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Biocompatible oil core nanocapsules as potential co-carriers of paclitaxel and fluorescent markers: preparation, characterization, and bioimaging
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Drozdek, SÅ awomir BazyliÅ ska, Urszula |
| Abstract | The present work is focused on the long-term stability and in vitro cellular internalization of newly designed biocompatible polyester nanocapsules prepared via nanoprecipitation approach with mean diameter <165 nm and narrow size distribution, dedicated to theranostic applications. We monitored the optical, morphological, and biological properties of the nanocarriers loaded by multifunctional cargo, i.e., paclitaxel (PTX) and a fluorescent marker: coumarin-6 (CR-6) or Nile Red (NR), by fluorescence and UV–vis spectroscopy (encapsulation efficiency), dynamic light scattering (average size expressed as hydrodynamic diameter, D H), zeta potential (ζ, colloidal stability), atomic force microscopy (AFM, imaging), and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM, nanocapsule visualization, and cellular internalization in vitro by human breast cancer MCF-7/WT cells). The fabricated nanocapsules with optimal composition of oleic phase, i.e., coconut oil, palm oil, and Capmul MCM, as well as polymeric shell, i.e., polylactic acid (PLA), poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), and poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), showed high loading capacity, long-term stability, and improved localization of the active cargo in studied tumor cells. Therefore, our results prove that the studied polyester oil core nanocapsules provide lifelong and biocompatible nanocarriers suitable for in vivo administration and for diagnostic applications. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3767-5 |
| Ending Page | 237 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 225 |
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| ISSN | 0303402X |
| e-ISSN | 14351536 |
| Journal | Colloid and Polymer Science |
| Volume Number | 294 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publisher Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Subject Keyword | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Colloid and Surface Chemistry Materials Chemistry Polymers and Plastics Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Colloid and Surface Chemistry Materials Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Polymers and Plastics |