Design and Optimization of the Circulatory Cell-Driven Drug Delivery Platform

Figure 3

Backpack and encapsulation approaches. (a) Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of RBCs which were backpacked with multitheranostic probes for cancer surgery guidance and therapy. (b) SEM images of higher magnification of cargo-loading RBCs, and the insert shows naked RBC images. Reproduced with permission [48]. Copyright 2019. Ivyspring International Publisher. (c) Confocal micrographs of quantum dot distribution in MSCs after 15–30 min, 1 h, 6 h, and 24–48 h incubation. Nuclei, Hoechst blue; actin, Phalloidin green; quantum dots, red. Scale bar for main images, 15 μm; scale bar for insert images, 10 μm. Reproduced with permission [40]. Copyright 2017. Dove Medical Press.

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