Nanoparticles Based on Star Polymers as Theranostic Vectors: Endosomal-Triggered Drug Release Combined with MRI Sensitivity

Dual-functional star polymers (diameters 15 nm) are synthesized producing nanoparticles with excellent colloidal stability in both water and serum. The nanoparticles are built with aldehyde groups in the core and activated esters in the arms. The different reactivity of the two functional groups to...

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Main Authors: Li, Y., Duong, H., Laurent, S., MacMillan, A., Whan, R., Elst, L., Muller, R., Hu, J., Lowe, Andrew, Boyer, C., Davis, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11485