International journal of molecular sciencesHumansFolic AcidSilicon DioxideNanoparticlesMCF-7 Cells
Synthesis of Folic Acid-Functionalized Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and In Vitro Evaluation on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.
Marta Slavkova, Yordan Yordanov, Christina Voycheva, Teodora Popova, Ivanka Spassova, Daniela Kovacheva, Virginia Tzankova, Borislav Tzankov
Published: 202610.3390/ijms27021092
Abstract
Folate receptor alpha is expressed at low levels in normal tissues, but is elevated in aggressive breast cancer types and can be utilized for targeted nanoparticle delivery. Hence, we prepared a hybrid nanocarrier based on in-house synthesized mesopo…
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