McCusker Catherine, Carroll Joseph B, Rotello Vincent M
Department of Chemistry, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Feb 28(8):996-8. doi: 10.1039/b416266h. Epub 2005 Jan 10.
Quaternary ammonium functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OctaAmmonium-POSS) units, widely employed as additives in ceramic and polymeric systems, possess many attributes which make them attractive as biocompatible drug carriers: nanoscale size, three-dimensional functionality, efficient cellular uptake, low toxicity, and high solubility.
季铵官能化的多面体低聚倍半硅氧烷(八铵基-POSS)单元,在陶瓷和聚合物体系中广泛用作添加剂,具有许多使其成为有吸引力的生物相容性药物载体的特性:纳米级尺寸、三维功能性、高效的细胞摄取、低毒性和高溶解性。