Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Mostrar: 20 | 50 | 100
Resultados 1 - 20 de 23
Filtrar
Más filtros











Base de datos
Intervalo de año de publicación
1.
Des Monomers Polym ; 27(1): 1-9, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38344117

RESUMEN

The thermoresponsive properties of poloxamine (tetra-branch PEO-PPO block copolymer) hydrogels are related to several variables. Of particular interest to this study were the molecular weight of the polymer, the molar ratio between PEO and PPO blocks, and the concentration of the aqueous solution. Accurately controlling the thermoresponsive behaviors of the polymer is critical to the application of such materials; therefore, the structure-property relationship of tetra-branch PEO-PPO block copolymer was studied by synthesis via anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP). The structure-property relationships were studied by measuring the thermoresponsive behavior via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and developing an empirical model which statistically fit the collected data. This empirical model was then used for designing poloxamines that have critical micellization temperatures (CMT) between room temperature and physiological temperature. The model was validated with three polymers that targeted a CMT of 308 K (35°C). The empirical model showed great success in guiding the synthesis of poloxamines showing a temperature difference of less than 3 K between the predicted and the observed CMTs. This study showed a great potential of using an empirical model to set synthesis parameters to control the properties of the polymer products.

2.
J Colloid Interface Sci ; 641: 521-538, 2023 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36948106

RESUMEN

HYPOTHESIS: The micellization of block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) is driven by the dehydration of PPO at elevated temperatures. At low concentrations, a viscous solution of isolated micelles is obtained, whereas at higher concentrations, crowding of micelles results in an elastic gel. Alternating PEO-PPO multiblock copolymers are expected to exhibit different phase behavior, with altered phase boundaries and thermodynamics, as compared to PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymers (Pluronics®) with equal hydrophobicity, thereby proving the pivotal role of copolymer architecture and molecular weight. EXPERIMENTS: Multiple characterization techniques were used to map the phase behavior as a function of temperature and concentration of PEO-PPO multiblock copolymers (ExpertGel®) in aqueous solution. These techniques include shear rheology, differential and adiabatic scanning calorimetry, isothermal titration calorimetry and light transmittance. The micellar size and topology were studied by dynamic light scattering. FINDINGS: Multiblocks have lower transition temperatures and higher thermodynamic driving forces for micellization as compared to triblocks due to the presence of more than one PPO block per chain. With increasing concentration, the multiblock copolymers in solution gradually evolve into a viscoelastic network formed by soluble bridges in between micellar nodes, whereas hairy triblock micelles jam into liquid crystalline phases resembling an elastic colloidal crystal.

3.
ACS Appl Polym Mater ; 4(5): 3259-3269, 2022 May 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36777189

RESUMEN

Poloxamer 188, a poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) triblock copolymer, protects cell membranes in several injury models. However, the nature of the copolymer/membrane interaction and the mechanism of membrane protection remain unknown. Systematic variations of the block copolymer architecture - including PPO-PEO-PPO triblocks and PPO-PEO diblocks - were used to probe the mechanism and evaluate the potential for alternative architectures to yield superior protection. To test the polymers, murine myoblasts were subjected to an osmotic stress, and membrane integrity was quantified by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage. These experiments exposed a concentration threshold effect where all tested polymers reach 50% leakage of LDH compared to a non-treated buffer only control over a narrow concentration range of 0.8-4 µM. Differences in polymer protection at lower concentrations indicate that protection increases with the PPO-PEO-PPO molecular architecture and increasing hydrophobicity.

4.
J Chromatogr A ; 1659: 462644, 2021 Dec 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34739964

RESUMEN

Understanding the relation between chemical characteristics and properties of synthetic polymers is one of the challenges faced by analytical chemists in industry. This is a complex task, as polymers are not synthesized as single molecule, but are populations of chemically similar compounds with distributions over several properties. The latter include, for example, molecular weight, nature of end-groups (functionality), and chemical composition. In this paper, comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography was used to determine the combined functionality-type and molecular-weight distributions of hydroxy­functionalized propoxylates. Propoxylates derived from different initiators (one up to eight terminal hydroxyl groups) were separated in the first dimension using a gradient normal-phase LC separation (NPLC). In the second dimension ultra-high pressure size-exclusion chromatography separation (UHPSEC), further speciating distributions based on molecular size. The developed NPLC × SEC method with evaporative light-scattering detection can be used for the fast screening (< 30 min) of mutually dependent functionality-type and molecular-weight distributions of unknown propoxylates.


