Targeting and Photodynamic Killing of Cancer Cell by Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Coupled with Folic Acid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Preparation and Characterization of N-TiO2-FA
2.2. Cellular Uptake
2.3. Cytotoxicity of N-TiO2-FA
2.4. Targeting and Photokilling Effect on Cancer Cells
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of N-TiO2-FA
4.3. Characterization of Samples
4.4. Cell Culture
4.5. Cellular Uptake Study of N-TiO2-FA
4.6. Measurements of Photokilling Effect and Cytotoxicity
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Xie, J.; Pan, X.; Wang, M.; Yao, L.; Liang, X.; Ma, J.; Fei, Y.; Wang, P.-N.; Mi, L. Targeting and Photodynamic Killing of Cancer Cell by Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Coupled with Folic Acid. Nanomaterials 2016, 6, 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060113
Xie J, Pan X, Wang M, Yao L, Liang X, Ma J, Fei Y, Wang P-N, Mi L. Targeting and Photodynamic Killing of Cancer Cell by Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Coupled with Folic Acid. Nanomaterials. 2016; 6(6):113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060113
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Jin, Xiaobo Pan, Mengyan Wang, Longfang Yao, Xinyue Liang, Jiong Ma, Yiyan Fei, Pei-Nan Wang, and Lan Mi. 2016. "Targeting and Photodynamic Killing of Cancer Cell by Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Coupled with Folic Acid" Nanomaterials 6, no. 6: 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6060113