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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Urchin-Shaped Metal Organic/Hydrogen-Bonded Framework Nanocomposite as a Multifunctional Nanoreactor for
Chunling Hu1,2, Jiazhi Wang1,2, Sainan Liu1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Ultrasound (US)-induced sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an efficient and precise method against tumor, and the integration of multiple cancer therapies has been proved as a promising strategy for better therapeutic effects. Herein, for the first time, a multifunctional nanoreactor has been fabricated by integrating Fe-MIL-88B-NH2, PFC-1, and glucose oxidase (GO) to form urchin-like Fe-MIL-88B-NH2@PFC-1-GO (MPG) nanoparticles as Fenton's reagent, a sonosensitizer, and a tumor microenvironment (TME) modulator. In detail, MPG can generate •OH for chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and deplete glutathione (GSH) to alleviate the antioxidant ability of cancer cells. Moreover, catalase (CAT)-like MPG can react with H2O2 to generate O2 for relieving hypoxia in TME, enhancing GO-catalyzed glucose oxidation to produce H2O2 and gluconic acid. Then, the regenerated H2O2 can promote the Fenton reaction to achieve GO catalysis-enhanced CDT. Owing to its large π-electron conjugated system, MPG also serves as an ideal sonosensitizer, realizing a burst generation of 1O2 under US irradiation for efficient SDT. Therefore, the tumor treatment will be notably enhanced by MPG-based synergetic CDT/SDT/starvation therapy via a series of cascade reactions. Overall, this work develops a versatile nanoreactor with improved tumor treatment effectiveness and broadens the application prospects of porous materials in the field of biomedical research.
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