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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles end-capped with hydroxyapatite for pH-responsive drug release |
Author: | Zhao, C. Yu, L. Middelberg, A. |
Citation: | Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013; 1(37):4828-4833 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 2050-750X 2050-7518 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Chun-Xia Zhao, Lei Yu and Anton P. J. Middelberg |
Abstract: | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have emerged as one of the most promising vehicles for potential application in drug delivery. In this paper, we report a novel multifunctional nanocomposite composed of a magnetite nanocrystal core and a mesoporous silica shell (Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂), end-capped with pH-stimuliresponsive hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanovalves for pH-responsive drug release. Iron oxide core and mesoporous silica shell nanoparticles were synthesized using a microemulsion method, and were then employed as templates for surface coating of hydroxyapatite. The efficient coating of the natural nontoxic component hydroxyapatite was achieved through a biomimetic mineralization process. The pH-responsive release of the model drug ibuprofen showed that the Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂@HAp nanoparticles possessed pH-responsive drug-release functionalities. The dissolution of hydroxyapatite in an acidic environment triggers the release of the loaded drugs in Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂@HAp nanoparticles. |
Rights: | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c3tb20641f |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP110100394 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3tb20641f |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Chemical Engineering publications |
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