Micromotors Spontaneously Neutralize Gastric Acid for pH-Responsive Payload Release
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- 作者：Jinxing Li ; Pavimol Angsantikul ; Dr. Wenjuan Liu ; Dr. Berta Esteban-Ferná ; ndez de Á ; vila ; Dr. Soracha Thamphiwatana ; Prof. Mingli Xu ; Elodie Sandraz ; Dr. Xiaolei Wang ; Dr. Jorge Delezuk ; Dr. Weiwei Gao ; Prof. Liangfang Zhang and Prof. Joseph Wang
- 刊名：Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 13, 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：56
- 期：8
- 页码：2156-2161
- 全文大小：2555K
- ISSN：1521-3773
文摘
The highly acidic gastric environment creates a physiological barrier for using therapeutic drugs in the stomach. While proton pump inhibitors have been widely used for blocking acid-producing enzymes, this approach can cause various adverse effects. Reported herein is a new microdevice, consisting of magnesium-based micromotors which can autonomously and temporally neutralize gastric acid through efficient chemical propulsion in the gastric fluid by rapidly depleting the localized protons. Coating these micromotors with a cargo-containing pH-responsive polymer layer leads to autonomous release of the encapsulated payload upon gastric-acid neutralization by the motors. Testing in a mouse model demonstrate that these motors can safely and rapidly neutralize gastric acid and simultaneously release payload without causing noticeable acute toxicity or affecting the stomach function, and the normal stomach pH is restored within 24 h post motor administration.