Theranostic quantum dots for crossing blood–brain barrier in vitro and providing therapy of HIV-associated encephalopathy

• Main Authors: Yong, Ken-Tye, Xu, Gaixia, Mahajan, Supriya, Roy, Indrajit
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101453; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18618
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a complex physiological checkpoint that restricts the free diffusion of circulating molecules from the blood into the central nervous system. Delivering of drugs and other active agents across the BBB is one of the major technical challenges faced by scientists and m...