Tracking mesenchymal stem cell tumor-homing using fluorescent silica nanoparticles

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 3; no. 7; pp. 1245 - 1253
• Main Authors: Gao, Yu, Wang, Yaqi, Fu, Afu, Shi, Wei, Yeo, David, Luo, Kathy Qian, Ow, Hooisweng, Xu, Chenjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 21.02.2015
• Subjects: Contrast agents; Fluorescence; Nanoparticles; Nanostructure; Silicon dioxide; Stem cells; Therapy; Tracking

Stem cell tracking can reveal the underlying biological processes of stem-cell-based therapies such as the migration and biodistribution of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) in cancer therapy. Nanoparticle-based contrast agents offer unprecedented opportunities for achieving this goal due to thei...