Abstract
(Figure Presented) This paper describes a new strategy to generate nanocrystalline drugs through the precipitation of drug molecules in attoliter nanowells. We controlled the size of arsenic trioxide (ATO) nanocrystals by simply changing the concentration of ATO solution in the nanowells; particles with sizes ranging from 55 to 175 nm were formed. This approach only requires the drugs to be soluble in a solvent and thus can be broadly applicable to produce other drugs in nanocrystalline form.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10863-10865 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 131 |
Issue number | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 12 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry