Small, volume 18, issue 4, pages 2103552

Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs

Lim Chaemin 1
Ramsey Jacob 1
Hwang Duhyeong 1
Teixeira S. 2, 3
Poon Chi Duen 4
Strauss Joshua D. 5
Rosen Elias P. 6
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Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics Eshelman School of Pharmacy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware 150 Academy Street Newark DE 19716 USA
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NIST Center for Neutron Research National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA
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Research Computer Center University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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Eshelman School of Pharmacy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-11-28
Journal: Small
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
Q1
Impact factor13.3
ISSN16136810, 16136829
General Chemistry
Biotechnology
General Materials Science
Biomaterials
Abstract
Significant advances in physicochemical properties of polymeric micelles enable optimization of therapeutic drug efficacy, supporting nanomedicine manufacturing and clinical translation. Yet, the effect of micelle morphology on pharmacological efficacy is not adequately addressed. This work addresses this gap by assessing pharmacological efficacy of polymeric micelles with spherical and worm-like morphologies. It is observed that poly(2-oxazoline)-based polymeric micelles can be elongated over time from a spherical structure to worm-like structure, with elongation influenced by several conditions, including the amount and type of drug loaded into the micelles. The role of different morphologies on pharmacological performance of drug loaded micelles against triple-negative breast cancer and pancreatic cancer tumor models is further evaluated. Spherical micelles accumulate rapidly in the tumor tissue while retaining large amounts of drug; worm-like micelles accumulate more slowly and only upon releasing significant amounts of drug. These findings suggest that the dynamic character of the drug-micelle structure and the micelle morphology play a critical role in pharmacological performance, and that spherical micelles are better suited for systemic delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors when drugs are loosely associated with the polymeric micelles.

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Lim C. et al. Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs // Small. 2021. Vol. 18. No. 4. p. 2103552.
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Lim C., Ramsey J., Hwang D., Teixeira S., Poon C. D., Strauss J. D., Rosen E. P., Klyachko N. L., Kabanov A. Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs // Small. 2021. Vol. 18. No. 4. p. 2103552.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1002/smll.202103552
UR - https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fsmll.202103552
TI - Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs
T2 - Small
AU - Poon, Chi Duen
AU - Kabanov, A.A.
AU - Lim, Chaemin
AU - Ramsey, Jacob
AU - Hwang, Duhyeong
AU - Teixeira, S.
AU - Strauss, Joshua D.
AU - Rosen, Elias P.
AU - Klyachko, Natalia L.
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/11/28 00:00:00
PB - Wiley
SP - 2103552
IS - 4
VL - 18
SN - 1613-6810
SN - 1613-6829
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@article{2021_Lim,
author = {Chi Duen Poon and A.A. Kabanov and Chaemin Lim and Jacob Ramsey and Duhyeong Hwang and S. Teixeira and Joshua D. Strauss and Elias P. Rosen and Natalia L. Klyachko},
title = {Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs},
journal = {Small},
year = {2021},
volume = {18},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {nov},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fsmll.202103552},
number = {4},
pages = {2103552},
doi = {10.1002/smll.202103552}
}
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Lim, Chaemin, et al. “Drug‐Dependent Morphological Transitions in Spherical and Worm‐Like Polymeric Micelles Define Stability and Pharmacological Performance of Micellar Drugs.” Small, vol. 18, no. 4, Nov. 2021, p. 2103552. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fsmll.202103552.
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