2015 journal article

A dual wavelength-activatable gold nanorod complex for synergistic cancer treatment

NANOSCALE, 7(28), 12096–12103.

MeSH headings : Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Gold / chemistry; Gold / pharmacology; HeLa Cells; Humans; Infrared Rays; Nanotubes / chemistry; Neoplasms / drug therapy; Photochemotherapy
TL;DR: This multifunctional AuNR-based system represents a novel theranostic strategy for spatiotemporal delivery of anticancer therapeutics and demonstrates enhanced anticancer efficacy through the synergistic combination of promoted drug release upon ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation and photothermal therapy upon infrared (IR) irradiation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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A multifunctional gold nanorod complex was formulated for synergistic anticancer treatment upon ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) light dual irradiations.