Nair Ashwin, Shen Jinhui, Thevenot Paul, Cai Tong, Hu Zhibing, Tang Liping
Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington.
Proc IEEE Conf Nanotechnol. 2008 Aug 18;8:650-653. doi: 10.1109/NANO.2008.197.
So as to develop an effective tool for tumor imaging, we have embedded quantum dots (QD) in hydrogel nanoparticles. Their uptake in cancer cells has been studied in vitro and in a mice tumor model. Compared with QD alone, the QDs embedded in nanoparticles showed higher uptake in the tumor tissue. This novel conjugate can serve as a good imaging tool and also has the potential to serve as a carrier for drugs.
为了开发一种有效的肿瘤成像工具,我们将量子点(QD)嵌入水凝胶纳米颗粒中。已经在体外和小鼠肿瘤模型中研究了它们在癌细胞中的摄取情况。与单独的量子点相比,嵌入纳米颗粒中的量子点在肿瘤组织中显示出更高的摄取率。这种新型共轭物可以作为一种良好的成像工具,并且还具有作为药物载体的潜力。