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Facile formation of stimuli-responsive, fluorescent and magnetic nanoparticles based on cellulose stearoyl ester via nanoprecipitation

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In comparison to stimuli-responsive, multi-functional nanoparticles (NPs) from synthetic polymers, such NPs based on sustainable, naturally occurring polysaccharides are still scarce. In the present study, stable stimuli-responsive, fluorescent and magnetic NPs were fabricated using cellulose stearoyl esters (CSEs) consisting of cellulose and stearoyl groups. The multifunctional NPs with the average diameters between 80 and 250 nm were obtained after facile nanoprecipitation using CSE solutions containing Fe3O4-NPs. Using the aqueous solution of fluorescent rhodamine B as precipitant, NPs with rhodamine B on NP surface were obtained. Rhodamine B could be released depending on the temperature. In comparison, stearoylaminoethyl rhodamine B can be encapsulated in CSE-NPs, which renders obtained NPs reversible fluorescence in response to UV illumination and heat treatment.

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Authors thank the Hessian excellence initiative LOEWE—cluster SOFT CONTROL for the financial support. KZ thanks Prof. M. Biesalski for the kind support. We thank Prof. Jörg Schneider for the support by DLS measurements. M. Trautmann and Dr. M. Wittemann are gratefully acknowledged for SEC measurements.

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    Andreas Geissler, Daniel Scheid, Wei Li, Markus Gallei & Kai Zhang

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Geissler, A., Scheid, D., Li, W. et al. Facile formation of stimuli-responsive, fluorescent and magnetic nanoparticles based on cellulose stearoyl ester via nanoprecipitation. Cellulose 21, 4181–4194 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-014-0412-2

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