四次性辅助合成类似黑色素的多分子 (l-DOPA) 纳米粒子,增强光热效应

Xianheng Wang1, Jianhua Zhang1, Haotian Li1

  • 1College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.

概括

研究人员使用四级开发出方便,成本效益高的多利沃多巴纳米颗粒 (Pl-DOPANP). 与聚多巴胺纳米颗粒相比,这些黑色素模拟纳米颗粒显示出优越的光热特性,并在癌症治疗中提高了疗效.

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