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Nanocomposite hydro gels upon heating can release the drugs they encapsulate. Gold nanoshells can be designed so that they absorb only certain wavelengths of light, in order for them to serve heating purposes the chosen wavelength is infra red i.e 800-1200nm. When these optically absorbing nanoshells are heated they transfer their heat to the surrounding. This effect causes the release of drugs from within the nanocompsite shells. However in order for this drug delivery system to be effective the nanocomposite shells must respond to heating i.e thermal mechanisms. [13] |
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Nanogroup Beta: Jason Feng, Maryam Liaqat, Eric Shubo Ma |
Physics 87N: Prof. Hari Manoharan
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