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Bifunctional nanocapsules for magnetic resonance imaging and photodynamic therapy†

Hecheng Zhang,‡ab   Shan Peng,‡c   Suying Xu*c  and  Zhengguang Chen*b  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China

b Department of Radiology, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P. R. China
E-mail: guangchen999@sinal.com
Tel: +86-01084011830

c Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
E-mail: syxu@mail.buct.edu.cn
Tel: +86-01064433197

Abstract

Here we present the fabrication of bifunctional nanocapsules via cation (Ca2+/Gd3+) induced self-assembly of partially hydrolysed α-lactalbumin. The prepared nanospheres, encapsulated with photosensitizer (Rose Bengal) and Gd3+ ion, show great potentials for magnetic resonance imaging and photodynamic therapy with a target-specific manner.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA22831C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Sep 2016
Accepted
24 Oct 2016
First published
27 Oct 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 104731-104734

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Bifunctional nanocapsules for magnetic resonance imaging and photodynamic therapy

H. Zhang, S. Peng, S. Xu and Z. Chen, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 104731 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA22831C

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