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T M Guardado-Alvarez1, M M Russell, J I Zink.
Abstract
Proton transfer caused by excitation of a photoacid attached to the surface of a mesoporous silica nanoparticle activates a nanovalve and causes release of trapped molecules. The protonation of an aniline-based stalk releases a noncovalently bound cyclodextrin molecule that blocked a pore. The results show that pH-responsive molecular delivery systems can be externally controlled using light.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24942753 PMCID: PMC4327900 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03293d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222