Issue 46, 2020

Electrochemically controlled cleavage of imine bonds on a graphene platform: towards new electro-responsive hybrids for drug release

Abstract

Graphene-based materials are particularly suitable platforms for the development of new systems able to release drugs upon the application of controlled electrochemical stimuli. Herein, we report a new electro-responsive graphene carrier functionalised with aldehydes (as drug models) through imine-based linkers. We explore a new type of drug loading/release combination based on the formation of a covalent bond and its cleavage upon electrolysis. The new graphene–drug model hybrid is stable under physiological conditions and displays a fast drug release upon the application of low voltages.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemically controlled cleavage of imine bonds on a graphene platform: towards new electro-responsive hybrids for drug release

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Maijs 2020
Accepted
04 Aug. 2020
First published
25 Nov. 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 23824-23830

Electrochemically controlled cleavage of imine bonds on a graphene platform: towards new electro-responsive hybrids for drug release

H. Hou, L. Cardo, D. Mancino, B. Arnaiz, A. Criado and M. Prato, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 23824 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04102E

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