title: Hierarchical Self-Assembly for Nanomedicine.
abstract: Function at all scales: Hierarchical assemblies of nanoparticles provide routes to multifunctional materials, in which structures at different scales impart different functions. Plasmonic vesicles formed by nanoparticle "strings" are useful both as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and as light-activated drug-delivery vehicles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. kjmbishop@engr.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Kyle J M
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D050997:Nanomedicine
chemical_list: D006046:Gold
keywords: block copolymer; drug delivery; nanoparticles; photoacoustic imaging; vesicles