Truly Multicolor Emissive Hyperbranched Polysiloxane: Synthesis, Mechanism Study, and Visualization of Controlled Drug Release

Biomacromolecules. 2022 Mar 14;23(3):1041-1051. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01396. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

Abstract

Unconventional fluorescent polymers have attracted increasing attention due to their facile synthesis, excellent biocompatibility, and novel photophysical properties. In this work, a truly multicolor emissive hyperbranched polysiloxane (HBPSi-β-CD) is obtained through adjusting the distribution of electron-rich atoms and grafting β-cyclodextrin; the quantum yields of HBPSi-β-CD after being excited by 360, 420, 450, and 550 nm are 19.36, 31.46, 46.14 and 44.84%, respectively. The density functional theory calculations reveal that the truly multicolor emission is derived from the formed electron delocalization among the hydroxyl, amine, ether, and -Si(O)3 groups due to the strong intermolecular interaction, high density of electron-rich atoms, and low steric hindrance among functional groups. The prepared polymers could serve as a multisensitivity sensor in detecting Fe3+, Cu2+, and Co2+. The HBPSi-β-CD shows low cytotoxicity and excellent cellular imaging capability. The self-assembly of HBPSi-β-CD also possesses high drug loading capacity and pH-controlled drug release, especially, the drug delivery system could be applied in the visualization of controlled drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Drug Liberation
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Polymers*
  • Siloxanes*

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Polymers
  • Siloxanes