Facile assembly of upconversion nanoparticle-based micelles for active targeted dual-mode imaging in pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, the existence of cancer stem cells and lack of highly efficient early detection may account for the poor survival rate. Gadolinium ion-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) provide opportunities for combinin...

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Published in:	Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Main Authors:	Yong Han, Yanli An, Gang Jia, Xihui Wang, Chen He, Yinan Ding, Qiusha Tang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Nanoprobes Pancreatic cancer Molecular imaging Upconversion nanoparticles
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12951-018-0335-4