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Inside Cover: Sub‐Micrometer Vaterite Containers: Synthesis, Substance Loading, and Release (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 5/2012)
Author(s) -
Parakhonskiy Bogdan V.,
Haase Albrecht,
Antolini Renzo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201107543
Subject(s) - vaterite , calcite , micrometer , controlled release , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , drug delivery , porosity , aqueous solution , chemistry , mineralogy , composite material , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering , aragonite
The loading and storage of various payloads is possible in the porous structure of sub‐micrometer‐sized vaterite particles. These particles can be synthesized by modifying the crystal‐growth parameters. As B. V. Parakhonskiy et al. report in their Communication on page 1195 ff., the recystallization of vaterite into calcite in aqueous solutions acts as a release mechanism. Thus, the payload release can be controlled by the immersion medium, thus offering a simple, cost‐effective, and versatile system for drug‐delivery applications.