Redox-responsive micellar nanoparticles using benzothiazole-disulfide terminated polymers: employing host–guest complexation for targeted delivery of curcumin
Salli Kocak, Beyza Demirkol, Ruveyda Kilic Boz, Rana Sanyal, Mehmet Arslan, Amitav Sanyal
Abstract
A modular approach to install functional chain-end groups through a redox-responsive disulfide linkage is utilized to fabricate a targeted delivery system using self-assembly.
Topics & Concepts
BenzothiazoleCurcuminRedoxChemistryDisulfide bondNanoparticleCombinatorial chemistryPolymerNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceBiochemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery