Photo-controlled host-guest interaction as a new strategy to improve the preparation of "breathing" hollow polymer nanospheres for controlled drug delivery

Haitao Zhang, Wei Tian, Rongtian Suo, Yang Yue, Xiaodong Fan, Zhen Yang, Hui Li, Wanbin Zhang, Yang Bai

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Abstract

This paper presents the photo-controlled host-guest interaction between azobenzene and β-cyclodextrin as a new strategy to improve the method of core removal to prepare poly((itaconoyloxy)ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based hollow nanospheres. This improved method for the preparation of hollow nanospheres is simple, environmentally friendly, and highly efficient. The resulting hollow nanospheres displayed a typical "breathing" behavior, which further induces the controlled release of doxorubicin hydrochloride. Cellular toxicity evaluation indicated that the hollow nanospheres possess good biocompatibility and can be used as promising doxorubicin hydrochloride carriers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8528-8536
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume3
Issue number43
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2015

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