DNA-capped nanoparticles designed for doxorubicin drug delivery

Colleen M. Alexander, Mathew M. Maye, James C. Dabrowiak

Chemical Communications · 2011 · 84 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), was loaded onto DNA-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNP) designed for specific DOX intercalation. Drug binding was confirmed by monitoring DNA melting temperature, AuNP plasmon resonance maximum, and hydrodynamic radius increase, as a function of [DOX]/[DNA] ratio. The capacity for drug release to target DNA was confirmed.

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