Figure 8.
(A) Schematic representation of aptamer-functionalized Ag NCs-assisted siRNA delivery and tracking for type-specific cells. Reprinted with permission from Ref. 186. Copyright © 2013, the Royal Society of Chemistry. (B) Schematic illustration of the synthesis of Cd NCs, doxorubicin (DOX) loading into the HA-Cd NC nanocarrier (DOX-HA-Cd NCs), and HA receptor-directed targeted drug delivery. Reprinted with permission from Ref. 188. Copyright © 2016, Tsinghua University Press. (C) Schematic illustration of the delivery mechanism of Au NCs-siRNA complex for NGF silencing and pancreatic cancer therapy. The Au NCs-siRNA complex protected the NGF siRNA from serum nuclease degradation and renal clearance, thus enhancing the accumulation of NGF siRNA in tumor cells. Reprinted with permission from Ref. 189. Copyright © 2017, Nature Publishing Group.