Biomimetic thiol terminated glycopolymers PGAMA-PCL-SH were effectively anchored on the surface of gold nanorods to prepare the biomimetic glycopolymers modified gold nanoparticles (Gly@Au NRs).UV-Vis
XPS
DLS and TGA were used to characterize Gly@Au NRs.NIR-induced heating of an aqueous suspension of Gly@Au NRs was performed.Then
curcumin (CUR) was loaded into Gly@Au NRs and the in vitro release of CUR was studied.We found that the NIR-laser irradiation can control the drug release effectively.Moreover
cell viability studies revealed that the cytotoxicity of the Gly@Au NRs complexes was remarkably improved as compared to that of the original Au NRs.Consequently
the Gly@Au NRs complexes can be used as biocompatible vehicles to realize the controlled drug release by remote NIR-laser irradiation.