In this communication we report the first supramolecular hydrogel based on an antiepileptic drug carbamazepine (CBZ). CBZ plays the dual role of a drug molecule and an aromatic capping group in this self-delivery system.

The present research reports a smart multifunctional oxidized single-wall carbon nanohorns (oxSWNHs) drug delivery system (DDS) which could enhance the anti-tumor effect of methotrexate (MTX).

To date, several fluorescent probes modified by a single targeting agent have been explored. However, studies on the preparation of dual-function quantum dot (QD) fluorescent probes with dual-targeting action and a therapeutic effect are rare. Here, a dual-targeting CdTe/CdS QD fluorescent probe with a bovine serum albumin-glycyrrhetinic acid conjugate and arginine-glycine-aspartic acid was successfully prepared that could induce the apoptosis of liver cancer cells and showed enhanced targeting in in vitro cell imaging. Therefore, the as-prepared fluorescent probe in this work is an efficient diagnostic tool for the simultaneous detection of liver cancer and breast cancer cells.

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