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Article; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Delivery of size-controlled long-circulating polymersomes in solid tumours, visualized by quantum dots and optical imaging in vivo

Rumiana BakalovaDiagnostic Imaging Program, Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba, Japan;Department of Physics, Biophysics and Roentgenology, Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Desislava LazarovaDepartment of Physics, Biophysics and Roentgenology, Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Biliana NikolovaDepartment of Electroinduced and Adhesive Properties, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Severina AtanasovaDepartment of Electroinduced and Adhesive Properties, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Genoveva ZlatevaDepartment of Physics, Biophysics and Roentgenology, Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Zhivko ZhelevDiagnostic Imaging Program, Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba, Japan;Department of Electroinduced and Adhesive Properties, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria;Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, BulgariaView further author information
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Ichio AokiDiagnostic Imaging Program, Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba, JapanView further author information
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Pages 175-180 | Received 20 Mar 2014, Accepted 29 Oct 2014, Published online: 26 Nov 2014

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