Figure 2.
A schematic procedure for the preparation of TMSG nanoparticles.
Abbreviations: TMSG, tLyp-1 peptide-functionalized and polyethylene glycol-modified mesoporous silica-coated gold nanorods; APTES, aminopropyl triethoxysilane; NHS-PEG3500-MAL maleimide PEG N-hydroxylsuccinimide ester; CTAB, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; h, hours; TEOS, tetraethyl orthosilicate.