Novel drug delivery system based on doxorubicin-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles modified with PLGA-PEG(1000) copolymer

Abstract

New drug delivery systems delivered the active molecules to the target site in a definite manner to produce the desired effects without disturbing the delicate bio-environment. The Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by chemical precipitation of Fe salts in the ratio of 1:2 under alkaline and inert condition. PLGA-PEG(1000) triblock copolymer was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. The properties of this copolymer were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. In addition, the resulting particles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The in vitro doxorubicin (DOX) release profiles were obtained by representing the percentage of DOX release. In this report, we used this new method to fabricate PEGylated PLGA particles, and examined the anticancer agent DOX.