α-Lipoic acid stabilized DTX/IR780 micelles for photoacoustic/fluorescence imaging guided photothermal therapy/chemotherapy of breast cancer

• DOI: 10.1039/c8bm00096d
• Publication Date: 2018-03-12T14:04:38Z
• Authors: WenTing Li; JinRong Peng; Qian Yang; LiJuan Chen; Lan Zhang; XiaoXin Chen; ZhiYong Qian
• Keywords: Mice, Inbred BALB C; Indoles; Thioctic Acid; Polyesters; Optical Imaging; Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental; Antineoplastic Agents; Docetaxel; 02 engineering and technology; 01 natural sciences; Polyethylene Glycols; 0104 chemical sciences; 3. Good health; Photoacoustic Techniques; Mice; Photochemotherapy; MCF-7 Cells; Animals; Humans; Female; Taxoids; 0210 nano-technology; Micelles

α-LA stabilized IR780/DTX co-loaded MPEG-PCL micelles are promising candidates for fluorescence/photoacoustic dual modal imaging guided PTT/chemotherapy co-therapy of breast cancer.