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Guided by the light, nimble nanovehicles make special deliveries

Nanometre-scale particles’ asymmetrical shape makes them easier to ‘drive’ using near-infrared light.
TEM of structural characteristics of APHC nanoparticles

Porous, nanometre-scale particles can ferry drugs that kill cancer cells. Credit: L. Xie et al./J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Hollow nanoparticles shaped like acorns can act as tiny cargo carriers that move or dump their loads at the command of near-infrared light1.

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Nature 601, 487 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00115-5

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  1. Xie, L. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c10391 (2022).

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