Fig. 6
From: Chiral nanomaterials for tumor therapy: autophagy, apoptosis, and photothermal ablation
Schematics illustrating the synthesis of L-PAV-AuNPs, D-PAV-AuNPs, and L/D-PAV-AuNPs and the mechanism of their chirality-dependent autophagy activation. a Synthesis of L-PAV-AuNPs, D-PAV-AuNPs, and L/D-PAV-AuNPs and their conjugation to AuNP surfaces. b Mechanism of chirality-dependent autophagy activation by L-PAV-AuNPs, D-PAV-AuNPs, And L/D-PAV-AuNPs and its application in tumor therapy. Reprinted with permission from ref. [55]. Copyright (2018) BioMed Central