The grafting of antimicrobial peptides onto mesoporous silica particles and their controlled release using a green light-responsive linker, which enables tunable release-concentration-time profiles, is presented. The mesoporous silica surface is functionalized with antimicrobial peptides employing sequential functionalization steps, including the grafting of 3-[(2-propynylcarbamate)propyl]triethoxysilane (PPTEOS) as anchor, boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) as photosensitive linker, and C14R peptides as antimicrobial agents. Characterization using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) validate the successful fabrication and functionalization of mesoporous silica. The ester-1,2,3-triazole-BODIPY demonstrates high sensitivity to green light and enables C14R antimicrobial peptide release with adjusted concentration-time profiles. Under the applied conditions up to 64 μg mL were released within 40 minutes. The antimicrobial activity of the released C14R on . BL21(DE3) is demonstrated. Overall, the use of the photosensitive linker not only provides a promising avenue for controlling the release of biomolecules and therapeutics but also opens up opportunities for the development of materials for targeted release in wound dressings, for example.
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