CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Lanlan Guo,Wei Zhao,Linlin Dong,Xin Shi,Guodong Wang,Rui Li,Jianliang Cao,Xueli Yang,Xiaolian Liu,Yan Wang
The construction of high-performance sensitive materials is a basis for excellent sensors. Among prior SnS 2 -based sensors, high sensing performance often accompanies high operating temperatures or expensive costs, which limits their practical use. Herein, we employed Sr doping and NaBH 4 treatment strategies to increase the S-vacancies content in the SnS 2 microflowers. Particularly, this composite sensitive material shows large specific surface area, low crystallinity and rich S-vacancies content, which enables this sensor excellent sensing properties toward NO 2 , with a response of 4.7 toward 5 ppm NO 2 at 100 °C. In addition, this sensor has a low detection limit for NO 2 as low as 0.2 ppm, which is a lower value compared to many SnS 2 -based NO 2 sensors as reported. XRD, SEM, TEM, EPR and BET characterization combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations are adopted to illustrate the enhancement mechanism toward NO 2 of the composite sensitive materials fabricated in this work. This study provides new ideas and scientific basis for the construction of metal sulfide based NO 2 sensors, which has important theoretical significance and application value.
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材料科学
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传感器技术
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计算化学
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 33
·27542-27556
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IF 3.289
Chenfeng Xu,Yu Ding,Jiang Ni,Lifang Yin,Jianping Zhou,Jing Yao
Docetaxel (DTX) has profound effects on several hepatic cancer (HC) cells, but shows unsatisfactory clinical efficacy due to the lack of tumor specificity and p-gp mediated drug efflux. Herein, a novel targeted drug delivery nanosystem based on hyaluronic acid (HA) and quercetin (QU) was designed to improve the in vivo therapeutic efficacy of DTX on HC through HA-CD44 mediated targeting and QU-based p-gp efflux inhibition. DTX-loaded HA–QU polymeric micelles (DTX/HA–QU PMs) displayed a mean particle size of 176.8 ± 3.4 nm with a low polydispersity index (<0.2). The drug loading and entrapment efficiency were 23.6 ± 1.3% and 86.8 ± 1.8%, respectively. Not only did the nanosystem facilitate cellular uptake via HA-CD44 mediated endocytosis, but it also preferentially accumulated at the tumor site via the EPR effect. Moreover, DTX/HA–QU PMs showed prolonged circulation time and high stability in the bloodstream, and achieved AUC0–∞ and t1/2 values that were 3.0-fold and 5.51-fold higher than those of Taxotere®, respectively. In addition, an in vitro cytotoxicity study showed that DTX/HA–QU PMs were 13.6-fold more effective than Taxotere®, judging by the IC50. Importantly, DTX/HA–QU PMs presented the highest antitumor efficacy in a xenograft tumor-bearing mice model and the tumor inhibition ratio was 73.91%. Meanwhile, DTX/HA–QU PMs could down-regulate p-gp expression in tumor cells. These results suggested that the targeting moiety and p-gp efflux inhibitory property help DTX to accumulate at the tumor site and improve its antitumor efficacy in vivo.
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药学
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纳米技术
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肿瘤学
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药物递送系统
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ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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2025
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IF 5.5
Yonggang Lv,Zhenghang Chen,Shuai Wang,Meizhen Zou
In most studies, the penetration of nanoparticles into tumors was mainly dependent on the enhanced permeability and retention (ERP) effect. However, the penetration of nanoparticles would be limited by tumor-dense structure, immune system, and other factors. To solve these problems, macrophages with active tropism to tumor tissues, loaded nanoparticles with photothermal therapy, and chemotherapy were designed. In detail, liquid metal (gallium indium alloy) nanoparticles were modified with mesoporous silica and then embedded with the chemotherapeutic drug sorafenib (LM@Si/SO) for photothermal therapy and chemotherapy. After that, the LM@Si/SO nanoparticles were carried by the mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cell line (LM@Si/SO@R) to increase the accumulation of the nanoparticles in the tumor site and improve the tumor immune microenvironment. With the enhanced tumor accumulation, LM@Si/SO@R exhibited excellent antitumor ability in vitro and in vivo. Thus, these strategies via the cell carrier to enhance tumor therapeutic efficiency had the potential for the improvement of tumor therapy.
