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Low Power Upconverted Near‐IR Light for Efficient Polymeric Nanoparticle Degradation and Cargo Release
Author(s) -
Viger Mathieu L.,
Grossman Madeleine,
Fomidezda,
Almutairi Adah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201300902
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , polymer , photodegradation , nanotechnology , degradation (telecommunications) , computer science , telecommunications , photocatalysis , organic chemistry , chemistry , catalysis , composite material
By encapsulating NaYF 4 :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.