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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 4, Issue 74, Pages 39287-39296Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06896c
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- Cottrell College Science Award of Research Corporation
- Korea Ministry of Environment as Global Top Project [GT-14-B-01-002-0]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology [2012R1A1A4A01019566]
- Synchrotron Light Research Institute
- Graduate School and Faculty of Science at Chiang Mai University in Thailand
- Illinois State University
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2012R1A1A4A01019566] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), or poly(NIPAM), layers were reliably prepared around guest molecule (i.e., rhodamine B)-loaded mesoporous silica (SiO2) particles via thermally- and light-induced radical polymerizations. Subsequent removal of the sacrificial SiO2 particles with dilute hydrofluoric acid led to the formation of biocompatible polymer particles possessing a high dose of rhodamine B. The use of SiO2 core templates not only led to the formation of a uniform coating of the poly(NIPAM) layers, but also increased the stability of the guest molecule, rhodamine B, throughout polymerization. Interestingly, the light-induced radical polymerization method resulted in much less inevitable leaching and decomposition of azo-based guest molecules. The structural information and overall dye-loading efficiency of the mesoporous particles and the final polymer particles were then thoroughly examined by electron microscopes, dynamic light scattering, and fluorescence spectroscopy. As poly(NIPAM)-based particles exhibited significant swelling and deswelling properties above and below the lower critical solution temperature, the controlled-release properties of the poly(NIPAM) particles prepared by both methods were also evaluated. Generally, the dye-loaded poly(NIPAM) particles prepared by the light-induced approach resulted in a thinner coating of the polymer layers and exhibited much higher loading and tunable release profiles of the loaded guest molecules than those prepared by the thermally- induced polymerization. Given these features, the generalization of our strategy to design chemotherapeutically interesting drug-loaded polymer particles that are biocompatible and sensitive to external stimuli will allow for the further development of novel biomedical delivery and treatment systems.
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