研究领域:
癌症治疗
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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免疫学
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2020
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IF 6.793
Mingzhu Hu,Jinyi Zhu,Wenjun Zhou
Oxygen vacancy-enriched N/P co-doped cobalt ferrite (NPCFO) was synthesized using ionic liquid as N and P sources, and then the catalytic performance and mechanism of NPCFO upon peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for the degradation of organic pollutants were investigated. The as-synthesized NPCFO-700 exhibited excellent catalytic performance in activating PMS , and the degradation rate constant of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) increased with the increase of OV concentration in NPCFO-x. EPR analysis confirmed the existence of · OH, SO 4 ·- , and 1 O 2 in the NPCFO-700/PMS system, in which OV could induce the generation of 1 O 2 by PMS adsorption and successive capture, and also served as electronic transfer medium to accelerate the redox cycle of M 2+ /M 3+ (M denotes Co or Fe) for the generation of radical to synergistically degrade organic pollutants. In addition, the contribution of free radical and nonradical to 4-CP degradation was observed to be strongly dependent on solution pH, and SO 4 ·- was the major ROS in 4-CP degradation under acid and alkaline condition, while 1 O 2 was involved in the degradation of 4-CP under neutral condition due its selective oxidation capacity, as evidenced by the fact that such organic pollutants with ionization potential (IP) below 9.0 eV were more easily attacked by 1 O 2 . The present study provided a novel insight into the development of transition metal-based heterogeneous catalyst containing massive OV for high-efficient PMS activation and degradation of organic pollutants.
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环境科学
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催化
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材料科学
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化学工程
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 5.436
Yuhao Wu,Yirong Wang,Yun Sun,Zhen Li,Xianghong Li,Zhiguo Zhou,Dingguo Tang
A novel family of ruthenium nitrosyl complexes [Ru(bpy)(C∧N)(MeCN)NO](PF6)2 (2a–2e, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, HC∧N = 2-phenylpyridine and its derivatives) has been prepared by reacting cyclometalated ruthenium complexes [Ru(bpy)2(C∧N)][PF6] (1a–1e) with NO+, which were comprehensively characterized by mass, IR, NMR, and UV–vis spectra as well as the single-crystal X-ray structure determinations. Herein, the coordination geometry of Ru atoms in 2a–2e is a distorted octahedron and {RuII–NO+}6 is present in these complexes. Theoretical calculations suggest that the reactions involving dissociation of one bipyridine and coordination with NO+ proceed spontaneously (ΔG < 0) and the transformation from 1a–1e to the intermediates is dominated by substituents (ΔGRI varies from −1.19 to −1.53 eV), which influence the binding energy between Ru(II) and NO+ in complexes 2a–2e (−89.42 to −101.17 kcal/mol) and thus control the photorelease of NO on a certain scale. The weak absorption bands in the visible region could be attributed to the contribution of dπ(RuII) → π*(NO+), which were enhanced greatly under light, indicating the possible release of NO. The photoinduced NO, as well as singlet oxygen (1O2), was then confirmed by EPR spectra, and the amount of NO released from 2a–2e was estimated via Griess reagent assay. The cytotoxicity of these complexes with or without visible light irradiation was also investigated using an MTT assay.
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无机化学
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配位化学
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光化学
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生物化学
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2022
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IF 5.364
Zhaomin Tang,Weijun Tian,Hongyu Long,Shuting Jiang,Jianqing Zhao,Jianren Zhou,Qian He,Xia Luo
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major obstacle to effective cancer treatment. Therefore, developing effective approaches for overcoming the limitation of MDR in cancer therapy is very essential. Chemotherapy combined with photothermal therapy (PTT) is a potential therapeutic option against MDR. Herein, we developed a subcellular-targeted near-infrared (NIR)-responsive nanomedicine (Fe3O4@PDA-TPP/S2-PEG-hyd-DOX, abbreviated as Fe3O4-ATSPD) as a new photothermal agent with improved photothermal stability and efficiency. This system demonstrates high stability in blood circulation and can be accumulated at the tumor site by magnetic targeting enhanced permeability and retention effect (EPR). Near-infrared (NIR) irradiation at the tumor site generates a photothermal effect from the photosensitizer Fe3O4@PDA, leading to a dramatic decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. Simultaneously, the conjugated drugs released under low pH condition in endosomes or lysosomes cause nucleus DNA damage and cell apoptosis. This subcellular-targeted NIR-responsive nanomedicine with efficient integration of diagnosis and therapy could significantly enhance MDR cancer treatment by combination of chemotherapy and PTT.
