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Molecular nanofibers of paclitaxel form supramolecular hydrogel for preventing tumor growth in vivo†

Yue Luo,‡ab   Meng Li,‡b   Yuwei Zhao,‡b   Hao Liu,c   Tianxiang Gong,b   Ying Hong,b   Linfang Du*a  and  Qian Peng*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
E-mail: dulinfang@scu.edu.cn

b Blood Research Laboratory, Chengdu Blood Center, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China

c Cancer Center, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China
E-mail: pengqian0522@163.com

Abstract

A conjugate of tripeptide RGD and paclitaxel can form a nanofibrous hydrogel with a high payload of 66.7%, which can serve as both carrier and cargo for delaying tumor growth in vivo.

Graphical abstract: Molecular nanofibers of paclitaxel form supramolecular hydrogel for preventing tumor growth in vivo

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA17473F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Jul 2016
Accepted
08 Aug 2016
First published
10 Aug 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 80847-80850

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Molecular nanofibers of paclitaxel form supramolecular hydrogel for preventing tumor growth in vivo

Y. Luo, M. Li, Y. Zhao, H. Liu, T. Gong, Y. Hong, L. Du and Q. Peng, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 80847 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA17473F

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