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In vivo tumor diagnosis and photodynamic therapy via tumoral pH-responsive polymeric micelles

  • Heebeom Koo
  • , Hyejung Lee
  • , Sojin Lee
  • , Kyung Hyun Min
  • , Min Sang Kim
  • , Doo Sung Lee
  • , Yongseok Choi
  • , Ick Chan Kwon
  • , Kwangmeyung Kim*
  • , Seo Young Jeong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • Kyung Hee University
  • Korea University
  • Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

We report protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) encapsulated pH-responsive micelles for cancer treatment. This system showed pH-responsive micellization/demicellization transition at tumoral acidic pH and enabled in vivo tumor diagnosis and therapy simultaneously.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5668-5670
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume46
Issue number31
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.08.21

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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