Polyoxazoline thermoresponsive micelles as radionuclide delivery systems

Macromol Biosci. 2010 Aug 11;10(8):916-24. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201000034.

Abstract

Thermoresponsive polymer micelles are promising drug and radionuclide carriers with a strong passive targeting effect into solid tumors. We have synthesized ABA triblock copolymers poly[2-methyl-2-oxazoline-block-(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline-co-2-butyl-2-oxazoline)-block-2-methyl-2-oxazoline]. These polymers are molecularly dissolved in aqueous millieu below the cloud point temperature (CPT) of the thermoresponsive central block and above CPT form polymer micelles at CMC 5-10 × 10(-5) g · mL(-1) with diameter ≈200 nm. The phenolic moiety introduced into the copolymer allowed radionuclide labeling with iodine-125 ongoing in good yield with sufficient in vitro stability under model conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hemolysis
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Micelles*
  • Molecular Weight
  • Oxazoles / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Radioisotopes / administration & dosage*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Micelles
  • Oxazoles
  • Polymers
  • Radioisotopes
  • poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline-block-(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline-co-2-butyl-2-oxazoline)-block-2-methyl-2-oxazoline)