Figure 1.
Schematic representation of all the major steps for synthesis of Fe3O4-1-PNPs-hEGFR-99m Tc. Structures of the ligand ethyl 12-(hydroxyamino)-12-oxododecanoate 1 and PLGA-b-PEG-COOH copolymer are reported in the blue frame.
Abbreviations: PLGA, poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide); hEGFR, human epidermal growth factor receptor; PNPs, polymeric nanoparticles; PEG, poly(ethylene glycol).