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E M Nehls1, A M Rosales2, K S Anseth3.
Abstract
We present a versatile and facile method to enhance user-control of small molecule drug release from a poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogel using the host/guest complex formed between an azobenzene derivative guest and a β-cyclodextrin host. A model drug is formed from a short peptide containing a fluorophore and an azobenzene functional group on one terminus. Upon irradiation with UV light, azobenzene isomerization leads to decreased complex formation and an on-demand acceleratation of the release rate of an entrapped model drug.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27127630 PMCID: PMC4843523 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB02004B
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mater Chem B ISSN: 2050-750X Impact factor: 6.331