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Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces
; 87(2): 510-3, 2011 Oct 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21684726
ABSTRACT
Glucose oxidase (GOD) was encapsulated in vesicles containing a photoionizable Malachite Green leuconitrile derivative (MGL). Subsequent UV irradiation of MGL afforded the fusion of GOD- and glucose-encapsulating vesicles and thus decreased the concentration of glucose in the vesicles. The time dependence of the vesicle fusion was studied using fluorescent probe molecules. This phototriggered fusion could be instrumental in the development of a system for the production of nanometer-sized bioreactors.