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Multifunctional microspherical magnetic and pH responsive carriers for combination anticancer therapy engineered by droplet-based microfluidics

Shaheer Maher, Abel Santos, Tushar Kumeria, Gagandeep Kaur, Martin F. Lambert, Peter Forward, Andreas Evdokiou, Dušan Lošić

Journal of Materials Chemistry B · 2017 · 47 citations · 50 references

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Drug loaded luminescent porous silicon diatoms and magnetic bacterial nanowires were encapsulated within pH sensitive polymer forming biodegradable microcapsules using droplet-based microfluidics for targeting colorectal cancer.

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