Bioconjugated Pluronic Triblock-Copolymer Micelle-Encapsulated Quantum Dots for Targeted Imaging of Cancer: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

Bioconjugated Pluronic Triblock-Copolymer Micelle-Encapsulated Quantum Dots for Targeted Imaging of Cancer: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

<p>Early in this study, CdTe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) were encapsulated in carboxylated Pluronic F127 triblock polymeric micelle, to preserve the optical and colloidal stability of QDs in biological fluids. Folic acid (FA) was then conjugated to the surface of QDs for the targeted del...

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Main Author: Liwei Liu, Ken-Tye Yong, Indrajit Roy, Wing-Cheung Law, Ling Ye, Jianwei Liu, Jing Liu, Rajiv Kumar, Xihe Zhang, Paras N. Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2012-01-01
Series:Theranostics
Online Access:http://www.thno.org/v02p0705.htm

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