Asunto(s)
Polímeros , Cromatografía en Gel , Cromatografía Liquida , Peso Molecular
5.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 58(37): 12883-12886, 2019 Sep 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31339633

RESUMEN

Glycidyl tosylate appears to be a non-polymerizable epoxide when nucleophilic initiators are used because of the excellent leaving group properties of the tosylate. However, using the monomer-activated mechanism, this unusual monomer can be copolymerized with ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO), respectively, yielding copolymers with 7-25 % incorporated tosylate-moieties. The microstructure of the copolymers was investigated via in situ 1 H NMR spectroscopy, and the reactivity ratios of the copolymerizations have been determined. Quantitative nucleophilic substitution of the tosylate-moiety is demonstrated for several examples. This new structure provides access to a library of functionalized polyethers that cannot be synthesized by conventional oxyanionic polymerization.

6.
Materials (Basel) ; 12(2)2019 Jan 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30669649

RESUMEN

Poly(ether ester)s (PEEs) represent a promising class of segmented co-polymers, nevertheless the synthesis of PEEs based on renewable 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is still scarce. In this context, a series of poly(1,4-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)-co-poly(poly(propylene oxide) 2,5-furandicarboxylate) co-polyesters with different composition of stiff poly(1,4-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PBF) and soft poly(poly(propylene oxide) 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PPOF) moieties were synthesized, via a two-step bulk polytransesterification reaction. The molar ratio of PBF/PPOF incorporated was varied (10 to 50 mol%) in order to prepare several novel materials with tuned properties. The materials were characterised in detail through several techniques, namely ATR FTIR, ¹H and 13C NMR, TGA, DSC, DMTA and XRD. Their hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation evaluation was also assessed. These new co-polymers showed either a semi-crystalline nature when higher PBF/PPOF ratios were used, and for approximately equal amounts of PBF and PPOF an amorphous co-polyester was obtained instead.

7.
ChemSusChem ; 11(24): 4209-4213, 2018 Dec 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30346658

RESUMEN

The fast and living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of propylene oxide (PO) by metal-free catalysis is reported. By using triethyl borane (TEB) and organic Lewis bases (LBs, e.g.: phosphazene base, amidine and guanidine) as the catalysts, various alkyl alcohols can effectively initiate the ROP of PO, yielding tailor-made poly(propylene oxide)s (PPOs) with high regioregularity, predictable molecular weights, and narrow dispersity approaching Poisson distribution. The TEB/LB catalysts present unprecedentedly high activity (turnover frequency of up to 7500 h-1 ) and a truly living character for the polymerization, as evidenced by kinetic studies that showed fast initiation and growth, unobserved chain-transfer to PO, chain extension reactions, and the synthesis of various PPO-based block copolymers with narrow dispersities (D<1.1).

8.
Small ; 14(10)2018 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29323469

RESUMEN

On the basis of DNA self-assembly, a thermal responsive polymer polypropylene oxide (PPO) is evenly inserted into a rigid 3D DNA network for the study of single molecular self-collapsing process. At low temperature, PPO is hydrophilic and dispersed uniformly in the network; when elevating temperature, PPO becomes hydrophobic but can only collapse on itself because of the fixation and separation of DNA rigid network. The process has been characterized by rheological test and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering test. It is also demonstrated that this self-collapsing process is reversible and it is believed that this strategy could provide a new tool to study the nucleation-growing process of block copolymers.

