Carbon quantum dots-stabilized Pickering emulsion to prepare NIR light-responsive PLGA drug delivery system. (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Tongchang; Huang, Zheng; Wan, Feng; Sun, Yi
• Is Part Of: Materials today communications. Volume 23(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: NIR light-responsive -- Poly-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) -- Carbon quantum dots -- Pickering emulsion -- Drug delivery; Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100951
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-4928

Abstract

Graphical abstract: A new strategy to prepare NIR light-responsive PLGA drug delivery systems via carbon quantum dots-stabilized Pickering emulsion polymerization was developed. PLGA was dissolved in DCM as oil phase. RCDs were dispersed in water in single emulsion while they were dispersed in DCM in double emulsion. Abstract: A new strategy to prepare NIR light-responsive Poly-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) drug delivery systems via carbon quantum dots-stabilized Pickering emulsion polymerization was developed. We successfully fabricated oil-in-water single emulsion and water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion for loading hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs, respectively.