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An In Vitro Approach to Photodynamic Therapy
Published on: August 17, 2018
Hollow CuS nanocube as nanocarrier for synergetic chemo/photothermal/photodynamic therapy
Meng Li1, Ying Wang1, Huiming Lin1
1Key Laboratory of Photochemical Biomaterials and Energy Storage Materials, Heilongjiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, PR China.
Abstract:
Here, hollow CuS nanocubes about 250-300 nm in size were synthesized based on the Kirkendall effect by using CuO nanocubeas precursor and template. The reactant concentration and reaction time could be adopted to adjust the final composition and hollow structure. The as-synthetic CuS nanocube was assembled by a great deal of nanoparticles (15-20 nm), making abundant porous structure in the shell layer. The localized surface plasmon resonance and the novel porous hollow structure (improve light reflex) further make sure the enhanced Near-infrared (NIR) light absorption as well as photothermal conversion efficiency (30.3%). Moreover, the mechanism of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was investigated in detail, revealing that the released Cu+ ion and the oxygen are the determined factors. To further improve the monodispersity and biocompatibility, PEG-NH2 modified nanostructure (CuS@PEG) was prepared and it possessed high loading efficiency to doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX). Moreover, DOX-CuS@PEG reveals the acid and NIR sensitive-release performance. The synergistic effect of chemotherapy associated with photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) display the enhanced specific cytotoxicity to cancer cells.
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