Quick release: Polymer-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used as nanocarriers and nanoscale acceptors are used to represent proteins and lipid membranes in a model drug-delivery system. The fluorescence of a drug is quenched in the vicinity of the AuNPs but reemerges upon its release (see picture). The critical role of nanoacceptors in facilitating drug release is demonstrated.
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