Issue 72, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Near-infrared photothermal activation of microgels incorporating polypyrrole nanotransducers through droplet microfluidics†

Rong-Cong Luo,a   Shashi Ranjan,a   Yong Zhanga  and  Chia-Hung Chen*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
E-mail: biecch@nus.edu.sg

Abstract

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) composite microgels incorporating polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles were produced using droplet microfluidics. The composite microgels exhibited site-specific de-swelling–swelling properties that were activated by near-infrared light. Their applications for programmable drug release by pulsed-light control were also demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Near-infrared photothermal activation of microgels incorporating polypyrrole nanotransducers through droplet microfluidics

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC44111C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jun 2013
Accepted
08 Jul 2013
First published
09 Jul 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 7887-7889

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Near-infrared photothermal activation of microgels incorporating polypyrrole nanotransducers through droplet microfluidics

R. Luo, S. Ranjan, Y. Zhang and C. Chen, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 7887 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44111C

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