title: Conjugated oligoelectrolyte-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane loaded pH-responsive nanoparticles for targeted fluorescence imaging of cancer cell nucleus.
abstract: We report conjugated oligoelectrolyte-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (COE-POSS) loaded and pH-triggered chitosan/poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles with folic acid functionalization for targeted imaging of cancer cell nucleus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Kan-Yi
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D051379:Mice; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D048271:Chitosan