Multifunctional polyphosphazene-coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the synergistic treatment of redox-responsive chemotherapy and effective photothermal therapy

Abstract

A multifunctional drug delivery system for chemo-photothermal therapeutics was developed by coating an anticancer-drug-containing polyphosphazene onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes, which could selectively suppress and kill cancer cells, but negligibly affect normal cells.