To increase pancreatic tumor-targeted phototoxicity of photosensitizers, a hyperbranched cationic amylopectin derivative conjugated with 3-(dimethylamino)-1-propylamine (DMAPA-Amp) was invevstigated as a multi-guest molecular host for the targeted delivery of a photosensitizer to human pancreatic cancer (Panc-1) cells. We selected protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) and folic acid as a photosensitizer and a tumor-targeting factor, respectively. The complexation mechanism of DMAPA-Amp with PpIX and folic acid was characterized using NMR spectroscopy including H NMR, two-dimensional diffusion ordered spectroscopy (2D DOSY) NMR, fluorescence and UV-vis spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control
July 2010
Ba(0.6)Sr(0.4)TiO(3)-Mg(2)SiO(4)-MgO composite ceramics were prepared by a solid-state reaction method and their dielectric tunable characteristics were investigated for the potential application as microwave tunable materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF