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Electrically Triggered Small Molecule Release From Poly( N-Isopropylacrylamide- co-Acrylic Acid) Microgel-Modified Electrodes

Electrically Triggered Small Molecule Release From Poly( N-Isopropylacrylamide- co-Acrylic Acid) Microgel-Modified Electrodes

Wenwen Xu, Yingnan Zhang, Yongfeng Gao, Michael J Serpe

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018 Apr 18;10(15):13124-13129.

PMID: 29620347

Abstract:

A monolithic layer of poly( N-isopropylacrylamide- co-acrylic acid) microgels was deposited on an Au electrode and used for electrically triggered release of the small molecule crystal violet (CV), which was used as a model drug. CV was loaded into the surface-bound microgels by exposing them to a CV solution at pH 6.5, where the microgels are negatively charged and the CV is positively charged. The electrostatic attraction holds the CV inside of the microgels, while a decrease of the solution pH can neutralize the microgels and allow for CV release. In this investigation, we show that when CV-loaded microgels are deposited on the anode in an electrochemical cell and an appropriate voltage applied, there is a decrease in the solution pH near the anode surface that allows for CV release. We also show that removing the applied potential allows the solution pH near the anode to return to pH 6.5, which halts the release. We show that the release rate from the microgel-modified anodes could be controlled by the magnitude of the applied voltage and by pulsing the applied voltage or applying a continuous voltage. Furthermore, we showed that the microgel-modified anodes can be reloaded with CV and used to release CV to a system many times. Such devices could be used as implantable drug delivery devices, as well as for industrial applications, where small molecules need to be released to systems in response to their chemical status.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
LS74665	Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)			Price

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