Rational design of multifunctional upconversion nanocrystals/polymer nanocomposites for cisplatin (IV) delivery and biomedical imaging.

Ma, Ping'an; Xiao, Haihua; Li, Xiaoxue; Li, Chunxia; Dai, Yunlu; Cheng, Ziyong; Jing, Xiabin; Lin, Jun · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

By combining upconversion nanoparticles with the cisplatin (IV) prodrug we have demonstrated that a stable and multifunctional drug delivery system can be designed that will both reduce the drawbacks of cisplatin and give insight in to its in vitro/in vivo imaging. The up/down-conversion fluorescence are detectable and show obvious co-localization, demonstrating that the nanoparticles are rather stable inside cells and retain the UCNPs and block copolymer.

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