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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
An MCM-41 type mesoporous silica nanosphere-based (MSN) controlled-release delivery system has been synthesized and characterized using surface-derivatized cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocrystals as chemically removable caps to encapsulate several pharmaceutical drug molecules and neurotransmitters inside the organically functionalized MSN mesoporous framework. We studied the stimuli-responsive release profiles of vancomycin- and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-loaded MSN delivery systems by using disulfide bond-reducing molecules, such as dithiothreitol (DTT) and mercaptoethanol (ME), as release triggers. The biocompatibility and delivery efficiency of the MSN system with neuroglial cells (astrocytes) in vitro were demonstrated. In contrast to many current delivery systems, the molecules of interest were encapsulated inside the porous framework of the MSN not by adsorption or sol-gel types of entrapment but by capping the openings of the mesoporous channels with size-defined CdS nanoparticles to physically block the drugs/neurotransmitters of certain sizes from leaching out. We envision that this new MSN system could play a significant role in developing new generations of site-selective, controlled-release delivery nanodevices.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biocompatible Materials, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cadmium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Delayed-Action Preparations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dithiothreitol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Carriers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mercaptoethanol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neurotransmitter Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicon Dioxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sulfides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vancomycin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cadmium sulfide
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-7863
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4451-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A mesoporous silica nanosphere-based carrier system with chemically removable CdS nanoparticle caps for stimuli-responsive controlled release of neurotransmitters and drug molecules.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3111, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.