Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model
Biomolecules have been widely investigated as potential therapeutics for various diseases. However their use is limited due to rapid degradation and poor cellular uptake in vitro and in vivo. To address this issue, we synthesized a new nano-carrier system comprising of cholic acid-polyethylenimine (...
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| author | Wahab Amjad, M. Mohd Amin, M.C. Mahali, S. Katas, H. Ismail, I. ul Hassan, M.N. Chuang, Victor |
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| description | Biomolecules have been widely investigated as potential therapeutics for various diseases. However their use is limited due to rapid degradation and poor cellular uptake in vitro and in vivo. To address this issue, we synthesized a new nano-carrier system comprising of cholic acid-polyethylenimine (CA-PEI) copolymer micelles, via carbodiimide-mediated coupling for the efficient delivery of small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as model protein. The mean particle size of siRNA- or BSA-loaded CA-PEI micelles ranged from 100–150 nm, with zeta potentials of +3-+11 mV, respectively. Atomic force, transmission electron and field emission scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the micelles exhibited excellent spherical morphology. No significant morphology or size changes were observed in the CA-PEI micelles after siRNA and BSA loading. CA-PEI micelles exhibited sustained release profile, the effective diffusion coefficients were successfully estimated using a mathematically-derived cylindrical diffusion model and the release data of siRNA and BSA closely fitted into this model. High siRNA and BSA binding and loading efficiencies (95% and 70%, respectively) were observed for CA-PEI micelles. Stability studies demonstrated that siRNA and BSA integrity was maintained after loading and release. The CA-PEI micelles were non cytotoxic to V79 and DLD-1 cells, as shown by alamarBlue and LIVE/DEAD cell viability assays. RT-PCR study revealed that siRNA-loaded CA-PEI micelles suppressed the mRNA for ABCB1 gene. These results revealed the promising potential of CA-PEI micelles as a stable, safe, and versatile nano-carrier for siRNA and the model protein delivery |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-462782017-09-13T15:15:33Z Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model Wahab Amjad, M. Mohd Amin, M.C. Mahali, S. Katas, H. Ismail, I. ul Hassan, M.N. Chuang, Victor Biomolecules have been widely investigated as potential therapeutics for various diseases. However their use is limited due to rapid degradation and poor cellular uptake in vitro and in vivo. To address this issue, we synthesized a new nano-carrier system comprising of cholic acid-polyethylenimine (CA-PEI) copolymer micelles, via carbodiimide-mediated coupling for the efficient delivery of small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as model protein. The mean particle size of siRNA- or BSA-loaded CA-PEI micelles ranged from 100–150 nm, with zeta potentials of +3-+11 mV, respectively. Atomic force, transmission electron and field emission scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the micelles exhibited excellent spherical morphology. No significant morphology or size changes were observed in the CA-PEI micelles after siRNA and BSA loading. CA-PEI micelles exhibited sustained release profile, the effective diffusion coefficients were successfully estimated using a mathematically-derived cylindrical diffusion model and the release data of siRNA and BSA closely fitted into this model. High siRNA and BSA binding and loading efficiencies (95% and 70%, respectively) were observed for CA-PEI micelles. Stability studies demonstrated that siRNA and BSA integrity was maintained after loading and release. The CA-PEI micelles were non cytotoxic to V79 and DLD-1 cells, as shown by alamarBlue and LIVE/DEAD cell viability assays. RT-PCR study revealed that siRNA-loaded CA-PEI micelles suppressed the mRNA for ABCB1 gene. These results revealed the promising potential of CA-PEI micelles as a stable, safe, and versatile nano-carrier for siRNA and the model protein delivery 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46278 10.1371/journal.pone.0105234 Public Library of Science fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wahab Amjad, M. Mohd Amin, M.C. Mahali, S. Katas, H. Ismail, I. ul Hassan, M.N. Chuang, Victor Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title | Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title_full | Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title_fullStr | Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title_short | Nanoscale Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Characterizations and Estimation of the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Biomolecules Release through Cylindrical Diffusion Model |
| title_sort | nanoscale diblock copolymer micelles: characterizations and estimation of the effective diffusion coefficients of biomolecules release through cylindrical diffusion model |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46278 |