Next-Generation Theranostic Agents Based on Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules Encoded with Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Development and Functional Characterization

Abstract Fabrication of polyelectrolyte microcapsules and their use as carriers of drugs, fluorescent labels, and metal nanoparticles is a promising approach to designing theranostic agents. Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are characterized by extremely high brightness and photostability that make...

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Main Authors: Galina Nifontova, Maria Zvaigzne, Maria Baryshnikova, Evgeny Korostylev, Fernanda Ramos-Gomes, Frauke Alves, Igor Nabiev, Alyona Sukhanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-018-2447-z