Issue 16, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Aldehyde responsive supramolecular hydrogels: towards biomarker-specific delivery systems†‡

Francisco Rodríguez-Llansola,a   Juan F. Miravet*a  and  Beatriu Escuder*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castelló, Spain
E-mail: miravet@qio.uji.es, escuder@qio.uji.es
Fax: +34 964728214
Tel: +34 964729155

Abstract

A reactive supramolecular hydrogel sensitive to the presence of aldehydes is reported. Its fast disassembly in the presence of hydrophobic aldehydes allows the use for the release of substances (i.e.drugs) entrapped within the gel network.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10640F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 feb 2011
Accepted
24 feb 2011
First published
17 mar 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 4706-4708

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Aldehyde responsive supramolecular hydrogels: towards biomarker-specific delivery systems

F. Rodríguez-Llansola, J. F. Miravet and B. Escuder, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4706 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10640F

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