l-Peptide functionalized dual-responsive nanoparticles for controlled paclitaxel release and enhanced apoptosis in breast cancer cells

• Main Authors: Shiwei Niu (Author), David H. Bremner (Author), Junzi Wu (Author), Jianrong Wu (Author), Haijun Wang (Author), Heyu Li (Author), Qianqian Qian (Author), Hong Zheng (Author), Limin Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nanoparticles and macromolecular carriers have been widely used to increase the efficacy of chemotherapeutics, largely through passive accumulation provided by their enhanced permeability and retention effect. However, the therapeutic efficacy of nanoscale anticancer drug delivery systems is severel...