Preparation and characterization of cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol-co-methyl methacrylate) colloidal nanoparticles from hydrolysis of poly (vinyl acetate-co-methyl methacrylate) as a promising cancer drug delivery system

Amphiphilic cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol-methyl methacrylate) (PVA-PMMA) copolymer nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using a two-step process. Unlike other polymers, which are typically produced via direct polymerization, PVA is produced from the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). Therefore...

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Published in:International journal of polymeric materials 2024-03, Vol.73 (4), p.250-265
Main Authors: Jahanbakhshi, Mehdi, Shahrousvand, Mohsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticancer properties
Copolymer
Copolymers
Crosslinking
drug delivery
Drug delivery systems
Emulsion polymerization
Fluorescence
Hydrolysis
Methanol
Methotrexate
Nanoparticles
nanoparticles (NPs)
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)
Polymethyl methacrylate
Polyvinyl acetates
Polyvinyl alcohol
Spectrophotometry
Vinyl acetate
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Summary:Amphiphilic cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol-methyl methacrylate) (PVA-PMMA) copolymer nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using a two-step process. Unlike other polymers, which are typically produced via direct polymerization, PVA is produced from the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). Therefore, in the first part of the project, copolymeric PVAc-PMMA NPs were prepared by using the radical emulsion polymerization method in different concentrations of BDOD (0-10% mol.) and water: methanol compositions. Conversion degree, morphology, particle size, and polymerization rate of non-agglomerated samples were evaluated. The optimal sample that synthesized in water: methanol % (90:10) as polymerization medium and 2.5% mol. crosslinker was hydrolyzed by 0.6 M NaOH solution. To confirm the hydrolysis reaction, FE-SEM, FT-IR, DLS, 1 H NMR, and TGA tests were performed. The optimal sample was loaded by methotrexate (MTX), and drug release investigated at different times by UV-vis spectrophotometry. The sustained and pH-responsive profile of drug release in vitro was observed, and 47.24% of the drug was released at pH = 7.4 and 65.39% at pH = 5.8 after 96 h. Also, the MTT assay and dual-fluorescent acridine orange/propidium iodide assay showed that drug-loaded nanocarriers exhibited anticancer activity as applied to MCF-7 cells.
ISSN:0091-4037
1563-535X
DOI:10.1080/00914037.2022.2155158