Biomolecular Activity Switch Actuated by Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Irradiation of Gold Nanorods Available to Purchase

In the pursuit of improved medical, diagnostic and therapeutic solutions, scientists and engineers are interested in designing nanoscale machinery to perform a variety of tasks [1]. The most promising of these machines are comprised of natural biological systems or artificial systems that exploit nature’s machinery, namely proteins. In either case, scientists must exert control over proteins to harness the potential of nanoscale biomolecular machinery.