Gadolinium-enriched polyaniline particles (GPAPs) for simultaneous diagnostic imaging and localized photothermal therapy of epithelial cancer.

Lee, Taeksu; Bang, Doyeon; Park, Yeonji; Kim, Sun Hee; Choi, Jihye; Park, Joseph; Kim, Donghun; Kim, Eunkyoung et al. · Adv Healthc Mater · 2014

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Abstract

By loading Gd(III) inside NIR-absorbing polyaniline nanostructures, a novel diagnostic and photothermal agent with enhanced MR sensitivity, targeting ability, and photothermal ability to treat epithelial cancer is developed.

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