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药学
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纳米技术
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癌症研究
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生物医学工程
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诊疗学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Yuchu He,Cong Cong,Lei Li,Liyao Luo,Yaqian He,Zining Hao,Dawei Gao
Cells in the center of solid tumors have always been an abyss untouched by treatments because of their deep location and increased drug resistance. Herein, we designed a rational strategy for sequential intra-intercellular delivery of nanomedicine to deep sites of drug-resistant solid tumors. In our formulation, dopamine and hemoglobin were polymerized to form a smart nanocarrier (PDA/Hb). Subsequently, the doxorubicin and nitric oxide donor were connected on the surface of PDA/Hb to obtain D/N-PDA/Hb. Ultimately, the hyaluronic acid was combined with D/N-PDA/Hb to form D/N-PDA/Hb@HA. Concretely, acidic and neutral environments of tumor cells were treated as a switch to turn on or off the drug release of a nanodrug. Meanwhile, the generation of nitric oxide in situ was exploited to favor the lysosomal escape of nanocarriers and overcome the drug resistance of deep solid tumor cells. The results indicated that the nanodrug based on sequential intra-intercellular delivery showed exciting penetration efficiency and resistance reversal of solid tumors. Conventional nanodrug delivery was highly dependent on the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and limited by tumorous interstitial fluid pressure. Plenty of drugs stayed on the surface of solid tumors, and the infiltrated drugs were inefficient due to strict resistance. To conquer this dilemma, this work proposed a new mechanism reversing the EPR effect for drug delivery, leading to better penetration and resistance reversal of solid tumors.
研究领域:
癌症研究
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纳米技术
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药学
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药物递送系统
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JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2020
·Vol. 20
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 1.134
Jiang Yifei,Liu Yang,Fang Siyuan,Ji Min
In this study, a novel antitumor system was designed on the basis of photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy using gold nanoshells coated 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) liposomes (GNALs). As a widely used photosensitizer prodrug, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-derived protoporphyrin
IX (PpIX) can accumulate to a higher level in tumors than in normal tissues. Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) initiates a series of cytotoxic reactions after irradiation of target tissue with a measured dose of light with appropriate wavelength, which may be dependent on the generation of reactive
oxygen species. Gold nanoshells can strongly absorb NIR lasers at the same time, and can generate hyperthermia to provide photothermic effects. Gold nanoshells coated 5-ALA-Liposomes (GNALs) exhibit a uniform-sized spherical shape of 185.8±0.91 nm, with a zeta potential of 33±1.6
mV. Liposomes with specific sizes ranging from 100 to 200 nm can escape into the tumor interstitial tissue and accumulate preferentially in tumor tissue owing to the EPR effect. In addition, NIR light-excited nanosystems significantly promoted antitumor effects in this study compared to single
photodynamic therapy. It was also found that the increased temperature promoted inhibition rate of SKOV3 cells. The novel drug delivery system shows great potential in photothermal-photodynamic antitumor therapy.
