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Combinatorial Synthesis of and High-throughput Protein Release from Polymer Film and Nanoparticle Libraries
Published on: September 6, 2012
Photo-degradable, protein-polyelectrolyte complex-coated, mesoporous silica nanoparticles for controlled co-release
Xuejuan Wan1, Tao Liu, Jinming Hu
1Institute of Advanced Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, P. R. China. wan.xuejuan@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
Abstract:
The fabrication of photo-degradable, protein-polyelectrolyte complex (PPC)-coated, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) and their controlled co-release of protein and model drugs is reported. Random copolymers composed of oligo(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA), and a photolabile o-nitrobenzyl-containing monomer, 5-(2'-(dimethylamino)ethoxy)-2-nitrobenzyl methacrylate (DENBMA), are first anchored onto the MSNs and then quaternary aminated, to obtain positively charged P(OEGMA-co-TENBMA) which exhibits photo-induced charge conversion characteristics. PPCs consisting of P(OEGMA-co-TENBMA) and the protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) are utilized as capping agents for the nanopores of the MSNs. Upon UV irradiation, charge conversion of P(OEGMA-co-TENBMA) can lead to the disruption of PPCs on MSNs and co-release of BSA and rhodamine B by electrostatic repulsion.
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