Targeted delivery of photosensitizers: efficacy and selectivity issues revealed by multifunctional ORMOSIL nanovectors in cellular systems

Nanoscale, 2013, 5,6106-6116
DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00402C, Paper

Francesco Selvestrel, Francesca Moret, Daniela Segat, Josephine H. Woodhams, Giulio Fracasso, Iria M. Rio Echevarria, Luca Bau, Federico Rastrelli, Chiara Compagnin, Elena Reddi, Chiara Fedeli, Emanuele Papini, Regina Tavano, Alexandra Mackenzie, Melissa Bovis, Elnaz Yaghini, Alexander J. MacRobert, Silvia Zanini, Anita Boscaini, Marco Colombatti, Fabrizio Mancin
Highly flexible ORMOSIL nanoparticles can be PEGylated, doped with photoactive species, and targeted for selective recognition of cancer cells.
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