Anticancer Platelet-Mimicking Nanovehicles.

Hu, Quanyin; Sun, Wujin; Qian, Chengen; Wang, Chao; Bomba, Hunter N; Gu, Zhen · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A core-shell nanovehicle coated with a platelet membrane (PM) is developed for targeted and site-specific delivery of an extracellularly active drug and an intracellular functional small-molecular drug, leading to enhanced antitumor efficacy. This PM-coated nanovehicle can also effectively eliminate the circulating tumor cells in vivo and inhibit development of tumor metastasis.

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