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A Thermal-Responsive Y-Shaped Miktoarm Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Composed of Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as a Nano-micellar Carrier for Anti-cancer Drugs

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A thermal-responsive Y-shaped amphiphilic block copolymer, namely poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-block-[poly(ε-caprolactone)]2 (PNIPAAm-b-PCL2), was synthesized through the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and ring-opening polymerization (ROP) techniques, and its potential as smart anti-cancer drug delivery system was investigated preliminary. The fabricated polymers were characterized using FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, and GPC analysis. The self-assembly behavior of the fabricated PNIPAAm-b-PCL2 copolymer under thermal stimuli was investigated using dynamic light scattering and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The lower critical solution temperature of the synthesized PNIPAAm-b-PCL2 was found to be 39–41°C. The doxorubicin hydrochloride loading and encapsulation capacities of the fabricated PNIPAAm-b-PCL2 were calculated to be 62 ± 3%, and 75 ± 4%, respectively; the drug release value was up to 46.5% during 40 h at 37°C and up to 88% at 40°C.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the partial financial support from Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran, and Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran (Grant no. 3009887).

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    Farnaz Fazlalizadeh, Bakhshali Massoumi & Alireza Banaei

  2. Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Mehdi Jaymand

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Farnaz Fazlalizadeh, Massoumi, B., Banaei, A. et al. A Thermal-Responsive Y-Shaped Miktoarm Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Composed of Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as a Nano-micellar Carrier for Anti-cancer Drugs. Polym. Sci. Ser. B 62, 540–549 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1560090420050061

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