Rong-Cong Luo, Shashi Ranjan, Yong Zhang and Chia-Hung Chen
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 7887-7889
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC44111C,
Communication
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) composite microgels incorporating polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles were produced using droplet microfluidics. The composite microgels exhibited site-specific de-swelling–swelling properties that were activated by near-infrared light. Their applications for programmable drug release by pulsed-light control were also demonstrated.