Gadolinium-doped hollow CeO2-ZrO2 nanoplatform as multifunctional MRI/CT dual-modal imaging agent and drug delivery vehicle

Developing multifunctional nanoparticle-based theranostic platform for cancer diagnosis and treatment is highly desirable, however, most of the present theranostic platforms are fabricated via complicated structure/composition design and time-consuming synthesis procedures. Herein, the multifunction...

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Main Authors: Zuwu Wei, Ming Wu, Zuanfang Li, Zhan Lin, Jinhua Zeng, Haiyan Sun, Xiaolong Liu, Jingfeng Liu, Buhong Li, Yongyi Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Drug Delivery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2018.1428241
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Summary:Developing multifunctional nanoparticle-based theranostic platform for cancer diagnosis and treatment is highly desirable, however, most of the present theranostic platforms are fabricated via complicated structure/composition design and time-consuming synthesis procedures. Herein, the multifunctional Gd/CeO2-ZrO2/DOX-PEG nanoplatform with single nano-structure was fabricated through a facile route, which possessed MR/CT dual-model imaging and chemotherapy ability. The nanoplatform not only exhibited well-defined shapes, tunable compositions and narrow size distributions, but also presented a well anti-cancer effect and MR/CT imaging ability. Therefore, the Gd/CeO2-ZrO2/DOX-PEG nanoplatform could be applied for chemotherapy as well as dual-model MR/CT imaging.
ISSN:1071-7544
1521-0464