Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2007 · 34 citations · 22 references
EngineeringBioengineeringChemical EngineeringDrug DeliveryMicrofabricationNanotechnologyControlled Release MechanismsMagnetic Field-responsive Drug DeliveryHigh-frequency Electromagnetic FieldsMagnetic Field - Responsive MaterialsMagnetic Field-responsive ReleaseMagnetically Triggered Drug DeliverySelf-assembled Nanomaterials
A matter of control: Metallic, self-assembled nanoliter containers have been prepared that can be remotely guided in any chosen spatial trajectory by a magnetic field, as well as remotely triggered by radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to release chemical reactants (see picture). The containers were utilized to facilitate, on demand, spatially localized microfabrication in a capillary and non-invasive chemical delivery to living cells.
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