荔枝状CaCO3@HA/Fe3O4磁性介孔多级微球的制备

为了克服常规的生物陶瓷微球缺乏靶向功能的缺点, 本研究制备了内核为CaCO₃, 外壳为磁性可调控羟基磷灰石(HA)的新型荔枝状多孔微球。结果表明: 抗肿瘤药物阿霉素(DOX)能有效地负载于磁性HA微球上, 并具备磁性靶向功能。此外, HA外壳具有良好的生物相容性和pH响应特性, 可在模拟酸性肿瘤细胞环境中控制DOX的释放, 有效杀死肿瘤细胞, 并在模拟正常细胞培养环境中减少对正常细胞的毒副作用。这种新型的微球材料具有超顺磁性能, 且微结构可控, 是一种智能化药物控释微球载体, 可以灵敏地释放DOX, 从而有效地实现抗肿瘤活性。

Litchi-like Superparamagnetic Hydroxyapatite Microspheres with Hierarchically Mesoporous Microspheres

Due to the fact that the conventional bioceramic microspheres lack target function, novel litchi-like porous microspheres composed of a core of CaCO₃ and a tunable magnetic-hydroxyapatite (HA) shell were successfully prepared in this study. Antitumor drug, doxorubicin (DOX), was effectively loaded on the HA microspheres which possess magnetic targeting function. In addition, the HA shell, which had favorable biocompatibility and pH response characteristics, could be used to control release of loaded DOX from the litchi-like superparamagnetic microspheres in a simulated acidic tumor cell environment, effectively killing tumor cells and reducing toxic side effects to normal cells. The smart design presented in this study, which incorporates a tunable superparamagnetic shell and a controlled architecture, allows the sensitive release of drugs for efficient antitumor activity.