Polyelectrolyte pH-Responsive Protein-Containing Nanoparticles: The Physicochemical Supramolecular Approach

Langmuir. 2017 Jan 24;33(3):764-772. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03778. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Abstract

We report on the physicochemical properties and self-assembly behavior of novel efficient pH-sensitive nanocontainers based on the Food and Drug Administration-approved anionic polymer Eudragit L100-55 (poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethyl acrylate) 1:1) and nonionic surfactant Brij98. The features of the interaction between Eudragit L100-55 and Brij98 at different pH values and their optimal ratio for nanoparticle formation were studied using isothermal titration calorimetry. The influence of the polymer-to-surfactant ratio on the size and structure of particles was studied at different pH values using dynamic light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering methods. It was shown that stable nanoparticles are formed at acidic pH at polymer-to-surfactant molar ratios from 1:43 to 1:139. Trypsin was successfully encapsulated into Eudragit-Brij98 nanoparticles as a model bioactive component. The loading efficiency was determined by labeling trypsin with radioactive iodine-125. Eudragit-Brij98 nanoparticles effectively protected trypsin against pepsin digestion. The results showed that trypsin encapsulated into novel pH-sensitive nanocontainers retained more than 50% of its activity after treatment with pepsin compared with nonencapsulated trypsin. The described concept will contribute both to understanding the principles of and designing next-generation nanocontainers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Dynamic Light Scattering
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Polyelectrolytes / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Scattering, Small Angle
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry
  • Trypsin / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Drug Carriers
  • Eudragit L100-55
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Plant Oils
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • polyethylene glycol oleyl ether
  • Trypsin