Mitochondria-targeted fluorescent polymersomes for drug delivery to cancer cells

Polym Chem. 2016 Jul 7;7(25):4151-4154. doi: 10.1039/C6PY00623J. Epub 2016 May 24.

Abstract

Mitochondria is an attractive target to deliver anticancer drugs. We have synthesized a cationic triphenylphosphonium ion conjugated fluorescent polymer which self-assembles into nanosized polymersomes and targets the encapsulated anticancer drug doxorubicin to cancer cell mitochondria.