Issue 5, 2015

Carbon-based cores with polyglycerol shells – the importance of core flexibility for encapsulation of hydrophobic guests

Abstract

Two core–shell nanoparticles with polyglycerol shells and sp3 carbon cores with different flexibilities (soft dendritic polyethylene and hard nanodiamond) were synthesized, their encapsulation capacities were compared, and their ability to transport into tumor cells was investigated. The nanocarrier with a soft core was superior to the hard one.

Graphical abstract: Carbon-based cores with polyglycerol shells – the importance of core flexibility for encapsulation of hydrophobic guests

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Nov. 2014
Accepted
04 Dec. 2014
First published
08 Dec. 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 719-722

Carbon-based cores with polyglycerol shells – the importance of core flexibility for encapsulation of hydrophobic guests

M. C. Lukowiak, B. Ziem, K. Achazi, G. Gunkel-Grabole, C. S. Popeney, B. N. S. Thota, C. Böttcher, A. Krueger, Z. Guan and R. Haag, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 719 DOI: 10.1039/C4TB01858C

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