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Reversible Drug Delivery: Thermal and pH Sensitive Composite Membrane for On‐Demand Drug Delivery by Applying an Alternating Magnetic Field (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 17/2020)
Author(s) -
Wang Ya,
Boero Giovanni,
Zhang Xiaosheng,
Brugger Juergen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202070095
Subject(s) - materials science , drug delivery , rhodamine b , fibroin , composite number , swelling , nanotechnology , membrane , on demand , chemical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , silk , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering , photocatalysis , catalysis , multimedia , computer science
In article number 2000733 by Juergen Brugger and co‐workers, a novel composite membrane of silk fibroin, microgels and magnetic nanoparticles whose permeability can be adjusted by temperature for controlled drug release is studied. The temperature induced shrinking/swelling of microgels is stimulated by a magnetic field, and a highly‐precise, tuneable release rate of Rhodamine B model drug is demonstrated.
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