9.
Acta Pharm Sin B ; 7(5): 593-602, 2017 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28924553

RESUMEN

Lack of mucoadhesive properties is the major drawback to poloxamer 407 (F127)-based in situ hydrogels for mucosal administration. The objective of the present study was to construct a novel mucoadhesive and thermosensitive in situ hydrogel drug delivery system based on an amino-functionalized poloxamer for vaginal administration. First, amino-functionalized poloxamer 407 (F127-NH2) was synthesized and characterized with respect to its micellization behavior and interaction with mucin. Then using acetate gossypol (AG) as model drug, AG-loaded F127-NH2-based in situ hydrogels (NFGs) were evaluated with respect to rheology, drug release, ex vivo vaginal mucosal adhesion, in vivo intravaginal retention and local irritation after vaginal administration to healthy female mice. The results show that F127-NH2 is capable of forming a thermosensitive in situ hydrogel with sustained drug release properties. An interaction between positively charged F127-NH2 and negatively charged mucin was revealed by changes in the particle size and zeta potential of mucin particles as well as an increase in the complex modulus of NFG caused by mucin. Ex vivo and in vivo fluorescence imaging and quantitative analysis of the amount of AG remaining in mouse vaginal lavage all demonstrated greater intravaginal retention of NFG than that of an unmodified F127-based in situ hydrogel. In conclusion, amino group functionalization confers valuable mucoadhesive properties on poloxamer 407.

10.
Acta Pharm Sin B ; 7(4): 502-509, 2017 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28752037

RESUMEN

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the in vivo retention capabilities of poloxamer-based in situ hydrogels for vaginal application with nonoxinol-9 as the model drug. Two in situ hydrogel formulations, which contained 18% poloxamer 407 plus 1% poloxamer 188 (GEL1, relative hydrophobic) or 6% poloxamer 188 (GEL2, relative hydrophilic), were compared with respect to the rheological properties, in vitro hydrogel erosion and drug release. The vaginal retention capabilities of these hydrogel formulations were further determined in two small animal models, including drug quantitation of vaginal rinsing fluid in mice and isotope tracing with 99mTc in rats. The two formulations exhibited similar phase transition temperatures ranging from 27 to 32 °C. Increasing the content of poloxamer 188 resulted in higher rheological moduli under body temperature, but slightly accelerated hydrogel erosion and drug release. When compared in vivo, GEL1 was eliminated significantly slower in rat vagina than GEL2, while the vaginal retention of these two hydrogel formulations behaved similarly in mice. In conclusion, increases in the hydrophilic content of formulations led to faster hydrogel erosion, drug release and intravaginal elimination. Rats appear to be a better animal model than mice to evaluate the in situ hydrogel for vaginal application.

11.
J Control Release ; 245: 41-51, 2017 01 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27871991

RESUMEN

New amphiphilic diblock polymer nanotherapeutics serving simultaneously as a drug delivery system and an inhibitor of multidrug resistance were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their physico-chemical and biological characteristics. The amphiphilic character of the diblock polymer, containing a hydrophilic block based on the N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer and a hydrophobic poly(propylene oxide) block (PPO), caused self-assembly into polymer micelles with an increased hydrodynamic radius (Rh of approximately 15nm) in aqueous solutions. Doxorubicin (Dox), as a cytostatic drug, was bound to the diblock polymer through a pH-sensitive hydrazone bond, enabling prolonged circulation in blood, the delivery of Dox into a solid tumor and the subsequent stimuli-sensitive controlled release within the tumor mass and tumor cells at a decreased pH. The applicability of micellar nanotherapeutics as drug carriers was confirmed by an in vivo evaluation using EL4 lymphoma-bearing C57BL/6 mice. We observed significantly higher accumulation of micellar conjugates in a solid tumor because of the EPR effect compared with similar polymer-drug conjugates that do not form micellar structures or with the parent free drug. In addition, highly increased anti-tumor efficacy of the micellar polymer nanotherapeutics, even at a sub-optimal dose, was observed. The presence of PPO in the structure of the diblock polymer ensured, during in vitro tests on human and mouse drug-sensitive and resistant cancer cell lines, the inhibition of P-glycoprotein, one of the most frequently expressed ATP-dependent efflux pump that causes multidrug resistance. In addition, we observed highly increased rate of the uptake of the diblock polymer nanotherapeutics within the cells. We suppose that combination of unique properties based on MDR inhibition, stimuli sensitiveness (pH sensitive activation of drug), improved pharmacokinetics and increased uptake into the cells made the described polymer micelle a good candidate for investigation as potential drug delivery system.


