• 文献标题:   Molecular dynamics study on the adsorption and release of doxorubicin by chitosan-decorated graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHEN JW, LI JC, DAI JH, ZHOU MD, REN H, ZHANG L, HU Q, KONG Z, LIANG LJ
  • 作者关键词:   molecular dynamics simulation, doxorubicin, chitosan, graphene, noncovalent functionalization, adsorption
  • 出版物名称:   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
  • ISSN:   0144-8617 EI 1879-1344
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hangzhou Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116809
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The safe and effective delivery of anticancer drug molecules (e.g., doxorubicin [DOX]) into target sites is of great significance in cancer therapy. Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to non-covalently functionalized graphene as a potential anticancer delivery material. Herein, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the interaction mechanism between DOX and chitosan-decorated graphene with atomic details at the molecular level. The results demonstrated that the controllable loading and release of DOX by chitosan-decorated graphene may be achieved by adjusting the solution pH (the protonation state of chitosan) and the concentration of both DOX and chitosan molecules. In particular, the bare surface of graphene can be controlled by the aggregation and dispersion of chitosan, which further affects the adsorption and release of DOX molecules.