Triggered Release of Model Drug from Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Bovine Serum Albumin Nanocarriers in Hair Follicles Using Infrared A Radiation

    November 2015 in “ Acta Biomaterialia ”
    Jürgen Lademann, Heike Richter, Fanny Knorr … Wing Cheung Mak
    Studysummary This study found that water-filtered infrared A radiation can induce the release of a model drug from gold nanoparticle-doped particles in hair follicles in an ex vivo porcine skin model, suggesting feasibility for follicular drug delivery systems.
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