Multiscale modelling of drug-polymer nanoparticle assembly identifies parameters influencing drug encapsulation efficiency

Mackenzie, Robert, Booth, Jonathan, Alexander, Cameron, Garnett, Martin and Laughton, Charles A. (2015) Multiscale modelling of drug-polymer nanoparticle assembly identifies parameters influencing drug encapsulation efficiency. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 11 (6). pp. 2705-2713. ISSN 1549-9618

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Abstract

Using a multiscale (dual resolution) approach combining an atomistic (GROMOS96) and coarse-grain (MARTINI) force field, we have been able to simulate the process of drug-polymer nanoparticle assembly by nanoprecipitation from mixed solvents. Here we present the development and application of this method to the interaction of three poly(glycerol adipate) polymer variants with the anti-cancer drug dexamethasone phosphate. Differences in encapsulation efficiency and drug loading between the polymers are in agreement with the experimental trend. Reference atomistic simulations at key points along the predicted aggregation pathway support the accuracy of the much more compute-efficient multiscale methodology.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/751239
Additional Information: This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see [insert ACS Articles on Request author-directed link to Published Work, see http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/articlesonrequest/index.html].
Keywords: Nanoprecipitation, Poly(glycerol adipate), Multiscale Modelling, Drug Delivery
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
Identification Number: 10.1021/ct501152a
Depositing User: Laughton, Charles
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2015 14:24
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:07
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/29664

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