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Synfacts 2009(10): 1105-1105  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217938
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Poly(dopamine) Shells

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Trisha L. Andrew
A. Postma, Y. Yan, Y. Wang, A. N. Zelikin, E. Tjipto, F. Caruso*
The University of Melbourne, Victoria and CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Victoria, Australia
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22 September 2009 (online)

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Significance

Silica spheres of various sizes and mesoporosity were coated with poly(dopamine) (PDA) shells with controllable wall thickness. The silica cores of the hybrid particles were then removed by treatment with HF, leaving behind PDA microcapsules.