An important need for personalised therapeutics is the effective targeted in vivo destruction of selected cells and cell types, that are currently being highlighted by emergence of powerful optogenetic strategies. Using a new generation of light activated uni-directional molecular nanomachines (MNM) we have demonstrated their application to expedite necrotic cell death using single photon excitation in the UV domain

Our ‘nanomachines’ are the ‘laser-guided missiles’ in humanity’s fight against cancer. They ‘burst’ cancer cells by drilling into them, leaving healthy cells alive. This precision-guided approach could be a versatile treatment for many types of cancer with minimal side-effects.

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