Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Light-triggered switching of liposome surface charge directs delivery of membrane impermeable payloads in vivo

  • Gabriela Arias-Alpizar,
  • Li Kong,
  • Redmar C. Vlieg,
  • Alexander Rabe,
  • Panagiota Papadopoulou,
  • Michael S. Meijer,
  • Sylvestre Bonnet,
  • Stefan Vogel,
  • John van Noort,
  • Alexander Kros,
  • Frederick Campbell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17360-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Surface charge plays an important role in determining nanoparticle fate in vivo. Here the authors report on the development of a light triggered charge switching liposome and demonstrate light triggered liposome targeting, uptake and payload delivery in a zebrafish model.