title: Multifunctional self-fluorescent polymer nanogels for label-free imaging and drug delivery.
abstract: Multifunctional abietane-based polymer nanogels were fabricated for label-free cell imaging and drug delivery. The self-fluorescent abietane as the framework of carriers enables the imaging without the need for external fluorescent probes, while abietane-based nanogels exhibit low in vitro cytotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Perry A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wilbon
authors.forename: Juhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Mitzi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagarkatti
authors.forename: Chunpeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fuxiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Chuanbing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D000080385:Nanogels; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004337:Drug Carriers; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D000080385:Nanogels; D011108:Polymers; C413692:polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D004317:Doxorubicin; D011094:Polyethyleneimine