title: Multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles for combined chemotherapeutic and near-infrared photothermal cancer therapy in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: Multifunctional Taxol-loaded PLGA nanoparticles show chemotherapeutic and photothermal destruction of cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fong-Yu
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chia-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Ping-Ching
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chen-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D016513:Mice, SCID; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010789:Phototherapy; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel