Issue 24, 2015
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Nanoscale

Multifunctional inverse opal particles for drug delivery and monitoring†

Bin Zhang,a   Yao Cheng,a   Huan Wang,a   Baofen Ye,ab   Luoran Shang,a   Yuanjin Zhao*ac  and  Zhongze Gu*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
E-mail: yjzhao@seu.edu.cn, gu@seu.edu.cn

b Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China

c Suzhou Key Laboratory of Environment and Biosafety, Research Institute of Southeast University in Suzhou, Suzhou 215123, China

Abstract

Particle-based delivery systems have a demonstrated value for drug discovery and development. Here, we report a new type of particle-based delivery system that has controllable release and is self-monitoring. The particles were composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) hydrogel with an inverse opal structure. The presence of macropores in the particles provides channels for active drug loading and release from the materials.

Graphical abstract: Multifunctional inverse opal particles for drug delivery and monitoring

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR02324F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Apr 2015
Accepted
16 May 2015
First published
18 May 2015

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 10590-10594

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Multifunctional inverse opal particles for drug delivery and monitoring

B. Zhang, Y. Cheng, H. Wang, B. Ye, L. Shang, Y. Zhao and Z. Gu, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 10590 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR02324F

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