title: Synthesis of Ptsome: a platinum-based liposome-like nanostructure.
abstract: We report the synthesis of a phospholipid-like platinous compound and its self-assembling into a liposome-like nanostructure, named Ptsome, as a new delivery system for platinum-based drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aryal
authors.forename: Che-Ming Jack
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Liangfang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D008081:Liposomes; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D010984:Platinum