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Polydopamine nanoparticle-incorporated fluorescent hydrogel for fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal therapy of cancers / Kyung Kwan Lee ; Sang Cheon Lee ; Hongki Kim ; Chang-Soo Lee 1
Abstract 1
1. Introduction 1
2. Materials and Methods 2
2.1. Materials and Instruments 2
2.2. Synthesis of FPNPs 2
2.3. Preparation of the FPNP-Hydrogel 3
2.4. Live-Dead Staining and Cytotoxicity Assessment 3
2.5. In Vitro Photothermal Conversion Effect of FPNP-Hydrogel 3
2.6. Xenograft of 4T1 Cells into BALB/c Nude Mice 3
2.7. In Vivo Photothermal Therapy 3
2.8. Tumor Volume Measurement 3
2.9. Histological Analysis 3
3. Results and Discussion 4
3.1. Structural Characterization of the FPNP-Hydrogel 4
3.2. Fluorescence Properties of the FPNP-Hydrogel 4
3.3. Photothermal Conversion Efficiency of FPNP-Hydrogel 5
3.4. Photothermal Therapy for Cancer Treatment 6
4. Conclusion 7
References 8