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. 2021 May 17;19:143. doi: 10.1186/s12951-021-00883-8

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

a Release of MTX by nanocomposites when Au @PDA-PEG-MTX placed in the simulated normal physiological environment pH 7.4; b Release of MTX by nanocomposites when Au @PDA-PEG-MTX placed in the simulated tumor acid environment pH 5.5; MTX released by NIR irradiation with 808 nm (blue curve) and MTX released by nanometers not irradiated by 808 nm NIR (pink curve)