Erythrocyte Membrane Cloaked Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles for Enhanced Chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Xiaotian Xie (Author), Haijun Wang (Author), Gareth R. Williams (Author), Yanbo Yang (Author), Yongli Zheng (Author), Junzi Wu (Author), Li-Min Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, curcumin-loaded porous poly(lactic-<i>co</i>-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared and surface modified with red blood cell membranes (RBCM) to yield biomimetic RBCM-p-PLGA@Cur NPs. The NPs displayed a visible cell-membrane structure at their exterior and...