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Intracellularly Degradable Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules
Author(s) -
De Geest B. G.,
Vandenbroucke R. E.,
Guenther A. M.,
Sukhorukov G. B.,
Hennink W. E.,
Sanders N. N.,
Demeester J.,
De Smedt S. C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200502128
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , materials science , intracellular , hydrolysis , chemical engineering , hydrolytic degradation , nanotechnology , biophysics , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , composite material , biology , engineering
Intracellular uptake and degradation of polyelectrolyte capsules is reported in this work. Two types of intracellular degradable capsules are described: enzyme‐sensitive and hydrolysis‐ sensitive capsules (see figure). The results may be a significant step towards the biomedical application of polyelectrolyte capsules.