The subject invention pertains to polyacrylate homopolymers produced from acrylolated drug monomers. The homopolymers can be produced in the form of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles comprising the homopolymers can be produced via a free radical-induced emulsion polymerization of the acrylolated drug monomers to produce an aqueous emulsion of uniformly sized nanoparticles. The homopolymers of the invention containing acrylolated antibiotic monomers can be active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, such as
Staphylococcus aureus
and
Escherichia coil.
Accordingly, methods are provided of treating a disease, for example, an infection, by administering to a subject the homopolymers, homopolymeric nanoparticles, or emulsions containing homopolymeric nanoparticles of the invention.
本发明涉及从
丙烯酰基药物单体制备的聚
丙烯酸酯均聚物。这些均聚物可以以纳米粒子的形式制备。通过自由基诱导的乳液聚合反应,可以将
丙烯酰基药物单体聚合成均匀大小的纳米粒子的
水性乳液。本发明中含有
丙烯酰基抗生素单体的均聚物可以对革兰氏阳性和革兰氏阴性细菌具有活性,例如
金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌。因此,本发明提供了通过向受体施用本发明中的均聚物、均聚纳米粒子或含有均聚纳米粒子的乳液来治疗疾病,例如感染的方法。