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

Mackenzie, Robert; Booth, Jonathan; Alexander, Cameron; Garnett, Martin; Laughton, Charles A.

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Authors

Robert Mackenzie

Jonathan Booth

Martin Garnett

CHARLES LAUGHTON CHARLES.LAUGHTON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computational Pharmaceutical Science



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.

Citation

Mackenzie, R., Booth, J., Alexander, C., Garnett, M., & Laughton, C. A. (2015). Multiscale modelling of drug-polymer nanoparticle assembly identifies parameters influencing drug encapsulation efficiency. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1021/ct501152a

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 27, 2015
Deposit Date Aug 25, 2015
Publicly Available Date Aug 25, 2015
Journal Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Print ISSN 1549-9618
Electronic ISSN 1549-9626
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 6
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/ct501152a
Keywords Nanoprecipitation, Poly(glycerol adipate), Multiscale Modelling, Drug Delivery
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/751239
Publisher URL http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ct501152a
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