Visible Light-Responsive Dynamic Biomaterials: Going Deeper and Triggering More.

Rapp, Teresa L; DeForest, Cole A · Adv Healthc Mater · 2020

review · Level V

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Abstract

Photoresponsive materials have been widely used in vitro for controlled therapeutic delivery and to direct 4D cell fate. Extension of the approaches into a bodily setting requires use of low-energy, long-wavelength light that penetrates deeper into and through complex tissue. This review details recent reports of photoactive small molecules and proteins that absorb visible and/or near-infrared light, opening the door to exciting new applications in multiplexed and in vivo regulation.

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