title: Robust molecular micro-capsules for encapsulating and releasing hydrophilic contents.
abstract: The hydrophobic-amphiphilic self-assembly approach has been employed to prepare molecular micro-capsules simply by cooling down an emulsion, in a hot polar solvent medium, of a melted compound having two very well-distinguished units, both with highly non-polar and hydrophobic characteristics. The resulting micro-capsules are very stable and robust both in suspension and under dry conditions. Further, such micro-capsules can effectively encapsulate hydrophilic compounds which can later on be easily released upon the application of UV-light.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mas-Torrent
authors.forename: Civan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arbiol
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Esquena
authors.forename: Concepció
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veciana
mesh_terms: D002214:Capsules / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D012997:Solvents; C529913:polychlorotriphenylmethane; D008697:Methane