Synthesis of magnetite loaded fluorescence micelles of triblock copolymer

  • Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti
  • , John Bentley
  • , Destiny McLaurin
  • , Shin-ichi Yusa
  • , Surabhi Shaji
  • , Nikhil R. Mucha
  • , Dhananjay Kumar
  • , Tansir Ahamad

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Abstract

Magnetic micelles with fluorescence dyes were fabricated by self-assembly of triblock copolymer followed by in situ templated coprecipitation method. Nile red was encapsulated into the polystyrene core of the triblock copolymer confirmed by fluorescence measurement. The magnetic nanoparticles are selectively chemisorbed on the poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) shell of polymeric micelles due to ionic interaction between PAA and Fe ions. The negatively charged PAA also a platform to bind positively charged drug molecules. The hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) corona stabilizes the micelles composites. The multifunctional polymeric micelles were well characterized by using different tools and techniques: dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscope, UV–visible spectrophotometer, fluorescence spectroscope, and magnetometer.
Original languageEnglish
Article number112785
JournalJournal of Molecular Liquids
Volume305
Issue numberIssue
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

Keywords

  • Block copolymer
  • Magnetic nanoparticle
  • Micelle
  • Nano carrier
  • Nile red
  • Self-assembly

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