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Photo‐ and Thermoresponsive Polymersomes for Triggered Release
Author(s) -
Amstad Esther,
Kim ShinHyun,
Weitz David A.
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.201206531
Subject(s) - polymersome , microfluidics , materials science , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , chemistry , polymer , amphiphile , copolymer , composite material
Microfluidics : Thermo‐ and photoresponsive polymersomes are assembled using capillary microfluidic devices. Encapsulants can be selectively released from the thermoresponsive polymersomes if they are incubated at and above temperatures of 40 °C, whereas the photoresponsive polymersomes selectively release encapsulants if illuminated with laser light (see picture; NP=nanoparticle).