Development of polymeric drug delivery vehicles for targeted cancer therapy

Tong, Rong

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Title

Development of polymeric drug delivery vehicles for targeted cancer therapy

Author(s)

Tong, Rong

Issue Date

2010-08-31T20:03:14Z

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Cheng, Jianjun

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Cheng, Jianjun

Committee Member(s)

• Braun, Paul V.
• Lu, Yi
• Wong, Gerard C.L.
• Zimmerman, Steven C.

Department of Study

Materials Science & Engineerng

Discipline

Materials Science & Engr

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• nanomedicine
• nanoconjugates
• nanoparticle
• polylactide
• aptamer
• targeted cancer therapy
• β-diiminate Zinc
• O-acylation
• O-carboxyanhydrides
• Liposome
• cisplatin
• paclitaxel
• camptothecin
• doxorubicin

Abstract

The aim of my Ph. D. thesis is to generalize a method for targeted anti-cancer drug delivery. Hydrophilic polymer-drug conjugates involve complicated synthesis; drug-encapsulated polymeric nanoparticles limit the loading capability of payloads. This thesis introduces the concept of nanoconjugates to overcome difficulties in synthesis and formulation. Drugs with hydroxyl group are able to initiate polyester synthesis in a regio- and chemo- selective way, with the mediation of ligand-tunable Zinc catalyst. Herein, three anti-cancer drugs are presented to demonstrate the high efficiency and selectivity in the method (Chapter 2-4). The obtained particles are stable in salt solution, releasing drugs over weeks in controlled manner. With the conjugation of aptamer, particles are capable to target prostate cancer cells in vitro. These results open the gateway to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of nanoconjugates for target cancer therapy (Chapter 5). Mechanism study of the polymerization leads to the discovery of chemosite selective synthesis of prodrugs with acrylate functional groups. Functional copolymer-drug conjugates will expand the scope of nanoconjugates (Chapter 6). Liposome-aptamer targeting drug delivery vehicle is well studied to achieve reversible cell-specific delivery of non-hydoxyl drugs e.g. cisplatin (Chapter 7). New monomers and polymerization mechanisms are explored for polyester in order to synthesize nanoconjugates with variety on properties (Chapter 8). Initial efforts to apply this type of prodrugs will be focused on the preparation of hydrogels for stem cell research (Chapter 9).

Graduation Semester

2010-08

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Copyright 2010 Rong Tong

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