Synthesis of amphiphilic star block copolymers and their evaluation as transdermal carriers |
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Authors: | Poree Dawanne E Giles Marco D Lawson Louise B He Jibao Grayson Scott M |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana 70118, United States. |
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Abstract: | Amphiphilic star polymers offer substantial promise for a range of drug delivery applications owing to their ability to encapsulate guest molecules. One appealing but underexplored application is transdermal drug delivery using star block copolymer reverse micelles as an alternative to the more common oral and intravenous routes. We prepared 6- and 12-arm amphiphilic star copolymers via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of sequential blocks of polar oligo (ethylene glycol)methacrylate and nonpolar lauryl methacrylate from brominated dendritic macroinitiators based on 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid. These star block copolymers demonstrate the ability to encapsulate polar dyes such as rhodamine B and FITC-BSA in nonpolar media via UV/vis spectroscopic studies and exhibit substantially improved encapsulation efficiencies, relative to self-assembled "1-arm" linear block copolymer analogs. Furthermore, their transdermal carrier capabilities were demonstrated in multiple dye diffusion studies using porcine skin, verifying penetration of the carriers into the stratum corneum. |
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