Biocompatible pH-Degradable Functional Capsules Based on Melamine Cyanurate Self-Assembly.

ABSTRACT: Development of adaptive self-regulating materials and chemical-biological systems-self-healing, self-regulating, etc.-is an advanced modern trend. The very sensitive pH-controlled functionality of supramolecular assemblies is a very useful tool for chemical and biochemical implementations. However, the assembly process can be tuned by various factors that can be used for both better functionality control and further functionalization such as active species, e.g., drugs and dyes, and encapsulation. Here, the effect of a dye, sodium fluorescein (uranine) (FL), on the formation of a self-assembled melamine cyanurate (M-CA) structure is investigated and calculated with density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics. Interestingly, the dye greatly affects the self-assembly process at ea

SUBMITTER: Imoro N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280711 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature