Mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalized with folic acid/methionine for active targeted delivery of docetaxel

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are known as carriers with high loading capacity and large functionalizable surface area for target-directed delivery. In this study, a series of docetaxel-loaded folic acid- or methionine-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DTX/MSN-FA or DTX/MSN-Me...

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Main Authors: Khosravian, Pegah, Shafiee Ardestani, Mehdi, Khoobi, Mehdi, Ostad, Seyed Naser, Dorkoosh, Farid Abedin, Akbari Javar, Hamid, Amanlou, Massoud
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144897/