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light responsive capsules

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optical switchers, polyelectrolyte multilayer microcapsules

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Here, we developed optical switchers... An intracellular modulator of the Wnt pathway was enclosed into polyelectrolyte multilayer microcapsules engineered to include self-tracking ... and light mediated heating functionalities
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Claim 1compositionsupports2016Source 1DOIPubMed

The light responsive capsules enclosed an intracellular modulator of the Wnt pathway and were engineered with fluorescence labeling and plasmonic nanoparticle-mediated light heating functionalities.

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An intracellular modulator of the Wnt pathway was enclosed into polyelectrolyte multilayer microcapsules engineered to include self-tracking (i.e., fluorescence labeling) and light mediated heating functionalities (i.e., plasmonic nanoparticles).
Claim 2in vivo effectsupports2016Source 1DOIPubMed

In Hydra, in vivo delivery of the capsules followed by NIR triggering caused drug release and forced activation of the Wnt pathway.

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Capsules were delivered in vivo to Hydra and NIR triggered drug release caused forced activation of the Wnt pathway.
Claim 3tool developmentsupports2016Source 1DOIPubMed

The authors developed light responsive capsule-based optical switchers for control of the Wnt/b2-catenin signaling pathway.

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Here, we developed optical switchers ... the Wnt/b2-catenin signaling pathway.