Near-Infrared Excitation of Functionalized Nanoparticles (image)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Caption

Near-infrared excitation of functionalized bismuth ferrite nanoparticles results in harmonic emission which triggers the photorelease of caged molecular cargos, allowing decoupled imaging and controlled delivery applications.

Credit

S. Gerber (EPFL)

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