Nanohydrogels from inverse microemulsion (w/o) polymerization, at 25°C, of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and functionalized monomers are described. The functionalized monomers were: N-(pyridine-4-ylmethyl) acrylam...Nanohydrogels from inverse microemulsion (w/o) polymerization, at 25°C, of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and functionalized monomers are described. The functionalized monomers were: N-(pyridine-4-ylmethyl) acrylamide (NP4MAM) and tert-butyl 2-acrylamidoethyl carbamate (2AAECM). The polymeric nanohydrogel obtained was characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (1HNMR), while their morphology and particle size was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dynamic light scattering. Their thermal properties were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). As a preliminary measure of biocompatibility, in vitro evaluations of the nanohydrogels were carried out by cellular toxicity (colon carcinoma cells, CT-26) and hemocompatibility tests. These evaluations showed that these nanohydrogels were not toxic in the examined concentration range and exhibited preliminary blood compatibility;therefore they could be used in biomedical applications.展开更多
The goal of the present research is to remove high percentage of cationic and anionic dyes such as,Neutral Red, Safranin O and Indigo Carmine from aqueous solutions by poly（NIPAAm/N,Ndiallylpyrrolidinium bromide/AA）...The goal of the present research is to remove high percentage of cationic and anionic dyes such as,Neutral Red, Safranin O and Indigo Carmine from aqueous solutions by poly（NIPAAm/N,Ndiallylpyrrolidinium bromide/AA） superabsorbent amphoteric nanohydrogels synthesized using the inverse microemulsion polymerization method. Effect of various parameters such as, treatment time,initial dye concentration, p H and adsorbent dose were investigated. Furthermore, kinetics and isotherms adsorption models were applied to determine the maximum adsorption and mechanism for adsorption,which shows that adsorption obeyed the pseudo-second order kinetics. From the results, removal of dyes within the nanohydrogel was found to be in the order： AB-74 〈 BR-2≤ BR-5.展开更多
The present studies highlight the effective removal of As（V） and Cd（II） from aqueous solutions by superabsorbent poly （NIPAAm/AA/N-allylisatin） nanohydrogel. Batch removal studies were performed as a function of...The present studies highlight the effective removal of As（V） and Cd（II） from aqueous solutions by superabsorbent poly （NIPAAm/AA/N-allylisatin） nanohydrogel. Batch removal studies were performed as a function of treatment time, initial metal ion concentration, pH, and adsorbent dose. TEM micrographs confirm the particle size distribution in the range between 5 nm and 10 rim. The simple and metal ions adsorbed nanohydrogels were characterized by FF-IR, TGA, and EDX analysis. Finally, the equilibrium removal efficiency of the nanohydrogel was analyzed according to the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models which showed the removal of As（V） and Cd（II） metal ions fitted to Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms, respectively. Removal efficiency order of the metal ions is As（V） 〉 Cd（II）.展开更多
Conventional cancer combination therapy usually involves systemic delivery of anticancer drugs which may lead to the destruction of normal cells and physiological toxicity due to the lack of targeting ability and toxi...Conventional cancer combination therapy usually involves systemic delivery of anticancer drugs which may lead to the destruction of normal cells and physiological toxicity due to the lack of targeting ability and toxicity of drug carriers. In the present study, a triple combination nanosystem of gene therapy, chemotherapy and phototherapy delivered by multifunctional RNA nanohydrogels(RNA NHs) was established. By taking the advantages of DNA nanotechnology and rolling circle transcription(RCT), three lung cancer inhibitor microRNA(let-7 a, microRNA 34 a, microRNA 145) hairpins were integrated in one RNA NH nanoparticle, leading to the simultaneous silencing of three targeted m RNAs. Meanwhile, RNA NH carried doxorubicin(DOX, a chemotherapy drug) as well as 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin(TMPyP4, a photosensitizer) and delivered these drugs to cancer cells. It was demonstrated that lung cancer inhibitor microRNAs integrated in RNA NHs, DOX and TMPyP4 could play a synergistic anti-cancer role in multi-drug resistance cancer cells. Under the action of aptamer sequence S6 that was modified with cholesterol, the resulting RNA NHs were condensed to feasible size without the assistance of polyelectrolyte condensation reagents and showed cancer-specific cellular targeting. Subsequently, thousands of copies of miRNA together with chemotherapy drug as well as photosensitizer were delivered to cancer cells specifically, and an ideal synergistic treatment effect was achieved in vivo, thus playing a combined role of gene therapy, chemotherapy and phototherapy. Through this study, it can be concluded that the triple combination therapy nanosystem can overcome the multidrug resistance caused by the malfunction of genes in chemotherapy and shows a great potential in the field of multifunctional synergistic cancer treatment.展开更多
基金Financial support for this work from Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia is gratefully acknowledged(MICINN).
