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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: Small. 2013 Apr 19;9(18):3051–3057. doi: 10.1002/smll.201201921

Figure 3.

Figure 3

(a) Digital image after illuminating a PAG-free Ac-Dex particle suspension (left) and a PAG-encapsulating Ac-Dex particle suspension (right) with a UV-lamp (345 nm, 4 W) for 20 min (image contains stir bar). (b) Photoacid generation scheme by exciting 2-(4′-methoxystyryl)-4,6-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine (PAG). (c) Schematic illustration of photoacid triggered deprotection of Ac-Dex and subsequent degradation of particles by dissolution.