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Engineering polymeric microparticles as theranostic carriers for selective delivery and cancer therapy.

Authors :
Win KY
Ye E
Teng CP
Jiang S
Han MY
Source :
Advanced healthcare materials [Adv Healthc Mater] 2013 Dec; Vol. 2 (12), pp. 1571-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 28.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Multifunctional polymeric nano- and microparticles are engineered as theranostic carriers and their selective size-dependent cellular uptake is demonstrated. It is found that effective uptake and accumulation of nanoparticles occurs in both normal and cancer cells, whereas, that of microparticles occurs in cancer cells but not in normal cells, allowing cancer cells to be specifically targeted for local drug delivery.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2192-2659
Volume :
2
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Advanced healthcare materials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23712912
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201300077