Friday, 29 August 2014 15:25

Transmission electron microscope image of hybrid silver/polymeric nanoparticles (NPs)

Ag-PVP NPs are encapsulated inside POEGMA-PDPA polymersomes. pH-sensitive polymersomes release the AgNPs and encapsulated drug inside the tumor cells. Targeted hybrid NPs can be used as a theranostic tool.
Author: Lorena Simón Gracia, PhD