Abstract
Virus-like theranostic nanoparticles: virus-like poly(amino acid) nanoparticles are synthesized that can be internalized via receptor-mediated endocytosis, resulting in encapsulated pH-activatable fluorescence probes that can be turned on in acidic environments but otherwise remain undetectable. The encapsulated anticancer drugs are also released into cytosol by endosome disruption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 901-906 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 12 Mar 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cancer cells
- fluorescence
- hydrophobicity
- polymeric nanoparticles
- theranosis