Nanoparticles made of the natural pigment porphyrin combine desirable properties of both organic and inorganic particles.
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de Souza, N. One particle to rule them all?. Nat Methods 8, 370–371 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0511-370a
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