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Thermal and Photo Dual-Responsive Core-Shell Polymeric Nanocarriers with Encapsulation of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Controlled Anticancer Drug Release

  • Xiaotao Wang
  • , Chuang Liu
  • , Zhenhua Li
  • , Chak Yin Tang
  • , Wing Cheung Law
  • , Xinghou Gong
  • , Zuifang Liu
  • , Yonggui Liao
  • , Gaowen Zhang
  • , Shijun Long
  • , Ling Chen

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Abstract

A thermal and photo dual-responsive drug delivery system is newly designed for controlled anticancer drug delivery. The concept of this design is to encapsulate upconversion nanoparticles in a photoresponsive polymer to produce core-shell nanoparticles, in which NIR light is converted to UV/visible light to isomerize cross-linked bis(methacryloylamino)-azobenzene for the control of drug release. A facile scheme, which gives the details of two-step solvothermal treatment, microemulsion, distillation precipitation polymerization, and drug loading, is proposed to realize the design. The dual-responsive drug release behaviors of the system are reported to provide the information for potential development of cancer therapy. It is also found that the Baker-Lonsdale model is suitable for describing the drug release kinetics of this system and the values of the diffusion coefficient under various conditions are determined experimentally.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10658-10665
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume123
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Energy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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