Charles Sanson, Odile Diou, Julie Thevenot, Emmanuel Ibarboure, Alain Soum, Annie Brûlet, Sylvain Miraux, Eric Thiaudière, Sisareuth Tan, Alain Brisson, Vincent Dupuis, Olivier Sandre, Sébastien Lecommandoux
Hydrophobically modified magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were encapsulated within the membrane of poly(trimethylene carbonate)-b-poly(L-glutamic acid) (PTMC-b-PGA) block copolymer vesicles using a nanoprecipitation process. This formulation method provides a high loading of MNPs (up to 70 wt %) together with a good control over the sizes of the vesicles (100 - 400 nm). The deformation of the vesicle membrane under an applied magnetic field was evidenced by anisotropic SANS. These hybrid objects display contrast enhancement properties in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a diagnostic method routinely used for three-dimensional and non-invasive scans of the human body. They can also be guided in a magnetic field gradient. The feasibility of drug release triggered by magnetic induction was evidenced using the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX), which is co-encapsulated in the membrane. Magnetic polymersomes are thus proposed as multimodal drug nanocarriers for bio-imaging and magneto-chemotherapy.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.5098
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