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Core-Template-Free Strategy for Preparing Hollow Nanospheres†

  1. Y. Hu1,2,
  2. X. Jiang,
  3. Y. Ding1,
  4. Q. Chen1,
  5. C. Z. Yang1

Article first published online: 17 JUN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200306579

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 16, Issue 11, pages 933–937, June, 2004

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Hu, Y., Jiang, X., Ding, Y., Chen, Q. and Yang, C. Z. (2004), Core-Template-Free Strategy for Preparing Hollow Nanospheres. Adv. Mater., 16: 933–937. doi: 10.1002/adma.200306579

Author Information

  1. 1

    Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P.R. China

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210 093, China

  1. †

    Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20374026, No. 10334020) and the 973 program of MOST (No. 2003CB615600).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 JUN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 17 JUN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 MAR 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 DEC 2003

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Keywords:

  • Biocompatible materials;
  • Drug delivery;
  • Hollow spheres;
  • Nanospheres

Hollow polymeric nanospheres (see Figure) are directly obtained by polymerization of acrylic acid monomers inside micelles comprised of a biopolymer with amino groups, (chitosan) and an organic monomer with carboxylic group (acrylic acid). In this approach, the nanospheres form in aqueous solution without the aid of surfactant, organic solvent, precursors of block and graft copolymers, templating cores, or emulsion phases.

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