ThesynthesisofanewtypeofX-ray-sensitivecompound'di-(1-hydroxylundecyl)diselenide'anditsapplicationinthepreparationofanewtypeofliposomewithX-raysensitivitywasreported.Thisnewliposomewassynthesizedtoencapsulatedoxorubicinhydrochloride(Dox),withitsphysicalandchemicalproperties,stability,andradiationsensitivitydetermined.BasedonthepH-gradientmethod,liposomalDoxwaspreparedviaultrasonicemulsificationandthenpurifiedonaSephadexG50mini-column.UVspectrophotometryandliquidchromatographywereusedtodetecttheencapsulationefficiencyandradiationsensitivityoftheDox-loadedliposome.Theresultsshowthatthroughchangesinreleaserate,thisliposomeshowsarelativeradiosensitivity.Intermsofradiationsensitivity,thedrugleakrateoftheX-ray-sensitiveDox-loadedliposomeincreasedgraduallyandpeakedat65.4%undertheX-rayradiationofadoseof10Gyormorethan10Gy,whichissignificantlydifferentfromthatofordinaryliposomes.Meanwhile,X-ray-sensitiveDox-loadedliposomehasagooddispersionstability,withanaverageparticlesizeofapproximate120nm.TheefficiencyofthisliposomeencapsulatingDoxwas75.84%,slightlylowerthanthatofordinaryliposomes.TheX-ray-sensitiveDox-loadedliposomeexhibitedsuspensionstabilitywithin30dofstorageat4°C,withoutvisibleprecipitation.Di-(1-hydroxylundecyl)diselenideissafeandnoncytotoxicandcomparedwiththoseofsyntheticphospholipidsitssynthesisislowcostanddoesnotrequirecomplexconditions.
