Carrier-free, functionalized drug nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery

Wěi Li, Yinlong Yang, Chao Wang, Zhuang Liu, Xiujuan Zhang, Feifei An, Xiaojun Diao, Xiaojun Hao, Xiaohong Zhang

Chemical Communications · 2012 · 68 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

We demonstrate a new concept of carrier-free functionalized drug nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery. It exhibits significantly enhanced drug efficacy to folate receptor-positive cells with high selectivity and a high drug loading content up to more than 78%.

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