Soluble Microcapsules Assembled Stepwise from Weak Polyelectrolytes Using Acid‐Decomposable Cores
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Abstract
Decomposable microcapsules with tunable permeability, loading, and release properties—with potential applications as chemical reservoirs and for controlled drug release—have been fabricated by assembly of weak polyelectrolytes on melamine formaldehyde templates followed by removal of the cores at low pH by precise control of the time of acid treatment. The Figure shows capsules before (left) and after (right) treatment with 0.1 M HCl.
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OpenAlex topics: Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers · Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization · Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
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