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Feiran Li1, Tae-Gon Cha1, Jing Pan1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Abstract:
We demonstrate a DNAzyme-based walker system as a controlled oligonucleotide drug AS1411 release platform for breast cancer treatment. In this system, AS1411 strands are released from fuel strands as a walker moves along its carbon nanotube track. The release rate and amount of anticancer oligonucleotides are controlled by the walker operation. With a walker system embedded within the collagen extracellular matrix, we show that this drug release system can be used for in situ cancer cell growth inhibition.
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