Fabrication of calcium phosphate microcapsules using emulsion droplets stabilized with branched copolymers as templates
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Journal Article
Abstract
We report on a versatile and time-efficient method to fabricate calcium phosphate (CaP) microcapsules by utilizing oil-in-water emulsion droplets stabilized with synthetic branched copolymer (BCP) as templates. The BCP was designed to provide a suitable architecture and functionality to produce stable emulsion droplets, and to permit the mineralization of CaP at the surface of the oil droplet when incubated in a solution containing calcium and phosphate ions. The CaP shells of the microcapsules were established to be calcium deficient hydroxyapatite with incorporated chlorine and carbonate species. These capsule walls were made fluorescent by decoration with a fluorescein-bisphosphonate conjugate.
Date Issued
2015-06-09
Date Acceptance
2015-06-07
Citation
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3 (27), pp.5544-5552
ISSN
2050-750X
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
5544
End Page
5552
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume
3
Issue
27
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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Published