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Alternating Magnetic Field-Responsive Hybrid Gelatin Microgels for Controlled Drug Release
Published on: February 13, 2016
Adsorption and release of active species into and from multifunctional ionic microgel particles
1School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States.
Abstract:
We synthesize monodisperse ionic microgel particles which undergo a large change in volume in response to environmental stimuli such as pH and temperature. In addition, the study elucidates the effective uptake and release of rheology modifiers from these microgel particles to alter the bulk viscosity of a surrounding fluid. Moreover, we found that the prepared ionic microgel particles can demonstrate abilities to adsorb and repel iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4-NPs) upon pH variation. The extent of the loading of Fe3O4-NPs within the colloidal particles and morphology can be manipulated by tunable interactions between the Fe3O4-NPs and ionic microgel particles.
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