A facile two step synthesis of novel chrysanthemum-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles for controlled pyrene release

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Sep 28;46(36):6783-5. doi: 10.1039/c0cc01673j. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

Abstract

Chrysanthemum-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with large surface areas were successfully synthesized in the presence of ethyl ether by a facile two-step method under mild conditions. Pyrene was chosen to evaluate their drug loading and controlled release properties. The results showed that prepared MSNs exhibited excellent release rate.