We describe herein the assembly and in vivo evaluation of a tailor-made micellar carrier system designed for the optimized encapsulation of a superfluorinated MRI probe and further targeting of solid tumors.
Non-polymerized micelles accumulate in the cell membrane inducing permeabilization and high toxicity; polymerized, particle-like micelles are internalized but exert low toxicity.
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