Open AccessFolate‐mediated cell uptake of shell‐crosslinked spheres and cylinders
Author(s) -
Zhang Ke,
Rossin Raffaella,
Hagooly Aviv,
Chen Zhiyun,
Welch Michael J.,
Wooley Karen L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.23020
Subject(s) - folate receptor , conjugate , peg ratio , biophysics , conjugated system , ethylene glycol , surface modification , chemistry , nanoparticle , confocal microscopy , amine gas treating , cell , fluorescence microscope , confocal , polymer , drug delivery , folic acid , fluorescein , fluorescence , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , cancer cell , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , mathematical analysis , genetics , geometry , quantum mechanics , physics , finance , economics , medicine , mathematics , cancer
Shell‐crosslinked spherical and cylindrical nanoparticles bearing folate were constructed. Confocal microscopy suggests higher uptake by KB cells of the cylindrical nanoparticle in 4 h. [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.]