Asunto(s)
Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Portadores de Fármacos/administración & dosificación , Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos/efectos de los fármacos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/efectos de los fármacos , Micelas , Acrilamidas/administración & dosificación , Acrilamidas/química , Acrilamidas/farmacocinética , Acrilamidas/uso terapéutico , Animales , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/química , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Línea Celular Tumoral , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Doxorrubicina/química , Doxorrubicina/farmacocinética , Doxorrubicina/uso terapéutico , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Portadores de Fármacos/farmacocinética , Portadores de Fármacos/uso terapéutico , Liberación de Fármacos , Femenino , Humanos , Interacciones Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patología , Polímeros/administración & dosificación , Polímeros/química , Polímeros/farmacocinética , Polímeros/uso terapéutico , Glicoles de Propileno/administración & dosificación , Glicoles de Propileno/química , Glicoles de Propileno/farmacocinética , Glicoles de Propileno/uso terapéutico , Carga Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos
12.
J Colloid Interface Sci ; 465: 67-75, 2016 Mar 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26641567

RESUMEN

Although a vast amount of research has been dedicated to investigate the Hofmeister effect on the stability of polymer solutions, a clear understanding of the role of polymer properties in this phenomenon is still missing. Here, the Hofmeister effect of NaCl (destabilizing) and NaSCN (stabilizing) salts on aqueous solutions of poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) is studied. Four different molecular weights of PPO were investigated, to determine how the variation in the polymer coil size affects the Hofmeister effect. The investigation was further conducted for different PPO concentrations, in order to understand the effect of inter-chain interactions on the response to addition of salt. The temperature-driven phase separation of the solutions was monitored by differential scanning calorimetry, which provides the precise value of the phase separation temperature, as well as the enthalpy change accompanied with the transition. It was observed that increasing the molecular weight weakens the effect of the both salts, which is interpreted in terms of a scaling law between the molecular weight and the accessible surface area of the polymers. Increasing the PPO concentration further diminished the NaCl effect, but amplified the NaSCN effect. This difference is attributed to an electrostatic stabilization mechanism in the case of NaSCN.


Asunto(s)
Modelos Químicos , Polímeros/química , Glicoles de Propileno/química , Cloruro de Sodio/química
13.
Nanomedicine (Lond) ; 10(15): 2325-37, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26252052

RESUMEN

AIM: To assess the involvement of ABCG2 in the pharmacokinetics of efavirenz in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and investigate a nanotechnology strategy to overcome its overexpression under a model of chronic oral administration. Materials & methods A model of chronic efavirenz (EFV) administration was established in male Sprague-Dawley rats treated with a daily oral dose over 5 days. Then, different treatments were conducted and drug concentrations in plasma and brain measured. RESULTS: Chronic treatment with oral EFV led to the overexpression of ABCG2 in the BBB that was reverted after a brief washout period. Moreover, gefitinib and the polymeric amphiphile Tetronic(®) 904 significantly inhibited the activity of the pump and potentiated the accumulation of EFV in CNS. The same effect was observed when the drug was administered within mixed micelles containing TetronicT904 as the main component. CONCLUSION: Tetronic 904-containing polymeric micelles overcame the overexpression of ABCG2 in the BBB caused by chronic administration of EFV then boosting its penetration into the CNS.


Asunto(s)
Transportadoras de Casetes de Unión a ATP/metabolismo , Benzoxazinas/farmacocinética , Barrera Hematoencefálica , Etilenodiaminas/química , Micelas , Polímeros/química , Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa/farmacocinética , Transportador de Casetes de Unión a ATP, Subfamilia G, Miembro 2 , Alquinos , Animales , Ciclopropanos , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley
14.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 54(33): 9550-4, 2015 Aug 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26136456

RESUMEN

The metal-free polymerization of propylene oxide (PO) using a special class of alkene­N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs)­as catalysts is described. Manipulation of the chemical structure of the NHO organocatalyst allows for the preparation of the poly(propylene oxide) in high yields with high turnover (TON>2000), which renders this the most active metal-free system for the polymerization of PO reported to date. The resulting polyether displays predictable end groups, molar mass, and a low dispersity (D(M)<1.09). NHOs with an unsaturated backbone are essential for polymerization to occur, while substitution at the exocyclic carbon atom has an impact on the reaction pathway and ensures the suppression of side reactions.

