Mixed micelle-template route to mesoporous silica

You Hwan Son, Man Park, Sang Tae Kim, Jin Ho Choy

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Abstract

Mesoporous silica materials were prepared through a novel mixed micelle-template method which was employed by alkyl polyethylene oxide (C 16E 20) and C 2-ceramide. X-ray diffraction patterns clearly showed the formation of mesoporous silica by contribution of mixed micelle-template up to 3/1 weight ratio (C 16E 20/C 2-ceramide). TEM and N 2 adsorption isotherms analyses indicated that the mesoporous structure was maintained even after encased C 2-ceramides. However, when the weight ratio of C 16E 20/C 2-ceramide exceeds 2/2, less ordered and irregular pore structure was observed. According to the in-vitro experiment on cancer cells such as MCF-7, HOS, and HepG2, the simultaneously encapsulated C 2-ceramide shows apoptosis. Therefore, the present results could provide a new method for mesoporous material as drug delivery system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3819-3822
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume7
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2007

Keywords

  • Cell viability
  • Delivery
  • Drug
  • Mixed micelle
  • Template

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