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Nanoparticle-functionalized Microcapsules for in Vitro Delivery and Sensing by Susana Carregal-Romero; Markus Ochs; Wolfgang J. Parak is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

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Inorganic nanoparticles such as magnetic nanoparticles, fl uorescent quantum dots, and plasmonic nanoparticles can be used as building blocks for designing multifunctional systems based on polymeric capsules. The properties of the inorganic nanoparticles hereby are harnessed to provide additional functionality to the polymer capsules. Biological applications towards in vitro sensing and delivery are discussed. Examples will be given in which magnetic nanoparticles are used to direct capsules with magnetic fi eld gradients, colloidal quantum dots are used to identify capsules via the formation of optical barcodes, and gold nanoparticles are used as light-controlled heat-sources for opening capsules and releasing macromolecules from their cavity upon optical excitation. This demonstrates that combination of inorganic nanoparticles and organic/polymeric molecules as carrier matrices allow for tailoring multifunctional hybrid particles for practical applications.

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Author

Susana Carregal-Romero; Markus Ochs; Wolfgang J. Parak

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Published

2012

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)