Stimuli-responsive controlled drug release from magnetic-sensitive silica nanospheres

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2009 Feb;9(2):866-70. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2009.c042.

Abstract

A novel method for control burst releasing of drug via a high frequency magnetic field (HFMF) from magnetic-sensitive silica nanospheres was developed. The nanospheres were synthesized by a combination of emulsion and sol-gel process with the particles controlled at about 80 nm in diameter. Under repeated exposures to the high frequency magnetic stimulus, the drug release behaviors showed reproducible slow-to-burst profiles while consecutively applying the magnetic stimulus at 10-min switching time and the release profile restored immediately when the stimulus was removed. By taking this non-contact control-burst method, the magnetic silica nanospheres can be designed to treat the cancer therapy and urgent physiological needs.

MeSH terms

  • Magnetics*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanospheres*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / chemistry*
  • Silicon Dioxide*

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Silicon Dioxide