Voltage‐Induced Payload Release and Wettability Control on TiO₂ and TiO₂ Nanotubes

Abstract

Please release me: Hydrocarbon monolayers attached to a TiO2 surface can be cut by electrochemical means, thus allowing active molecules or proteins to be released from the TiO2 surface (see picture). Requirements are suitable electronic properties of TiO2 combined with a voltage to cause Schottky barrier breakdown; valence band holes are then sufficiently reactive to generate OH. radicals. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.