Abstract
Polymer-caged nanobins (PCNs) that can undergo Cu(I)-catalyzed click reactions enable the combination of GdIII magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents and an anticancer drug (gemcitabine, GMC) into a single theranostic platform (see picture). The resulting gadolinium(III)-conjugated, GMC-loaded PCNs (GdIII-PCNGMC) exhibit a significantly superior performance in r1 relaxivity, drug uptake, and pH-sensitive drug release.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 9960-9964 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 17 2010 |
Keywords
- antitumor agents
- drug delivery
- gadolinium
- liposomes
- magnetic resonance imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis