Figure 5: Cargo release from uncompleted communities of nanoparticles.
From: Interactive models of communication at the nanoscale using nanoparticles that talk to one another
(Ru(bpy)3)2+ release in aqueous solution at pH 7.5 in the presence of lactose (5 mM) that contained communities of nanoparticles S1+S2gox (lacking β-galactosidase, blue curve, circles), S1gal+S2 (lacking glucose oxidase, green curve, triangles), S1gal+S2blank (lacking the N-acetyl-L-cysteine messenger, grey curve, squares) and S1+S2+free enzymes (purple curve, circles), (error bars correspond to the s.d. from two independent experiments). Delivery from the full-equipped S1gal+S2gox system (red curve) is also displayed for comparative purposes. Error bars correspond to the s.d. from five independent experiments. Communication was achieved only when no component was lacking.
