Molecular demultiplexer as a terminator automaton

Nanorobots will likely play a major role in future therapeutic approaches. Here, the authors develop a molecular automaton based on Zinc-BODIPY complexes that can autonomously switch between singlet oxygen generation and fluorescence emission, i.e., therapeutic and diagnostic modes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ilke S. Turan, Gurcan Gunaydin, Seylan Ayan, Engin U. Akkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03259-z