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Sub‐Micrometer Vaterite Containers: Synthesis, Substance Loading, and Release
Author(s) -
Parakhonskiy Bogdan V.,
Haase Albrecht,
Antolini Renzo
Publication year - 2012
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.201104316
Subject(s) - vaterite , calcite , micrometer , nanotechnology , porosity , chemical engineering , immersion (mathematics) , materials science , calcium carbonate , aqueous solution , controlled release , drug delivery , chemistry , mineralogy , composite material , organic chemistry , aragonite , mechanical engineering , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
Simply smaller : Sub‐micrometer vaterite particles (see picture) were synthesized by modifying the crystal growth parameters. Their porous structure allows the loading and storage of various payloads. The recystallization to calcite in aqueous solutions can be used as a release mechanism. The release can be controlled by the properties of the immersion medium, thereby creating a simple, cost‐effective, and versatile system for drug‐delivery applications.