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Triggering Release of Encapsulated Cargo
Author(s) -
Johnston Angus P. R.,
Such Georgina K.,
Caruso Frank
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906840
Subject(s) - polymer , drug delivery , stimulus (psychology) , nanotechnology , chemistry , biophysics , biochemical engineering , materials science , engineering , biology , organic chemistry , psychology , psychotherapist
Specific stimuli can be used to trigger the release of cargo encapsulated in polymer carriers in applications ranging from drug delivery to catalysis. Current approaches can be categorized in two classes: application of an external stimulus, such as light, and exploitation of environmental changes, such as chemical and enzymatic degradation (see picture).