Preparation of magnetic rattle-type silica through a general and facile pre-shell–post-core process for simultaneous cancer imaging and therapy†
Xianwei Meng,Linlin Li,Dong Chen,Xiangling Ren,Huiyu Liu,Jun Ren,Changhui Fu,Tianlong Liu,Fuping Gao,Yanqi Zhang,Fangqiong Tang
Abstract
Here we report a novel pre-shell–post-core method for the fabrication of monodispersed magnetic rattle-type silica (MRS) through an entrapment process, which could be used as a promising theranostic agent for simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging and drug delivery.