Stable polymeric microballoons as multifunctional device for biomedical uses: synthesis and characterization.

نویسندگان

  • Francesca Cavalieri
  • Ali El Hamassi
  • Ester Chiessi
  • Gaio Paradossi
چکیده

Gas filled hollow microparticles, i.e., microbubbles and microballoons, are soft matter devices used in a number of diverse applications ranging from protein separation and purification in food science to drilling technology and ultrasound imaging. Aqueous dispersions of these mesoscopic systems are characterized by the stabilization of the air/water interface by a thin shell of phospholipid bilayer or multilayers or by a denatured and cross-linked proteic matrix. We present a study of a type of microballoons based on modified poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, a synthetic biocompatible polymer, with new structural features. A cross-linking reaction carried out at the air/water interface provides polymeric air-filled microbubbles with average dimensions depending on the reaction temperature. Characterization of diameters and shell thicknesses for microbubbles obtained at different temperatures has been carried out. Conversion to solvent-filled hollow microcapsules is possible by soaking microbubbles in dimethyl sulfoxide. Microcapsules permeability to fluorescent labeled dextran molecular weight standards was correlated to the mesh size of the polymer network of the shell. Microbubbles were covalently grafted under very mild conditions with beta-cyclodextrin and poly-l-lysine with a view to assay the capability of the device for delivery of hydrophobic drugs or DNA. PVA based microballoons show a remarkable shelf life of several months, their external surface can be decorated with many biologically relevant molecules. These features, together with a tested biocompatibility, make them attractive candidates for use as multifunctional device for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes, i.e., as ultrasound reflectors in ecographic investigation and as drug platforms for in situ sonoporation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

دوره 21 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005