摘要:
The present disclosure provides stimuli-responsive magnetic nanoparticles, methods of making the magnetic nanoparticles, and methods of using the magnetic nanoparticles. The magnetic nanoparticles include a metal oxide core; and a shell that includes a stimuli-responsive polymer having a terminal group that directly coordinates to the metal oxide core. The stimuli-responsive polymer does not include a micelle-forming group, at least at a proximal terminus of the polymer, with respect to the metal oxide core.
摘要:
The present disclosure utilizes the aggregation of stimuli-responsive polymers to isolate a diagnostic target (e.g., an antigen) from a solution using magnetophoresis. Isolating the diagnostic target provides a route to identify the presence of the diagnostic target in the solution. For example, utilized is a two-component assay (eg sandwich assay) comprising a magnetic nanoparticle functionalized with a stimuli-responsive polymer, and a capture molecule attached to a second stimuli-responsive polymer.
摘要:
Provided herein are particles assemblies including a shell surrounding a core. The shell includes a particle-stabilizing random copolymer. The core includes a core random copolymer. The particle assemblies have a biomimetic design in which the polymeric components containing discrete chemical and biological functionalities are designed to spontaneously self-assemble into particles. Also provided herein are random copolymers having conjugated therapeutic agents that can be cleaved from the copolymers by an enzyme or water.