Nanoparticles are important because they facilitate the development of advanced nanoprobe designs that have the potential to accommodate various properties and functions. For example by tailoring nanoparticle morphology and chemical composition one can develop systems with controlled thermal, optical or magnetic properties. On the other hand, the careful selection of ligands attached to the nanoparticle surface, parameters such as nanoparticle stability, targeted ability and selectivity can be controlled.<br/><br/>In this presentation I will discuss recent progress in our group concerning the development of DNA-coated gold nanoparticles that can sense specific messenger RNAs related to the epithelial to mesenchymal transition biological process and simultaneously release drugs with high specificity.

Multiplex functions of DNA functionalized gold nanoparticles

255th National Meeting (2018)

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