UV-Cross-Linkable Multilayer Microcapsules Made of Weak Polyelectrolytes

作者:Yi Qiangying; Wen Dongsheng; Sukhorukov Gleb B*
来源:Langmuir, 2012, 28(29): 10822-10829.
DOI:10.1021/la300999b

摘要

Microcapsules composed of weak polyelectrolytes modified with UV-responsive benzophenone (BP) groups were fabricated by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. Being exposed to UV lights, capsules shrunk in the time course of minutes at irradiation intensity of 5 mW/cm(2). The shrinkage adjusted the capsule permeability, providing a novel way to encapsulate fluorescence-labeled dextran molecules without heating. Cross-linking within the capsule shells based on hydrogen abstraction via excited benzophenone units by UV showed a reliable and swift approach to tighten and stabilize the capsule shell without losing the pH-responsive properties of the weak polyelectrolyte multilayers.

  • 出版日期2012-7-24