A facile approach towards the synthesis of a novel hierarchical sieve-like structure of mesoporous silica nanoparticle aggregates(hsMSNA) is reported using a centrifugal method at room temperature, based on the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and soft-template method. The developed approach is simple and can potentially be applied for scaled-up preparation. Importantly, scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption experiments characterize the mesoporous silica as hsMSNA consisting of 40-100 nm mesoporous silica nanoparticles piled at 1-2 μm cylindrical pores in sieve-like tissues. Further, various pore sizes and sievemesh-, and vesicular-like structures can be obtained by adjusting the reaction conditions. The BrunauerEmmett-Teller specific surface area is as large as 500 m~2/g with a 47 cm~3/g pore volume, facilitating easy drug loading and delivery. Cytotoxicity assays show that the samples are not cytotoxic under a high concentration of 200μg/mL. Finally, the high drug encapsulation efficiency and sustained release behaviors indicats the considerable potential of the hsMSNA as a drug delivery system in the field of nanomedicine.
Qin GaoWensheng XieLingyun ZhaoYu WangWei ZhangQiang Cai
