Low Power Upconverted Near‐IR Light for Efficient Polymeric Nanoparticle Degradation and Cargo Release
Low Power Upconverted Near‐IR Light for Efficient Polymeric Nanoparticle Degradation and Cargo Release
Mathieu L. Viger,Madeleine Grossman,N. Fomina,Adah Almutairi
2013 · DOI: 10.1002/adma.201300902
Advances in Materials · 109 Citations
TLDR
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.