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Published on: February 27, 2019
Coiled-coil peptide motifs as thermoresponsive valves for mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Giuliana Martelli1, Harshal R Zope, Mireia Bròvia Capell
1Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P.O. Box 2300, RA Leiden, The Netherlands. a.kros@chem.leidenuniv.nl.
Abstract:
Coiled-coil peptide motifs were used as thermo-responsive valves for mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). The controlled release of a model drug as a function of temperature was demonstrated.

