Photodegradable Polyesters for Triggered Release

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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13(12), 16387-16399; doi:10.3390/ijms131216387

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Photodegradable Polyesters for Triggered Release

Cong Lv, Zhen Wang, Peng Wang and Xinjing Tang*

State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China

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Received: 28 September 2012; in revised form: 14 November 2012 / Accepted: 16 November 2012 / Published: 3 December 2012

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactive Nanoparticles 2012)

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Abstract: Photodegradable polyesters were synthesized with a photolabile monomer 2-nitrophenylethylene glycol and dioyl chlorides with different lengths. These polymers can be assembled to form polymeric particles with encapsulation of target substances. Light activation can degrade these particles and release payloads in both aqueous solutions and RAW 264.7 cells.

Keywords: photoactivation; polyester; nanoparticles; triggered release

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Lv, C.; Wang, Z.; Wang, P.; Tang, X. Photodegradable Polyesters for Triggered Release. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13, 16387-16399.

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Lv C, Wang Z, Wang P, Tang X. Photodegradable Polyesters for Triggered Release. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2012; 13(12):16387-16399.

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Lv, Cong; Wang, Zhen; Wang, Peng; Tang, Xinjing. 2012. "Photodegradable Polyesters for Triggered Release." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 13, no. 12: 16387-16399.

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