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J Phys Chem B
; 116(14): 4338-45, 2012 Apr 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22435641
RESUMO
Polymer micelles can be used to facilitate the aqueous solubilization of lipophilic, poorly water-soluble compounds and drugs. Even if the evaluation of the efficiency of drug incorporation into such micelles can be tested experimentally, a theoretical approach based on molecular simulation can constitute a useful tool that reduces time and cost. Here we present a promising method, based on molecular dynamics simulation, for the calculation of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameters as a measure of the potential for drug incorporation into polymer micelles. The data from modeling are validated on four drug compounds with different physical-chemical properties by means of a comparison with the data obtained from experiments.