Programmable Hierarchical Construction of Mixed/Multilayered Polysaccharide Nanocapsules through Simultaneous/Sequential Nanoprecipitation Steps

Biomacromolecules. 2019 Oct 14;20(10):3915-3923. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00990. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

Abstract

We report here on a one-pot construction of oil-filled hierarchical capsular assemblies using the nanoprecipitation technique. Relying on multicomponent phase diagrams, we show that simultaneous and/or sequential nanoprecipitations involving polymer combinations can be precisely programmed to design a new class of mixed/multilayered multicomponent nanocapsules, with a precise control of the dimensions, shell thickness/composition, and spatial distribution of the building blocks. The simplicity and tunability of this approach are exemplified here with a library of neutral and ionic polysaccharides giving access to a range of functional multilayered nanocarriers of interest for biomedical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Nanocapsules / chemistry*
  • Oils / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical / methods*

Substances

  • Nanocapsules
  • Oils
  • Polymers
  • Polysaccharides
  • Silicon Dioxide