文摘Nanohydrogels from inverse microemulsion (w/o) polymerization, at 25°C, of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and functionalized monomers are described. The functionalized monomers were: N-(pyridine-4-ylmethyl) acrylamide (NP4MAM) and tert-butyl 2-acrylamidoethyl carbamate (2AAECM). The polymeric nanohydrogel obtained was characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (1HNMR), while their morphology and particle size was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dynamic light scattering. Their thermal properties were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). As a preliminary measure of biocompatibility, in vitro evaluations of the nanohydrogels were carried out by cellular toxicity (colon carcinoma cells, CT-26) and hemocompatibility tests. These evaluations showed that these nanohydrogels were not toxic in the examined concentration range and exhibited preliminary blood compatibility;therefore they could be used in biomedical applications.
基金Financial support for this work was provided by University Grants Commission,New Delhi(No.F.39-685/2010(SR))
文摘The goal of the present research is to remove high percentage of cationic and anionic dyes such as,Neutral Red, Safranin O and Indigo Carmine from aqueous solutions by poly（NIPAAm/N,Ndiallylpyrrolidinium bromide/AA） superabsorbent amphoteric nanohydrogels synthesized using the inverse microemulsion polymerization method. Effect of various parameters such as, treatment time,initial dye concentration, p H and adsorbent dose were investigated. Furthermore, kinetics and isotherms adsorption models were applied to determine the maximum adsorption and mechanism for adsorption,which shows that adsorption obeyed the pseudo-second order kinetics. From the results, removal of dyes within the nanohydrogel was found to be in the order： AB-74 〈 BR-2≤ BR-5.
基金the University Grant Commission,New Delhi(Project No.F.39-685/2010(SR)),to whom researches are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The present studies highlight the effective removal of As（V） and Cd（II） from aqueous solutions by superabsorbent poly （NIPAAm/AA/N-allylisatin） nanohydrogel. Batch removal studies were performed as a function of treatment time, initial metal ion concentration, pH, and adsorbent dose. TEM micrographs confirm the particle size distribution in the range between 5 nm and 10 rim. The simple and metal ions adsorbed nanohydrogels were characterized by FF-IR, TGA, and EDX analysis. Finally, the equilibrium removal efficiency of the nanohydrogel was analyzed according to the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models which showed the removal of As（V） and Cd（II） metal ions fitted to Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms, respectively. Removal efficiency order of the metal ions is As（V） 〉 Cd（II）.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21876074,21605071,21775063)the Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Program(2017CXZC1206,GG201809250462)+1 种基金the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Major Basic Research Project(ZR2018ZC0231)Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(tsqn201812101)。
文摘Conventional cancer combination therapy usually involves systemic delivery of anticancer drugs which may lead to the destruction of normal cells and physiological toxicity due to the lack of targeting ability and toxicity of drug carriers. In the present study, a triple combination nanosystem of gene therapy, chemotherapy and phototherapy delivered by multifunctional RNA nanohydrogels(RNA NHs) was established. By taking the advantages of DNA nanotechnology and rolling circle transcription(RCT), three lung cancer inhibitor microRNA(let-7 a, microRNA 34 a, microRNA 145) hairpins were integrated in one RNA NH nanoparticle, leading to the simultaneous silencing of three targeted m RNAs. Meanwhile, RNA NH carried doxorubicin(DOX, a chemotherapy drug) as well as 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin(TMPyP4, a photosensitizer) and delivered these drugs to cancer cells. It was demonstrated that lung cancer inhibitor microRNAs integrated in RNA NHs, DOX and TMPyP4 could play a synergistic anti-cancer role in multi-drug resistance cancer cells. Under the action of aptamer sequence S6 that was modified with cholesterol, the resulting RNA NHs were condensed to feasible size without the assistance of polyelectrolyte condensation reagents and showed cancer-specific cellular targeting. Subsequently, thousands of copies of miRNA together with chemotherapy drug as well as photosensitizer were delivered to cancer cells specifically, and an ideal synergistic treatment effect was achieved in vivo, thus playing a combined role of gene therapy, chemotherapy and phototherapy. Through this study, it can be concluded that the triple combination therapy nanosystem can overcome the multidrug resistance caused by the malfunction of genes in chemotherapy and shows a great potential in the field of multifunctional synergistic cancer treatment.
