Assembly of gold nanoparticles on like-charge graphene oxide for fast release of hydrophobic molecules†
Abstract
A strategy of employing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is proposed to achieve quick release of paclitaxel (PTX) from GO. Under NIR irradiation, AuNPs absorb and convert NIR lamp energy to local heat, destroying the interactions between GO and PTX, thus enabling the release of PTX from GO.