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Abstract
The property expansion of
three-dimensional (3D) functionalized covalent organic frameworks (COFs) is important
for developing their potential applications. Herein, we report the first case of 3D hydrazone-decorated
COFs as pH-triggered molecular switches,
and explore their application in the
stimuli-responsive drug delivery system. These functionalized
COFs with hydrazone groups on the channel walls were obtained via a
multi-component bottom-up synthesis strategy. They exhibit a reversible E/Z isomerization at various pH values,
confirmed by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and proton conduction. Remarkably, after
loading cytarabine (Ara-C) as a model drug molecule, these pH-responsive COFs
showed an excellent and intelligent sustained-release effect with an almost 4-fold
increase in the Ara-C release at pH = 4.8 than at pH = 7.4,
which will effectively improve drug-targeting
and reduce drug side effects. Thus, these results open a way toward designing
3D stimuli-responsive functionalized COF materials and
promote their potential application as drug carriers
in the field of disease treatment.
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Figures-JUC556
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SI-JUC556-20210303
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