Doxorubicin-loaded magnetic silk fibroin nanoparticles for targeted therapy of multidrug-resistant cancer.

Tian, Ye; Jiang, Xuejiao; Chen, Xin; Shao, Zhengzhong; Yang, Wuli · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A strategy to prepare doxorubicin-loaded magnetic silk fibroin nanoparticles is presented. The nanoparticles serve as a nanometer-scale drug-delivery system in the chemotherapy of multidrug-resistant cancer under the guidance of a magnetic field. The magnetic tumor-targeting ability broadens the range of biomedical applications of silk fibroin, and the nanoparticle-assisted preparation strategy is useful for the advancement of other biomacromolecule-based materials.

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