15.
J Chromatogr A ; 1407: 52-7, 2015 Aug 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26163930

RESUMEN

A nanostructural polyaniline-poly(propylene oxide) (PANI-PPO) composite coating was electrochemically synthesized on a stainless steel wire, by using acidic ionic liquid 1-sulfobutyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrosulfate as supporting electrolyte. The coating showed strong hydrophobicity and allowed for the direct immersion solid-phase microextraction of carbamate pesticides (i.e. 2-(1-methylethoxy) phenyl methylcarbamate, m-tolyl-n-methylcarbamate, 2-(1-methylethyl) phenyl methylcarbamate, 2-(1-methylpropyl) phenol methylcarbamate and 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate) in complex matrices. Moreover, this coating could be used for at least 120 times of extraction. When it was coupled with gas chromatography for the determination of these carbamate pesticides the linear ranges were about 0.1-100 µg L(-1) and the detection limits were 0.012-0.048 µg L(-1). It also displayed acceptable repeatability and reproducibility. When a fiber was used for five successive measurements the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were smaller than 8.7%, and the RSDs for fiber-to-fiber were 5.7-12.9% (n=5). The practical feasibility of the proposed method was evaluated by determining carbamate pesticides in vegetable samples and the recoveries for standards added were 79.8-108.8%.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Anilina/química , Carbamatos/análisis , Análisis de los Alimentos/métodos , Plaguicidas/análisis , Microextracción en Fase Sólida , Cromatografía de Gases , Análisis de los Alimentos/instrumentación , Nanoestructuras/química , Polímeros/análisis , Glicoles de Propileno/análisis , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Acero Inoxidable/química
16.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 53(49): 13468-70, 2014 Dec 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25283540

RESUMEN

We report a thermally triggered frame-guided assembly (FGA) strategy for the preparation of vesicles. We employ thermally responsive poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) to make the leading hydrophobic groups (LHGs) thermally responsive, so that they are hydrophilic below the low critical solution temperature (LCST) and the frame forms in a homogeneous environment. When the temperature is increased above the LCST, the LHGs become hydrophobic and the assembly process is triggered, which drives DNA-b-PPO to assemble around the LHGs, forming vesicles. This work verified that FGA is a general strategy and can be applied to polymeric systems. The thermally triggered assembly not only provides more controllability over the FGA process but also promotes an in-depth understanding of the FGA strategy and in a broad view, the formation mechanism and functions of cell membrane.


Asunto(s)
Micelas , Polímeros/química , Glicoles de Propileno/química , ADN/química , Oro/química , Calor , Interacciones Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Nanopartículas del Metal/ultraestructura , Tensoactivos/química , Temperatura
17.
J Colloid Interface Sci ; 434: 201-7, 2014 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25203912

RESUMEN

Our recent investigation of the three regions of the phase diagram of 17R4 in D2O (Huff et al., 2011) has led us to study the copolymer structure in this system by small-angle neutron scattering, rheometry, and dynamic light scattering. In region I at low temperatures and copolymer concentrations (0-30°C, 0.1-0.2 mass fraction ω), the cloudy solution contains the copolymer in large clusters made of hydrophobic PPO-rich "knots" bridged by dissolved hydrophilic PEO chains. These clusters vanish in region I at the lower temperatures and concentrations (below 39°C and ω=0.01). In region I over long times (weeks) at 25°C, a white liquid/gel film forms at the air-D2O interface. In region II at temperatures above the micellization line (above about 35°C, at ω=0.22) the large clusters dissipate and unimers coexist with "flower micelles," where the PPO blocks are the centers of the micelles and the PEO blocks loop into the solvent. In region III at still higher temperatures (above about 40°C at ω=0.2), the solution separates into coexisting liquid phases, where the upper phase of higher copolymer concentration is in region II, and the lower phase is in region I. The concentrated upper phase may contain micelles so crowded as to form a network.

18.
Macromol Biosci ; 14(11): 1639-51, 2014 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25159124

RESUMEN

In this work, we investigated for the first time the conjugation of gluconolactone to a poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) block copolymer by a microwave-assisted ring opening reaction. The glucosylated copolymer was obtained with high yield (90%). A conjugation extent of approximately 100% was achieved within 15 min. The modification reduced the critical micellar concentration and increased the size of the micelles. The agglutination of the modified polymeric micelles by a soluble lectin that binds glucose confirmed the recognizability of the modified nanocarrier. Finally, the solubilization of darunavir, an anti-HIV protease inhibitor, showed a sharp increase of the aqueous solubility from 91 microgram/mL to 14.2 and 18.9 mg/mL for 10% w/v pristine and glucosylated polymeric micelles, respectively.


