简介:Inthefightagainstcancer,controlleddrugdeliverysystemshaveemergedtoenhancethetherapeuticefficacyandsafetyofanti-cancerdrugs.Amongthesesystems,mesoporoussilicananoparticles(MSNs)withafunctionalsurfacepossessobviousadvantagesandwerethusrapidlydevelopedforcancertreatment.Manystimuli-responsivematerials,suchasnanoparticles,polymers,andinorganicmaterials,havebeenappliedascapsandgatekeeperstocontroldrugreleasefromMSNs.ThisreviewpresentsanoverviewoftherecentprogressintheproductionofpH-responsiveMSNsbasedonthepHgradientbetweennormaltissuesandthetumormicroenvironment.Fourmaincategoriesofgatekeeperscanrespondtoacidicconditions.Thesecategorieswillbedescribedindetail.