A Novel Detection of Early Colorectal Cancer by Chitosan Nanoparticles Conjugated with Folic Acid
Yang S.J., Lin F.H., Tsai K-C, Shieh M.J., Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, TW
The 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) can be converted into protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) that can be utilized as a fluorescent probe for tumor detection. In this study, folic acid was conjugated on chitosan molecules via covalent bond [...]