Loading and triggered release of cargo from hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures1. Issue 93 (11th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Chen; Brinzer, Thomas; Liu, Chong; Garrett-Roe, Sean; Rosi, Nathaniel L.
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 5:Issue 93(2015)
• Page Start: 76291
• Page End: 76295
• Publication Date: 2015-10-11
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra15492h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2qrswb1z" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures having different average diameters (∼75 nm and ∼150 nm) and near-infrared (NIR) extinction were loaded with the anti-cancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), and enzyme- and NIR-triggered DOX release were monitored.</p> </abstract>