We present a facile method to fabricate a biodegradable gelatin-based drug release platform that is magneto-thermally responsive. This was achieved by incorporating superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) within a spherical gelatin micro-network crosslinked by genipin, in conjunction with an alternating magnetic field application system.
Sung, B., Shaffer, S., Sittek, M., Alboslemy, T., Kim, C., Kim, M. Alternating Magnetic Field-Responsive Hybrid Gelatin Microgels for Controlled Drug Release. J. Vis. Exp. (108), e53680, doi:10.3791/53680 (2016).