽  
Andreas Herrmann

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dechao Niu ◽  
Yongsheng Li ◽  
Jianlin Shi

Silica/organosilica cross-linked block copolymer micelles are a novel class of hybrid materials that combine the advantages of amphiphilic block copolymers and silica/organosilica cross-linking agents into one unit. This Tutorial Review summarizes the recent progress in the design, synthesis and biomedical applications of various silica/organosilica cross-linked block copolymer micelles.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (29) ◽  
pp. 4706-4713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyu Wang ◽  
Bixin Jin ◽  
Gangfeng Chen ◽  
Yunjun Luo ◽  
Xiaoyu Li

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) was triggered via the spatial confinement in the coronal chains in block copolymers upon micellization, even with very low content of AIE groups attached, and this could be used to monitor the self-assembly process.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3309-3317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denitsa Momekova ◽  
Iva Ugrinova ◽  
Marta Slavkova ◽  
Georgi Momekov ◽  
Georgy Grancharov ◽  
...  

Multifunctional micelles based on two co-assembled block copolymers are proven to effectively accumulate and deliver curcumin in mitochondria, thus, inducing a much higher proapoptotic activity than single copolymer micelles.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (83) ◽  
pp. 12572-12574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérémy Dhainaut ◽  
Giulia Piana ◽  
Sylvain Deville ◽  
Christian Guizard ◽  
Michaela Klotz

Silica monoliths presenting both hierarchical and mesostructured porosity were obtained by the combination of ice-templating and block-copolymers following a freezing-induced self-assembly process.


Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 3521-3527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pingxia Guo ◽  
Qun He ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
Zaili Hou ◽  
Bingran Yu ◽  
...  

Micellization of anionic block copolymers with cationic gold(i) complexes induces remarkable phosphorescence enhancement in solution. The extent of the luminescence enhancement increases with increasing molecular weight of the anionic block.


2001 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanying Zhao ◽  
Elliot P. Douglas

ABSTRACTA novel preparation method of CdS nanoparticles in the core or corona of micelles is presented. Poly(styrene-block-2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) and cadmium ions form aggregates of single micelles, called compound micelles, upon addition of the cadmium acetate salt into a solution of the block copolymer in tetrahydrofuran. The growth of CdS nanoparticles is confined to the core of single micelles after introduction of hydrogen sulfide gas into the solution. UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the prepared core-embedded CdS nanoparticles. Corona-embedded CdS nanoparticles were prepared by dropping the core-embedded CdS nanoparticles into water with a low pH value. The location change of the CdS nanoparticles was accompanied by a structural change of the micelles, a change from compound micelles to single micelles. In a single micelle, CdS nanoparticles distribute randomly in the corona. The size of the nanoparticles increases slightly after the transition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 2616-2625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes C. Brendel ◽  
Sylvain Catrouillet ◽  
Joaquin Sanchis ◽  
Katrina A. Jolliffe ◽  
Sébastien Perrier

In contrast to the respective block copolymers, amphiphilic cyclic peptide conjugates self-assemble into cylindrical micelles independent of the polymer compositions.


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