Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 2470-2478Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn305814q
Keywords
hybrid nanotubes; aspect ratio; stimuli-responsive release; self-healing coatings
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- EUFP7 nanocarrier project
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We report the development of silica/polymer double-walled hybrid nanotubes, which consist of a hollow cavity, a porous silica inner wall, and a stimuli-responsive (pH, temperature, and redox) polymeric outer wall, as a novel nanocontainer system. The length, diameter, wall thickness, and aspect ratio of the hybrid nanotubes are precisely controlled In the range of 48-506 nm, 41-68 nm, 3-24 nm, and 1.2-7.6, respectively. The hybrid nanotubes loaded with active molecules exhibit morphology-dependent release and pH-, temperature-, redox-responsive release, which enable a wide range of applications from energy storage to drug delivery and self-healing coatings for metal corrosion protection.
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