Photocaged permeability: a new strategy for controlled drug release.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 1001 West Main Street, P. O. Box 842006, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.

Published: May 2012

Light is used to release a drug from a cell impermeable small molecule, uncloaking its cytotoxic effect on cancer cells.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500139PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc30819cDOI Listing

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