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Light-responsive polymer micro-and nano-capsules

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    Identifier: imarina:6388972
    Authors:
    Marturano VCerruti PGiamberini MTylkowski BAmbrogi V
    Abstract:
    © 2016 by the authors. A significant amount of academic and industrial research efforts are devoted to the encapsulation of active substances within micro- or nanocarriers. The ultimate goal of core-shell systems is the protection of the encapsulated substance from the environment, and its controlled and targeted release. This can be accomplished by employing stimuli-responsive materials as constituents of the capsule shell. Among a wide range of factors that induce the release of the core material, we focus herein on the light stimulus. In polymers, this feature can be achieved introducing a photo-sensitive segment, whose activation leads to either rupture or modification of the diffusive properties of the capsule shell, allowing the delivery of the encapsulated material. Micro- and nano-encapsulation techniques are constantly spreading towards wider application fields, and many different active molecules have been encapsulated, such as additives for food-packaging, pesticides, dyes, pharmaceutics, fragrances and flavors or cosmetics. Herein, a review on the latest and most challenging polymer-based micro- and nano-sized hollow carriers exhibiting a light-responsive release behavior is presented. A special focus is put on systems activated by wavelengths less harmful for living organisms (mainly in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared range), as well as on different preparation techniques, namely liposomes, self-assembly, layer-by-layer, and interfacial polymerization.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Marturano V; Cerruti P; Giamberini M; Tylkowski B; Ambrogi V
    Department: Enginyeria Química
    URV's Author/s: Giamberini, Marta / Tylkowski, Bartosz
    Keywords: Smart materials Self-assembly Photo-responsive capsules Liposomes Layer-by-layer Interfacial polymerization self-assembly photo-responsive capsules liposomes layer-by-layer interfacial polymerization
    Abstract: © 2016 by the authors. A significant amount of academic and industrial research efforts are devoted to the encapsulation of active substances within micro- or nanocarriers. The ultimate goal of core-shell systems is the protection of the encapsulated substance from the environment, and its controlled and targeted release. This can be accomplished by employing stimuli-responsive materials as constituents of the capsule shell. Among a wide range of factors that induce the release of the core material, we focus herein on the light stimulus. In polymers, this feature can be achieved introducing a photo-sensitive segment, whose activation leads to either rupture or modification of the diffusive properties of the capsule shell, allowing the delivery of the encapsulated material. Micro- and nano-encapsulation techniques are constantly spreading towards wider application fields, and many different active molecules have been encapsulated, such as additives for food-packaging, pesticides, dyes, pharmaceutics, fragrances and flavors or cosmetics. Herein, a review on the latest and most challenging polymer-based micro- and nano-sized hollow carriers exhibiting a light-responsive release behavior is presented. A special focus is put on systems activated by wavelengths less harmful for living organisms (mainly in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared range), as well as on different preparation techniques, namely liposomes, self-assembly, layer-by-layer, and interfacial polymerization.
    Thematic Areas: Polymers and plastics Polymer science Odontología General chemistry Farmacia Engenharias ii Ciências biológicas ii Chemistry (miscellaneous) Chemistry (all) Biotecnología Astronomia / física
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 20734360
    Author's mail: marta.giamberini@urv.cat bartosz.tylkowski@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-8278-3552 0000-0002-4163-0178
    Record's date: 2024-09-07
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/1/8
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Polymers. 9 (1):
    APA: Marturano V; Cerruti P; Giamberini M; Tylkowski B; Ambrogi V (2017). Light-responsive polymer micro-and nano-capsules. Polymers, 9(1), -. DOI: 10.3390/polym9010008
    Article's DOI: 10.3390/polym9010008
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2017
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Chemistry (Miscellaneous),Polymer Science,Polymers and Plastics
    Smart materials
    Self-assembly
    Photo-responsive capsules
    Liposomes
    Layer-by-layer
    Interfacial polymerization
    self-assembly
    photo-responsive capsules
    liposomes
    layer-by-layer
    interfacial polymerization
    Polymers and plastics
    Polymer science
    Odontología
    General chemistry
    Farmacia
    Engenharias ii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Chemistry (miscellaneous)
    Chemistry (all)
    Biotecnología
    Astronomia / física
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