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Self-assembly of peptide nanofibers for imaging applications.

Qiaochu JiangXiaoyang LiuGaolin LiangXianbao Sun
Published in: Nanoscale (2021)
Pathological stimuli-responsive self-assembly of peptide nanofibers enables selective accumulation of imaging agent cargos in the stimuli-rich regions of interest. It provides enhanced imaging signals, biocompatibility, and tumor/disease accessibility and retention, thereby promoting smart, precise, and sensitive tumor/disease imaging both in vitro and in vivo. Considering the remarkable significance and recent encouraging breakthroughs of self-assembled peptide nanofibers in tumor/disease diagnosis, this reivew is herein proposed. We emphasize the recent advances particularly in the past three years, and provide an outlook in this field.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • fluorescence imaging
  • mass spectrometry
  • cancer therapy
  • photodynamic therapy