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Título: | Multifunctional Compartmentalized Capsules with a Hierarchical Organization from the Nano to the Macro Scales |
Autor(es): | Costa, Rui R. Castro Otero, Emilio Arias, F. J. Rodríguez-Cabello, José Carlos Mano, J. F. |
Palavras-chave: | Compartments Hierarchical organization Magnetic properties Multilayers Polymers |
Data: | Mai-2013 |
Editora: | American Chemical Society |
Revista: | Biomacromolecules |
Resumo(s): | Inspired by the cells’ structure, we present compartmentalized capsules with temperature and magnetic-based responsiveness and hierarchical organization ranging from the nano- to the visible scales. Liquefied alginate macroscopic beads coated with a layer-by-layer (LbL) chitosan/alginate shell served as containers both for model fluorophores and microcapsules, which in their turn encapsulated either another fluorophore or magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). The microcapsules were coated with a temperature-responsive chitosan/elastin-like recombinamer (ELR) nanostructured shell. By varying the temperature from 25 to 37 °C, the two-hour release of rhodamine encapsulated within the microcapsules and its diffusion through the external compartment decreased from 84% and 71%. The devices could withstand handling and centrifugal stress, with 50% remaining intact at a rotation speed of 2000g. MNPs attributed magnetic responsiveness toward external magnetic fields. Such a customizable system can be envisaged to transport bioactive agents and cells in tissue engineering applications. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/25178 |
DOI: | 10.1021/bm400527y |
ISSN: | 1525-7797 |
Versão da editora: | http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bm400527y |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito UMinho |
Aparece nas coleções: | 3B’s - Artigos em revistas/Papers in scientific journals |
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