Macromolecule Functionalization of Disulfide-Bonded Polymer Hydrogel Capsules and Cancer Cell Targeting

Olga Shimoni; Almar Postma; Yan Yan; Andrew M Scott; Joan K Heath; Edouard C Nice; Alexander N Zelikin; Frank Caruso

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Macromolecule Functionalization of Disulfide-Bonded Polymer Hydrogel Capsules and Cancer Cell Targeting

Olga Shimoni, Almar Postma, Yan Yan, Andrew M Scott, Joan K Heath, Edouard C Nice, Alexander N Zelikin, Frank Caruso

ACS NANO | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1021/nn204319b

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Andrew Scott Author Medicine - Austin Health

Frank Caruso Author Chemical Engineering

Joan Heath Author Surgery - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Australian Research Council is acknowledged for support under the Federation Fellowship scheme (F.C.). This work is also supported by an NHMRC Program Grant 487922 (J.K.H., A.M.S., F.C.) and supported in part by the Operational Infrastructure Support Program Funding of the Victorian Government (J.K.H., A.M.S.). Dr. Anton Blencowe and Dr. Henk Dam are acknowledged for their assistance with GPC and NMR measurements, respectively.