Microfluidic‐Assisted Self‐Assembly of Complex Dendritic Polyethylene Drug Delivery Nanocapsules

Mohammad Mahdi Hasani‐Sadrabadi, Vahid Karimkhani, Fatemeh Sadat Majedi, Jules John Van Dersarl, Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Faramarz Afshar Taromi, Hamid Mirzadeh, Arnaud Bertsch, Karl I. Jacob, Philippe Renaud,

Advanced Materials · 2014 · 53 citations · 34 references

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Microfluidic platform for the synthesis of complex nanocapsules is presented via a controlled self-assembly. The monodisperse nanocapsules in the range of 50-200 nm consist of a dendritic polyethylene core and a Pluronic copolymer shell. The resultant nanocarriers encapsulate large amount of hydrophobic anticancer drug like paclitaxel while providing a low complement activation as well as sustained release profile with high tunability.

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