When stimulated with visible light,
spherical gold nanoparticles absorb and convert light energy into heat.
The spherical gold nanoparticles can be replaced with more complex shaped nanomaterials — such as hollow nanoparticles, nanorods, or nanotubes — to render a better absorption of near - infrared light to penetrate biological tissues.
Not exact matches
The miR - 182 was safely delivered to the tumors using
spherical nucleic acids, DNA and RNA arranged around a
gold nanoparticle center.