Research Article

Synthesis and Characterization of Folate-Targeted Dextran/Retinoic Acid Micelles for Doxorubicin Delivery in Acute Leukemia

Table 1

Dextran Mw, molar ratio, and weight of DEX : RA : FA used in the synthesis of different copolymers.

Copolymer codeDEX MwMolar ratio
DEXRAFA

R10D10F7100000.1 mmol (1 g)1 mmol (0.3 g)0.7 mmol (0.31 g)
R15D10F7100000.1 mmol (1 g)1.5 mmol (0.45 g)0.7 mmol (0.31 g)
R20D10F7100000.1 mmol (1 g)2 mmol (0.6 g)0.7 mmol (0.31 g)
R6D6F4.260000.1 mmol (0.6 g)0.6 mmol (0.18 g)0.42 mmol (0.185 g)
R9D6F4.260000.1 mmol (0.6 g)0.9 mmol (0.27 g)0.42 mmol (0.185 g)
R12D6F4.260000.1 mmol (0.6 g)1.2 mmol (0.36 g)0.42 mmol (0.185 g)