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Cover Image, Volume 137, Issue 44
Author(s) -
Mahdieh Zahra,
Holian Andrij
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.49811
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , phase transition , aqueous solution , core (optical fiber) , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics
The image created by Andrij Holian and Zahra Mahdieh shows the scanned electron micrograph of coreshell electrospun fibers developed for thermoresponsive delivery of nanoparticles. Poly(n‐isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles in an aqueous solution with silver nanoparticles were loaded inside the core. Increasing the temperature above the phase transition will result in the microgel particles transition thus shrinking and releasing of the silver nanoparticles from the core. This technique can be used for smart delivery of nanoparticles in various applications such as antibacterial agents triggered by temperature increases due to infection. Various microgel particles can be loaded inside the core for different applications through the described simple, versatile, and nontoxic method of ball‐milling. DOI: 10.1002/app.49786