Herein novel multicompartment nanoparticles (MCNs) that combine highstability and cargo loading capacity are developed. The MCNs are fabricatedby crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of a tailor-made 21 arm starpolymer, poly(L-lactide)[poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)]₂₀[PLLA(PtBA-b-PEG)₂₀]. Platelet-like or spherical MCNs containing a crystalline PLLA core and hydrophobic PtBA subdomains are formed and stabilized by PEG. Hydrophobic cargos, such as Nile Red and chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin, can be successfully encapsulated into the collapsed PtBA subdomains with loading capacity two orders of magnitude higher than traditional CDSA nanoparticles. Depolarized fluorescence measurements of the Nile Red loaded MCNs suggest that the free volume of the hydrophobic chains in the nanoparticles may be the key for regulating their drug loading capacity. In vitro study of the MCNs suggests excellent cytocompatibility of the blank nanoparticles as well as a dose-dependent cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the drug-loaded MCNs.

原文链接：https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/marc.202200706