Image 1 Delivery and Activation of Genes by Gold Nanorods (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Image 1 Delivery and Activation of Genes by Gold Nanorods

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This is the delivery and activation of genes by gold nanorods. Gold nanorods coated with charged lipids efficiently bind to DNA and penetrate cells. The team designed an artificial gene that is turned on by heat generated by the gold nanorods upon exposure to near infrared light illumination.

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Kyoto University iCeMS

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