Fig. 4From: Hierarchical drug release designed Au @PDA-PEG-MTX NPs for targeted delivery to breast cancer with combined photothermal-chemotherapya 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)Back to article page