title: Pluronic polymer capped biocompatible mesoporous silica nanocarriers.
abstract: A facile self-assembly method is described to prepare PEGylated silica nanocarriers using hydrophobic mesoporous silica nanoparticles and a pluronic F127 polymer. Pluronic capped nanocarriers revealed excellent dispersibility in biological media with cyto- and blood compatibilities.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey. ademy@bilkent.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Gokcen Birlik
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Rengin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Senturk
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tekinay
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayindir
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D020442:Poloxamer / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020442:Poloxamer; D012822:Silicon Dioxide