Multifunctional quantum dot DNA hydrogels

Libing Zhang; Sae Rin Jean; Sharif Ahmed; Peter M. Aldridge; Xiyan Li; Fengjia Fan; Edward H. Sargent; Shana O. Kelley

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00298-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

Multifunctional quantum dot DNA hydrogels

Libing Zhang,
Sae Rin Jean,
Sharif Ahmed,
Peter M. Aldridge,
Xiyan Li,
Fengjia Fan,
Edward H. Sargent,
Shana O. Kelley

Affiliations

Libing Zhang: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Sae Rin Jean: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
Sharif Ahmed: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Peter M. Aldridge: Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Xiyan Li: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto
Fengjia Fan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto
Edward H. Sargent: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto
Shana O. Kelley: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00298-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The development of nanomaterials for imaging and drug delivery has been of great interest to the field. Here, the authors synthesized multifunctional enzyme-responsive hydrogels with self-assembling quantum dots for nucleic acid and drug delivery as well as having imaging capability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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