Low power upconverted near-IR light for efficient polymeric nanoparticle degradation and cargo release.

Adv Mater

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

Published: July 2013

By encapsulating NaYF4 :Tm.Yb upconverting nanocrystals in UV-degradable polymer capsules, it is possible to access efficient polymer photodegradation and remotely controlled release using near-IR laser light at an unprecedentedly low power.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3980738PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201300902DOI Listing

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