Au-aided reduced graphene oxide-based nanohybrids for photo-chemotherapy
Weiqian Ma1, Yanfang Hu1, Huailin Yang1
1Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, PR China.
Abstract:
Graphene-based nanomaterials show great potential in photo-chemotherapy, but their photo-thermal effect is not very satisfactory. Herein, we presented a facile and low-cost strategy to grow Au clusters on the reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets aiming to improve photothermal effect. Au clusters with low-concentration was directly conjugated on the surface of rGO by electrostatic forces. To improve its biocompatibility, 3‑(3‑phenylureido) propanoic acid (PPA)-PEG (PPEG) had been introduced as biodegradable backbone to form rGO/Au/PPEG nanohybrids via π-π accumulation. The obtained rGO-based nanohybrids showed excellent biocompatibility, stability, low cytotoxicity, and enhanced photo-thermal conversion efficiency. To verify the synergistic photo-chemotherapy, doxorubicin (DOX) as a drug model had been loaded in rGO/Au/PPEG nanohybrids. The results indicated that rGO/Au/PPEG/DOX exhibited synergistic therapeutic efficacy compared with single chemotherapy or photothermal therapy, endowing this designed rGO-based nanohybrids with great potential for cancer treatments.
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