Onder, Ferah ComertKalin, SevilOnder, AlperOzay, HavaÖzay, Özgür2025-01-272025-01-2720231773-22472588-8943https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.105113https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22505The level of toxicity in cancer treatment with chemotherapy can negatively affect the treatment process. Therefore, targeted drug delivery systems play an important role in reducing treatment-related toxicities. Hydrogels with three-dimensional networks are being investigated as drug delivery systems due to their unique properties such as swelling capacity, biocompatibility, and bioavailability. Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co- methacrylic acid)/PQ (p(HEMA-co-MAA)/PQ) hydrogel was prepared by redox polymerization method using Parthenocissus quinquefolia L. (PQ) plant extract, known for its anticancer, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties, as a crosslinker. PQ hydrogels were prepared with various monomer and cross-linker ratios. The p(HEMAco-MAA)/PQ10 (1:1) with a highly porous structure exhibited high swelling behavior. The phenolic content of p (HEMA-co-MAA)/PQ10 (1:1) hydrogel which has been determined to have high in vitro biodegradability at pH 6.5, increased with the amount of PQ extract used as crosslinker. The pH-responsive, antioxidant, biodegradable, and highly porous p(HEMA-co-MAA)/PQ10 (1:1) hydrogel showed higher doxorubicin (Dox) release behavior at pH 6.5. The Dox-loaded p(HEMA-co-MAA)/PQ10 (1:1) hydrogel drug carrier showed its anticancer effect on inhibition of colonies and cell proliferation against breast cancer cell lines. Our findings show that the p(HEMAco-MAA)/PQ10 (1:1) hydrogel using the PQ plant extract as a crosslinker will be significant potential in combination and cancer therapy studies.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBreast cancerParthenocissus quinquefolia L.DoxorubicinHydrogelBiodegradableAntioxidantDrug deliveryArticle9010.1016/j.jddst.2023.105113Q1WOS:0011115630000012-s2.0-85175567310Q1