Asunto(s)
Gluconatos/química , Glucosa/química , Glucuronatos/química , Lactonas/química , Microondas , Polietilenglicoles/química , Polímeros/química , Propilenglicol/química , Glicoles de Propileno/química , Aglutinación , Rastreo Diferencial de Calorimetría , Concanavalina A , Darunavir , Glicosilación , Luz , Micelas , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Peso Molecular , Tamaño de la Partícula , Polietilenos/química , Polipropilenos/química , Espectroscopía de Protones por Resonancia Magnética , Dispersión de Radiación , Solubilidad , Espectrometría de Masa por Láser de Matriz Asistida de Ionización Desorción , Espectroscopía Infrarroja por Transformada de Fourier , Electricidad Estática , Sulfonamidas/farmacología , Agua/química
19.
Anal Chim Acta ; 808: 56-69, 2014 Jan 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24370093

RESUMEN

Mass spectrometry (MS) is the most versatile and comprehensive method in "OMICS" sciences (i.e. in proteomics, genomics, metabolomics and lipidomics). The applications of MS and tandem MS (MS/MS or MS(n)) provide sequence information of the full complement of biological samples in order to understand the importance of the sequences on their precise and specific functions. Nowadays, the control of polymer sequences and their accurate characterization is one of the significant challenges of current polymer science. Therefore, a similar approach can be very beneficial for characterizing and understanding the complex structures of synthetic macromolecules. MS-based strategies allow a relatively precise examination of polymeric structures (e.g. their molar mass distributions, monomer units, side chain substituents, end-group functionalities, and copolymer compositions). Moreover, tandem MS offer accurate structural information from intricate macromolecular structures; however, it produces vast amount of data to interpret. In "OMICS" sciences, the software application to interpret the obtained data has developed satisfyingly (e.g. in proteomics), because it is not possible to handle the amount of data acquired via (tandem) MS studies on the biological samples manually. It can be expected that special software tools will improve the interpretation of (tandem) MS output from the investigations of synthetic polymers as well. Eventually, the MS/MS field will also open up for polymer scientists who are not MS-specialists. In this review, we dissect the overall framework of the MS and MS/MS analysis of synthetic polymers into its key components. We discuss the fundamentals of polymer analyses as well as recent advances in the areas of tandem mass spectrometry, software developments, and the overall future perspectives on the way to polymer sequencing, one of the last Holy Grail in polymer science.


Asunto(s)
Espectrometría de Masas , Polímeros/análisis , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Polímeros/química , Polímeros/metabolismo , Programas Informáticos , Espectrometría de Masa por Láser de Matriz Asistida de Ionización Desorción , Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem
20.
J Control Release ; 172(1): 292-304, 2013 Nov 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24001947

RESUMEN

In situ forming implants (ISI) based on phase separation by solvent exchange represent an attractive alternative to conventional preformed implants and microparticles for parenteral applications. They are indeed easier to manufacture and their administration does not require surgery, therefore improving patient compliance. They consist of polymeric solutions precipitating at the site of injection and thus forming a drug eluting depot. Drug release from ISI is typically divided into three phases: burst during precipitation of the depot, diffusion of drug through the polymeric matrix and finally drug release by system degradation. This review gives a comprehensive overview on (i) the theoretical bases of these three phases, (ii) the parameters influencing them and (iii) the remaining drawbacks which have to be addressed to enlarge their commercial opportunities. Indeed, although some of them are already commercialized, ISI still suffer from limitations: mainly lack of reproducibility in depot shape, burst during solidification and potential toxicity. Nevertheless, depending on the targeted therapeutic application, these shortcomings may be transformed into advantages. As a result, keys are given in order to tailor these formulations in view of the desired application so that ISI could gain further clinical importance in the following years.


Asunto(s)
Preparaciones de Acción Retardada/química , Sistemas de Liberación de Medicamentos/métodos , Ácido Láctico/química , Preparaciones Farmacéuticas/administración & dosificación , Ácido Poliglicólico/química , Animales , Humanos , Transición de Fase , Copolímero de Ácido Poliláctico-Ácido Poliglicólico , Prótesis e Implantes
SELECCIÓN DE REFERENCIAS
DETALLE DE LA BÚSQUEDA