Journal
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 14, Issue 17, Pages 6034-6043Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40275k
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- Science Foundation Ireland [PIYRA 07/YI2/I1052]
- IRCSET
- Trinity College Dublin
- Intel
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Light controllable release of antinflammatory zinc ions by a smart multifunctional material composed of spiropyrans and single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is demonstrated. The exploitation of a number of complementary characterization techniques allows the investigation of both composition and performance of the multifunctional SP/SWNT nanomaterial developed. Moreover, its suitability for potential applications in bio-systems is suggested by the effective removal of the metal catalyst and the introduction of biocompatible linkers into the SP/SWNT material. The realization of potential photo controllable SP/ SWNTs based drug delivery systems (DDSs) is envisaged, where nanotubes act as intracellular carriers of light modulated receptors for bioactive agents.
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