Amphiphilic carbosilane dendrons as a novel synthetic platform toward micelle formation

作者:Gutierrez Ulloa Carlos E; Buyanova Marina Yu; Apartsin Evgeny K*; Venyaminova Alya G; Javier de la Mata F; Valiente Mercedes*; Gomez Rafael*
来源:Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15(35): 7352-7364.
DOI:10.1039/c7ob01331k

摘要

A novel family of amphiphilic ionic carbosilane dendrons containing fatty acids at the focal point were synthesized and characterized. They spontaneously self-assembled in aqueous solution into micelles both in the absence and presence of salt, as confirmed by surface tension, conductivity, and DLS measurements. Dendron based micelles have spherical shapes and increase in size on decreasing dendron generation. These dendritic micelles have been demonstrated to be able to form complexes with therapeutic macromolecules such as siRNA and show a high loading capacity for drugs such as procaine, suggesting their potential use as nanocarriers for therapeutics.

  • 出版日期2017-9-21