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SUBMITTER: Hoare T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2761986 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoare Todd T Santamaria Jesus J Goya Gerardo F GF Irusta Silvia S Lin Debora D Lau Samantha S Padera Robert R Langer Robert R Kohane Daniel S DS
Nano letters 20091001 10
Nanocomposite membranes based on thermosensitive, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based nanogels and magnetite nanoparticles have been designed to achieve "on-demand" drug delivery upon the application of an oscillating magnetic field. On-off release of sodium fluorescein over multiple magnetic cycles has been successfully demonstrated using prototype membrane-based devices. The total drug dose delivered was directly proportional to the duration of the "on" pulse. The membranes were noncytotoxic, we ...[more]