Nanowires that undergo reversible shape ... delivery systems. Based on this principle, KAIMRC researchers have developed nanowires that bend in response to visible wavelengths of light and revert ...

Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for wound healing or drug delivery. Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from ...

"By revealing how a light-activated switch can reshape cells in real time, we're uncovering basic design principles for how living systems self-organize and evolve shape," says the study's senior ...