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癌症研究
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纳米技术
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药物递送系统
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治疗学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Jie Zhao,Yunning Chen,Renquan Guan,Xueying Cheng,Zhengkai Wu,Nana Zhao,Qingkun Shang,Yingnan Sun
In this paper, we successfully constructed two composite photocatalysts TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H and Fe-TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H by utilizing water-soluble PDI derivatives to bond with TiO 2 or iron-doped TiO 2 . Their photocatalytic performance to degrade phenol and diclofenac sodium (DCF) under visible light were investigated. The results show that PDI-NapSO 3 H can effectively improve the optical absorption properties of TiO 2 . Furthermore, the oxygen vacancy produced by doping of Fe in TiO 2 prevents the recombination of photogenerated carriers effectively. The larger conjugate plane of PDI-NapSO 3 H provides a convenient channel for the migration and separation of photogenerated carriers. Thus almost 99 % of phenol or DCF can be degraded by Fe-TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H within 90 or 120 min, respectively. However, the photocatalytic activity of Fe-TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H is better. The rate of phenol degradation is much higher than that of TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H. Further, through the photoelectric response characteristic analysis, radical trapping experiment and EPR test, the effects mechanism of the energy band structure, photogenerated carrier separation efficiency on the photocatalytic performance of Fe-TiO 2 @PDI-NapSO 3 H were discussed. In addition, the possible degradation pathways of DCF and the reasons for the obvious reduction of environmental toxicity after photocatalytic degradation were proposed.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2013
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IF 5.371
Hongjun Gao,Jie Xiong,Tangjian Cheng,Jinjian Liu,Liping Chu,Jianfeng Liu,Rujiang Ma,Linqi Shi
The miserable targeting performance of nanocarriers for cancer therapy arises largely from the rapid clearance from blood circulation and the major accumulation in the organs of the reticuloendothelial system (RES), leading to inefficient enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect after intravenous injection (i.v.). Herein, we reported an efficient method to prolong the blood circulation of nanoparticles and decrease their deposition in liver and spleen. In this work, we fabricated a series of mixed shell micelles (MSMs) with approximately the same size, charge and core composition but with varied hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratios in the shell through spontaneously self-assembly of block copolymers poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(l-lysine) (PEG-b-PLys) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(aspartic acid) (PNIPAM-b-PAsp) in aqueous medium. The effect of the surface heterogeneity on the in vivo biodistribution was systematically investigated through in vivo tracking of the 125I-labeled MSMs determined by Gamma counter. Compared with single PEGylated micelles, some MSMs were proved to be significantly efficient with more than 3 times lower accumulation in liver and spleen and about 6 times higher concentration in blood at 1 h after i.v.. The results provide us a novel strategy for future development of long-circulating nanocarriers for efficient cancer therapy.
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药学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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Advanced Healthcare Materials
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2017
·Vol. 6
·期 24
·1700829
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IF 5.11
Wenxiu He,Xu Hu,Wei Jiang,Ruiling Liu,Di Zhang,Jing Zhang,Zhonghao Li,Yuxia Luan
Herein, two careful selected anticancer drugs camptothecin (CPT) and cytarabine (Ara-C) with different biological action mechanisms and different water solubility are conjugated together through a glutathione (GSH) cleavable disulfide bond to construct a redox-sensitive drug–drug conjugate, which can self-assemble into nanoparticles, thus notably improving the water solubility of CPT and the cell membrane permeability of Ara-C. Compared with free drugs, the self-assembled CPT-ss-Ara nanoparticles can concentrate in tumor tissues through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, then they can be rapidly internalized by tumor cells and degrade into free drugs for killing the tumor cells when exposed to the reductive environment (GSH) of tumor cells, thereby reducing the injury to normal cells. Meanwhile, the CPT-ss-Ara nanoparticles can effectively protect CPT and Ara-C molecules from biological inactivation before their arrival in tumor microenvironment since free CPT and Ara-C are easy to partly lose their therapy efficacy due to their structure degradation in blood circulation. The in vitro and in vivo anticancer experimental results indicate that simultaneous release of free CPT and Ara-C can realize synergistic chemotherapy effects, thus markedly improve their anticancer activity. Therefore, our designed carrier-free, redox-sensitive CPT-ss-Ara nanoparticles might have promising clinical application to combat cancers.
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药学
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纳米技术
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肿瘤学
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药物递送系统
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生物医学工程
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2022
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IF 10.723
Yang Xu,Na Liang,Jiyang Liu,Xianfeng Gong,Pengfei Yan,Shaoping Sun
In this study, cetyl 4-formylbenzoate alkyl and 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy) benzophenonesalicylaldazide modified biotinylated chitosan (CS-BT-HBS-CB) featured with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristic, active tumor-targeting ability and pH-responsive drug release property was designed and synthesized. The polymer was fabricated by introducing hydrophobic segment, tumor targeting ligand, acid-sensitive bond and AIE fluorophore to the backbone of chitosan. Due to its amphiphilicity, the polymer could self-assemble into micelles and encapsulate paclitaxel (PTX) to form PTX-loaded CS-BT-HBS-CB micelles. The mean size of the micelles was 167 nm, which was beneficial to the EPR effect . Moreover, with the help of above functional groups, the micelles exhibited excellent AIE effect, triggered drug release behavior by acidic condition, selective internalization by MCF-7 cells and excellent cellular imaging capability. In vivo studies revealed that the PTX-loaded CS-BT-HBS-CB micelles could enhance the antitumor efficacy with low systemic toxicity. This micellar system would be a potential candidate for cancer therapy and bioimaging.
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药学
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生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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癌症研究
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材料科学
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