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Cytotoxicity of thermosensitive polymers poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) and amphiphilically modified poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)

Vihola, Henna, Laukkanen, Antti, Valtola, Lauri, Tenhu, Heikki, Hirvonen, Jouni·2005·Biomaterials

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Thermosensitive polymers poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCL) and PVCL grafted with amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) chains (PVCL-graft-C11EO42) were prepared and characterized and their putative cytotoxicity was evaluated. The cytotoxicity of these thermosensitive polymers and their monomers was investigated as a function of polymer concentration, incubation time and incubation temperature by using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity tests in Caco-2 and Calu-3 cell cultures. Also, the influence of the chain end functionality on toxicity was examined. Viability (MTT) and cellular damage (LDH) of the cells were shown to be dependent on the surface properties of the polymers, hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity. Hydrophilic PVCL and PVCL-graft-C11EO42 were well tolerated at all polymer concentrations (0.1-10.0 mg/ml) after 3 h of incubation at room temperature and at physiological temperature (37 degrees C). The more hydrophobic PNIPAM induced more clear cellular cytotoxicity at 37 degrees C. The monomers N-isopropylacrylamide and vinylcaprolactam and PEO-macromonomer showed dramatically higher cytotoxicity values with respect to the corresponding polymers. Cell damage was directly dependent on concentration, temperature and incubation time.

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Authors
Vihola, H., Laukkanen, A., Valtola, L., Tenhu, H., & Hirvonen, J.
Affiliations
University of Helsinki (FI)
Corresponding author
Vihola, Henna
Venue
Biomaterials
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-06
Volume
26
Issue
16
Pages
3055-3064
ISSN
0142-9612 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2081030247
Cited by
689
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biomaterials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Surfaces, Coatings and Films › Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Keywords
thermoresponsive polymers, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam), amphiphilic polymers, cytotoxicity, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, chain-end functionality, Caco-2 cells, Calu-3 cells, polymer surface properties, temperature-dependent toxicity
MeSH terms
Acrylic Resins, Calorimetry, Differential Scanning, Caprolactam, Cell Line, Cell Survival, Chromatography, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Coloring Agents, Hot Temperature, Humans, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase, Light, Models, Chemical, Polyethylene Glycols, Polymers, Scattering, Radiation, Temperature, Tetrazolium Salts, Thiazoles, Time Factors, Water, Caco-2 Cells, Cell Line, Tumor

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