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Qian Cheng1, Kun-Xu Teng, Yuan-Fu Ding
1State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China. rwang@umac.mo.
Abstract:
Paclitaxel-loaded nanoparticles based on a bispillar[5]arene compound were successfully developed using a microemulsion method for the first time. The nanoparticles exhibited dual stimuli-responsiveness towards both spermine and glutathione, allowing precisely selective drug release in lung cancer cells that overexpress both stimuli.
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