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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Polyion complex vesicles (PICsomes) are self-assembled nanostructures with potential applications in various fields.
  • Constructing PICsomes with controlled asymmetry and tunable properties remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel strategy for creating asymmetric PICsomes with well-defined structures and properties.
  • To investigate the characteristics of these asymmetric PICsomes, including protein absorption and permeability.
  • To demonstrate the controllability of PICsome size.

Main Methods:

  • Preparation of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) modified with poly(methylacrylic acid)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PMAA-b-PNIPAm).
  • Assembly of modified Au NPs with poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly[1-methyl-3-(2-methacryloyloxy propylimidazolium bromine)] (PEG-b-PMMPImB) via polyion complexation.
  • Removal of the Au NPs template to yield asymmetric PICsomes.

Main Results:

  • Successfully constructed asymmetric PICsomes with a PNIPAm inner-shell, PIC wall, and PEG outer-corona.
  • PICsomes exhibited low protein absorption due to the PEG outer-corona.
  • PICsomes demonstrated thermally tunable permeability attributed to the PNIPAm inner-shell.
  • PICsome size was controllable by varying the size of the Au NP templates.

Conclusions:

  • A novel and effective strategy for constructing asymmetric PICsomes was established.
  • The developed PICsomes possess desirable properties like low protein adsorption and tunable permeability.
  • These asymmetric PICsomes show significant promise for applications in drug delivery, catalysis, and biomimetics.