Light-responsive peptide [2]rotaxanes as gatekeepers of mechanised nanocontainers.
Novel mechanized silica nanoparticles incorporating a peptide-based molecular shuttle as a photo-responsive interlocked gatekeeper of nanocontainers are described including the uptake and delivery studies of a model cargo.
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain. ppberna@um.es.
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Valero-Moya
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Alajarin
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