Salinas, Yolanda; Brueggemann, Oliver; Monkowius, Uwe; Teasdale, Ian published the artcile< Visible light photocleavable ruthenium-based molecular gates to reversibly control release from mesoporous silica nanoparticles>, Category: pyridine-derivatives, the main research area is ruthenium silicon nanoparticle delivery controlled release visible light irradiation; cargo release on demand; mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs); molecular gates; reversibility; ruthenium complex; visible light photocleavage.
Herein we present hybrid mesoporous silica nanomaterials (MSN) with visible light-sensitive ruthenium complexes acting as gates. Two different [Ru(bpy)2L1L2]2+ complexes were investigated by grafting [Ru(bpy)2(4AMP)2](PF6)2 (RC1) and [Ru(bpy)2(PPh3)Cl]Cl (RC2) via two or one ligands onto the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), to give MSN1-RC1 and MSN2-RC2, resp. The pores were previously loaded with a common dye, safranin O, and release studies were conducted. The number and position of the ligands were shown to influence the photocages behavior and thus the release of the cargo. Release studies from MSN1-RC1 in acetonitrile showed that in the dark the amount of dye released was minimal after 300 min, whereas a significant increase was measured upon visible light irradiation (ca. 90%). Release studies from the second nanomaterial MSN2-RC2, where the complex RC2 was bound to the MSN via only one ligand, showed stability under darkness and in aqueous solution up to 180 min and, rapid release of the dye when irradiated with visible light. Furthermore, this system was demonstrated to be reversible, since, upon heating to 80°C, the system could effectively re-close the pores and re-open it again upon visible light irradiation
Nanomaterials published new progress about Ligands Role: THU (Therapeutic Use), BIOL (Biological Study), USES (Uses). 3731-53-1 belongs to class pyridine-derivatives, and the molecular formula is C6H8N2, Category: pyridine-derivatives.