Synthesis and Colloidal Properties of Polyether-Magnetite Complexes in Water and Phosphate-Buffered Saline

被引:38
作者
Miles, William C. [1 ]
Goff, Jonathan D. [2 ]
Huffstetler, Philip P. [2 ]
Reinholz, Christian M. [2 ]
Pothayee, Nikorn [2 ]
Caba, Beth L. [1 ]
Boyd, John S. [2 ]
Davis, Richey A. [1 ]
Riffle, J. S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
[2] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Chem, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) OLIGOMERS; NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; LIGHT-SCATTERING; CONTRAST AGENTS; POLYMER; STABILITY; DELIVERY; MICROSPHERES; RELAXATION;
D O I
10.1021/la8030655
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles show great promise for many biotechnological applications. This paper addresses the synthesis and characterization of magnetite nanoparticles coated with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) homopolymers and amphiphilic poly(propylene oxide-b-ethylene oxide) (PPO-b-PEO) copolymers that were anchored through ammonium ions. Predictions and experimental measurements of the colloidal properties of these nanoparticles in water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as functions of the polymer block lengths and polymer loading are reported. The complexes were found to exist as primary particles at high polymer compositions, and most formed small clusters with equilibrium sizes as the polymer loading was reduced. Through implementation of a polymer brush model, the size distributions from dynamic light scattering (DLS) were compared to those from the model. For complexes that did not cluster, the experimental sizes matched the model well. For complexes that clustered, equilibrium diameters were predicted accurately through an empirical fit derived from DLS data and the half-life for doublet formation calculated using the modified Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory. Deviation from this empirical fit provided insight into possible additional interparticle hydrophobic interactions for select complexes for which the DLVO theory could not account. While the polymers remained bound to the nanoparticles in water, most of them desorbed slowly in PBS. Desorption was slowed significantly at high polymer chain densities and with hydrophobic PPO anchor blocks. By tailoring the PPO block length and the number of polymer chains on the surface, flocculation of the magnetite complexes in PBS was avoided. This allows for in vitro experiments where appreciable flocculation or sedimentation will not. take place within the specified time scale requirements of an experiment.
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页码:803 / 813
页数:11
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