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Versatile Loading of Diverse Cargo into Functional Polymer Capsules

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ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume 2, Issue 1-2, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.201400007

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  1. Australian Research Council (ARC) [FL120100030, FS110200025]
  2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology [CE140100036]

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Polymer microcapsules are of particular interest for applications including self-healing coatings, catalysis, bioreactions, sensing, and drug delivery. The primary way that polymer capsules can exhibit functionality relevant to these diverse fields is through the incorporation of functional cargo in the capsule cavity or wall. Diverse functional and therapeutic cargo can be loaded into polymer capsules with ease using polymer-stabilized calcium carbonate (CaCO3) particles. A variety of examples are demonstrated, including 15 types of cargo, yielding a toolbox with effectively 500+ variations. This process uses no harsh reagents and can take less than 30 min to prepare, load, coat, and form the hollow capsules. For these reasons, it is expected that the technique will play a crucial role across scientific studies in numerous fields.

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