Enzyme-responsive supramolecular nanovalves crafted by mesoporous silica nanoparticles and choline-sulfonatocalix[4]arene [2]pseudorotaxanes for controlled cargo release

Abstract

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have been surface-functionalized with choline moieties encircled by sulfonatocalix[4]arenes. Two enzyme cleavable sites are incorporated in the stalks for specific enzymes to regulate the release of loaded cargos from MSNs. These gated materials show a clear enzymatic response and proven orthogonality.