PEG-conjugated pyrrole-based polymers: one-pot multicomponent synthesis and self-assembly into soft nanoparticles for drug delivery

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Aug 13;55(66):9829-9832. doi: 10.1039/c9cc04000e.

Abstract

Polyethylene glycol grafted pyrrole-based conjugated polymers are synthesized through a one-pot multicomponent methodology, the self-assemblies of which enable nanoparticle size-selective encapsulation of drug molecules and their sustained release. Efficient loading of curcumin through drug-nanoparticle core interactions is probed using FRET, and the inherently fluorescent nature of polypyrrole could be used to detect these nanocarriers intracellularly.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Curcumin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Carriers*
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  • Humans
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Drug Carriers
  • Polymers
  • Pyrroles
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Curcumin