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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 41-48Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.10.012
Keywords
Microcapsules; Azobenzene; Photoresponsive behavior; Controlled release
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50825301, 50903035, 50903034, 50873040]
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology [09-06]
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Monodisperse silica particles coated with azobenzene polymer (PAzo) shell were synthesized through distillation precipitation polymerization. Robust PAzo microcapsules were obtained after selective removal of the silica templates by hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching. These PAzo microcapsules, confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigation, had excellent reversible photoisomerization with transformation between trans and cis isomers under ultraviolet (UV) and visible lights. Due to their compatibility with PAzo, acetonitrile would be trapped in the network of the shell during polymerization. Pore channels in the shell, confirmed by nitrogen adsorption-desorption test, would be produced after acetonitrile evaporation. Loading and release of rhodamine B (RhB) molecules in PAzo microcapsules were carried out and indicated that cis azobenzene showed larger pore diameter (named as open switch) under UV light which favored permeation of RhB molecules, while trans structure (named as closed switch) under visible light slowed down the process. In addition, both release profiles obeyed pure Fickian diffusion with a power law of t(0.42). Diffusion coefficient of RhB from PAzo microcapsules under visible light (1.47 x 10(-12) Cm-2/s) was lower than that under UV light (2.12 x 10(-12) CM2/s). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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