Double Janus nanoparticles transformed into cup-shaped dynamic inclusion bodies for colloid design
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 04:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The transport of nanparticles to a new target environment is often needed in medical applications. Inclusion bodies or host–guest systems are of special interest, however, their design is especially challenging, and nanocolloids formed from inorganic components are rare, although they have the advantage of being functionalized relatively easily. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists from Stuttgart, Germany, describe an intriguing new approach to fabricate a functionalizable host–guest system from pure inorganic components. The system involves nanocup-shaped inorganic colloids that harbor gold nanoparticles, which can be easily released by an external stimulus.