Issue 4, 2010
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Nanoscale

LbL multilayer capsules: recent progress and future outlook for their use in life sciences

Loretta L. del Mercato,*a   Pilar Rivera-Gil,a   Azhar Z. Abbasi,a   Markus Ochs,a   Carolin Ganas,a   Inga Zins,b   Carsten Sönnichsenb  and  Wolfgang J. Paraka  

* Corresponding authors

a Fachbereich Physik and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps Universität Marburg, Renthof 7, Marburg, Germany
E-mail: loretta.delmercato@physik.uni-marburg.de

b Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg 11, Mainz, Germany

Abstract

In this review we provide an overview of the recent progress in designing composite polymer capsules based on the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) technology demonstrated so far in material science, focusing on their potential applications in medicine, drug delivery and catalysis. The benefits and limits of current systems are discussed and the perspectives on emerging strategies for designing novel classes of therapeutic vehicles are highlighted.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B9NR00341J
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Nov 2009
Accepted
28 Dec 2009
First published
10 Feb 2010

Nanoscale, 2010,2, 458-467

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LbL multilayer capsules: recent progress and future outlook for their use in life sciences

L. L. del Mercato, P. Rivera-Gil, A. Z. Abbasi, M. Ochs, C. Ganas, I. Zins, C. Sönnichsen and W. J. Parak, Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 458 DOI: 10.1039/B9NR00341J

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