PMID- 32298719 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210311 LR - 20210311 IS - 1879-0003 (Electronic) IS - 0141-8130 (Linking) VI - 156 DP - 2020 Aug 1 TI - A bio-inspired magnetic natural hydrogel containing gelatin and alginate as a drug delivery system for cancer chemotherapy. PG - 438-445 LID - S0141-8130(20)32930-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.074 [doi] AB - This study aimed to design and development of a magnetic natural hydrogel based on alginate (Alg), gelatin (Gel), and Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as an efficient and "smart" drug delivery system (DDS) for cancer therapy. First, Alg was partially oxidized (OAlg), and then the Alg-Gel chemical hydrogel was synthesized through "Shift-Base" condensation reaction. Afterward, Fe(3)O(4) NPs were incorporated into the hydrogel through in situ chemical co-precipitation approach. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image exhibited that the fabricated Alg-Gel hydrogel has porous microstructure without microphase separation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the well-defined formation of Fe(3)O(4) NPs throughout the Alg-Gel hydrogel with spherical shapes in the size range of 25 +/- 10 nm. Saturation magnetization (delta(s)) value of the Alg-Gel/Fe(3)O(4) was obtained to be 31 emu g(-1) that represent proper magnetic property for "smart" drug delivery purposes. The obtained Alg-Gel/Fe(3)O(4) was loaded with doxorubicin hydrochloride (Dox), and its drug loading and encapsulation efficiencies as well as its anticancer activity was investigated against Hela cells. The formulated Alg-Gel/Fe(3)O(4)-Dox exhibited pH-dependent drug release behavior due to presence of carboxylic acid groups in the DDS. According to the results, the Alg-Gel/Fe(3)O(4) magnetic hydrogel can be considered as an efficient and "smart" DDS for cancer therapy and diagnosis. CI - Copyright (c) 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Jahanban-Esfahlan, Rana AU - Jahanban-Esfahlan R AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Derakhshankhah, Hossein AU - Derakhshankhah H AD - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. FAU - Haghshenas, Babak AU - Haghshenas B AD - Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. FAU - Massoumi, Bakhshali AU - Massoumi B AD - Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Abbasian, Mojtaba AU - Abbasian M AD - Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Jaymand, Mehdi AU - Jaymand M AD - Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: mehdi.jaymand@kums.ac.ir. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200413 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Biol Macromol JT - International journal of biological macromolecules JID - 7909578 RN - 0 (Alginates) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Biological Products) RN - 0 (Drug Carriers) RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 9000-70-8 (Gelatin) SB - IM MH - Alginates/*chemistry MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Biological Products/*chemistry MH - Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic MH - Drug Carriers/*chemistry MH - Drug Compounding MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Drug Liberation MH - Gelatin/*chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hydrogels/*chemistry MH - Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles/chemistry/ultrastructure MH - Molecular Structure OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alginate OT - Cancer therapy OT - Chemical hydrogel OT - Drug delivery OT - Gelatin OT - Magnetic nanoparticles COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2020/04/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/12 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/17 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0141-8130(20)32930-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.074 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Aug 1;156:438-445. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.074. Epub 2020 Apr 13.