Issue 21, 2015

Fabrication of stimulus-responsive diatom biosilica microcapsules for antibiotic drug delivery

Abstract

In this report, we employed surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerisation to graft thermo-responsive copolymers of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylates from the surface of diatom biosilica microcapsules. We demonstrate the application of the resulting composites for thermo-responsive drug delivery.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of stimulus-responsive diatom biosilica microcapsules for antibiotic drug delivery

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Apr 2015
Accepted
05 May 2015
First published
05 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 4325-4329

Author version available

Fabrication of stimulus-responsive diatom biosilica microcapsules for antibiotic drug delivery

R. B. Vasani, D. Losic, A. Cavallaro and N. H. Voelcker, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 4325 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00648A

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