Figure 3

Characterizations of furin-controlled condensation and self-assembly of Gd-NPs of 1 in vitro.
(a) Upper, HPLC trace of 1 in water; lower, HPLC trace of the incubation mixture of 1 at 100 μM after incubation with 1 nmol/U of furin at 30°C for 17 h. (b) SEM and (c) TEM images of the Gd-NPs of 1 in the above incubation mixture.