Preparation and application of mesoporous core-shell nanosilica using leucine derivative as template in effective drug delivery

Core-shell structured mesoporous silica nanoparticles have been firstly synthesized with the new template from L-leucine methyl ester hydrochloride(H-Leu-OMe·HCl).LMSNs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),nitrogen adsorption/desorption,and small-angle X-ray diffraction(SAXRD),demonstrating a well-ordered mesostructure.After loading doxorubicin hydrochloride(Dox) into pores,considerable loading capacity of 30.5% and favorable cumulative release amount were obtained.MTT assay suggested that Dox-loaded LMSNs demonstrated great promise to anti-tumor.The use of MSNs with the synthesized template,as a drug delivery carrier,will exte nd the pharmaceutical applications of silica materials.