Trojan-Horse-Like Stimuli-Responsive Microcapsules.

ABSTRACT: Multicompartment microcapsules, with each compartment protected by a distinct stimuli-responsive shell for versatile controlled release, are highly desired for developing new-generation microcarriers. Although many multicompartmental microcapsules have been created, most cannot combine different release styles to achieve flexible programmed sequential release. Here, one-step template synthesis of controllable Trojan-horse-like stimuli-responsive microcapsules is reported with capsule-in-capsule structures from microfluidic quadruple emulsions for diverse programmed sequential release. The nested inner and outer capsule compartments can separately encapsulate different contents, while their two stimuli-responsive hydrogel shells can individually control the content release from each capsule

SUBMITTER: Mou CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6010793 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature