Targeted delivery of a novel anticancer compound anisomelic acid using chitosan-coated porous silica nanorods for enhancing the apoptotic effect

    Authors: Rajendran Senthilkumar, Didem Şen Karaman, Preethy Paul, Emma M. Björk, Magnus Odén, John E. Eriksson, Jessica M. Rosenholm

    Journal: Biomaterials Science

    Year: 2015

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4bm00278d

    Abstract

    Chitosan-coated and FA-conjugated mesoporous silica nanorods were developed for cancer-cell targeted delivery of a novel naturally derived anticancer compound.