Lipid-motif-decorated DNA nanocapsules filled with photoresponsive polymers are capable of delivering signalling molecules into target organisms for biological perturbations at high spatiotemporal resolution.
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Niemeyer, C. On-command molecular Trojans. Nature Nanotech 12, 1117–1119 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2017.222
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