A Near-Infrared Laser-Activated "Nanobomb" for Breaking the Barriers to MicroRNA Delivery.

Wang, Hai; Agarwal, Pranay; Zhao, Shuting; Yu, Jianhua; Lu, Xiongbin; He, Xiaoming · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A near-infrared laser-activated "nanobomb" is synthesized using lipid and multiple polymers to break the extra-cellular and intracellular barriers to cytosolic delivery of microRNAs. The nanobomb can be used to effectively destroy tumors and cancer stem-like cells in vitro and in vivo with minimal side effects.

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