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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 133, 期 38, 页码 15165-15171出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja205687k
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- Amore-Pacific
- NSF [DMR-1006546]
- Harvard MRSEC [DMR-0820484]
- Capsum
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [820484] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Long-term storage and controlled release of multiple components while avoiding cross-contamination have potentially important applications for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Polymersomes are very promising delivery vehicles but cannot be used to encapsulate multiple independent components and release them in a controlled manner. Here, we report a microfluidic approach to produce multiple polymersomes, or polymersomes-in-polymersome by design, enabling encapsulation and programmed release of multiple components. Monodisperse polymersomes are prepared from templates of double-emulsion drops, which in turn are injected as the innermost phase to form the second level of double-emulsion drops, producing double polymersomes. Using the same strategy, higher-order polymersomes are also prepared. In addition, incorporation of hydrophobic homopolymer into the different bilayers of the multiple polymersomes enables controlled and sequential dissociation of the different bilayer membranes in a programmed fashion. The high encapsulation efficiency of this microfluidic approach, as well as its programmability and the biocompatibility of the materials used to form the polymersomes, will provide new opportunities for practical delivery systems of multiple components.
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