Issue 11, 2014
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Microwave-assisted fabrication of carbon nanotubes decorated polymeric nano-medical platforms for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging†

Hui Xie,a   Selcuk Poyraz,b   Mya Thu,a   Yang Liu,b   Evan Y. Snyder,a   Jeffrey W. Smith*a  and  Xinyu Zhang*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
E-mail: jsmith@sanfordburnham.org

b Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
E-mail: xzz0004@auburn.edu
Fax: +1-334-844-4068
Tel: +1-334-844-5439

Abstract

A facile microwave method to enable biopolymer particles to get functionalized by iron–enriched carbon nanotubes (CNT–Fe), serving as drug carriers and MRI agents. For example, multifunctional CNT–Fe coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (CNT–Fe–PLGA) particles (CFPP) are comprised of a PLGA core to carry cancer drugs, and CNT–Fe coating to provide a magnetic resonance (MR) signal. The process also gives the particles a unique brush-like, nanostructured surface morphology to enable a variety of biological and chemical activities.

Graphical abstract: Microwave-assisted fabrication of carbon nanotubes decorated polymeric nano-medical platforms for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA45913F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Oct 2013
Accepted
16 Dec 2013
First published
17 Dec 2013

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 5649-5652

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Microwave-assisted fabrication of carbon nanotubes decorated polymeric nano-medical platforms for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging

H. Xie, S. Poyraz, M. Thu, Y. Liu, E. Y. Snyder, J. W. Smith and X. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 5649 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45913F

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