DNA

Yuyeon Lee1, Keonwook Nam2, Young Min Kim2

  • 1Graduate Program in Bioindustrial Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea.

Carbohydrate polymers
|June 10, 2024
PubMed
概括

这项研究引入了聚合物DNA装饰的纤维素纳米晶体 (pDCs) 用于向癌症治疗. 这些混合纳米复合体提供刺激响应的药物释放,并表现出强大的抗癌特性,副作用最小.

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