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Frontispiece: Photo‐Modulated Therapeutic Protein Release from a Hydrogel Depot Using Visible Light
Author(s) -
Basuki Johan S.,
Qie Fengxiang,
Mulet Xavier,
Suryadinata Randy,
Vashi Aditya V.,
Peng Yong Y.,
Li Lingli,
Hao Xiaojuan,
Tan Tianwei,
Hughes Timothy C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201780461
Subject(s) - depot , agarose , drug delivery , nanoparticle , visible spectrum , materials science , controlled release , softening , nanotechnology , chemistry , biophysics , optoelectronics , chromatography , composite material , archaeology , history , biology
Drug Delivery Systems A light‐triggered drug delivery system based on Au nanoparticles inside an agarose hydrogel is presented by T. W. Tan, T. C. Hughes et al. in their Communication on page 966 ff. Visible light induces softening of the hydrogel matrix to release pre‐loaded therapeutics.