Reconstitution properties of biologically active polymersomes after cryogenic freezing and a freeze-drying process
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Abstract
Reconstitution of biologically active polymersomes from the frozen or solid state into any fluid state is still a challenging issue for the design of new biological experiments and for the formulation of therapeutic agents. To gain knowledge about the reconstitution of pH-responsive and photo-crosslinked polymersomes, surface-functionalized and enzyme-containing polymersomers were cryogenically frozen (-20 degrees C) or freeze-dried with inulin as the lyoprotectant (0.1% w/v) and stored for a defined time period. Reconstituting those polymersomes in solution by thawing or a re-dispersing process revealed their original physical properties as well as their function as a pH-switchable enzymatic nanoreactor.
Details
Original language | German |
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Pages (from-to) | 25436-25443 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | RSC advances |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 45 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 35539787 |
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Scopus | 85050508261 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148608063 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Responsive polymersomes, Drug-delivery, Vesicles, Nanoreactors, Cells, Ph, Nanopolymersomes, Temperature, Relaxivity, Nanotubes