Stable Polymer Nanoparticles with Exceptionally High Drug Loading by Sequential Nanoprecipitation

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2020

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Liu, Y.
Yang, G.
Baby, T.
Tengjisi,
Chen, D.
Weitz, D.A.
Zhao, C.X.

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020; 59(12):4720-4728

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Yun Liu, Guangze Yang, Thejus Baby, Tengjisi, Dong Chen, David A. Weitz, and Chun-Xia Zhao

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Poor solubility often leads to low drug efficacy. Encapsulation of water-insoluble drugs in polymeric nanoparticles offers a solution. However, low drug loading remains a critical challenge. Now, a simple and robust sequential nanoprecipitation technology is used to produce stable drugcore polymer-shell nanoparticles with high drug loading (up to 58.5%) from a wide range of polymers and drugs. This technology is based on tuning the precipitation time of drugs and polymers using a solvent system comprising multiple organic solvents, which allows the formation of drug nanoparticles first followed by immediate precipitation of one or two polymers. This technology offers a new strategy to manufacture polymeric nanoparticles with high drug loading having good long-term stability and programmed release and opens a unique opportunity for drug delivery applications.

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International Edition. Version of record online: February 4, 2020

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