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Fluorescent silica nanoparticles deliver anticancer drugs intracellularly. These nanoparticles protect the drug during transit and release it only inside cancer cells, showing potent efficacy comparable to free drugs.

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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Controlled drug delivery systems are crucial for cancer therapy.
  • Nanoparticles offer potential for targeted drug delivery and reduced systemic toxicity.
  • Developing stimuli-responsive drug release mechanisms is key for intracellular drug action.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop fluorescently traceable, core-shell nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery.
  • To investigate the triggered release of doxorubicin (DOX) from silica-poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles within cancer cells.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of nanoparticle-delivered DOX in human breast cancer cells (MCF-7).

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized silica nanoparticles doped with perylenediimide (PDI) fluorescent dye.
  • Grew poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) shells via surface-initiated ring-opening polymerization (ROP).
  • Loaded nanoparticles with doxorubicin (DOX) and evaluated release in solution (PBS) and MCF-7 cells.

Main Results:

  • Hybrid silica-PLGA nanoparticles effectively loaded and encapsulated DOX.
  • Negligible DOX release observed in solution (pH 7.4) for up to 72 hours.
  • Intracellular degradation of PLGA triggered significant DOX release within MCF-7 cells.
  • DOX-loaded nanoparticles demonstrated comparable anticancer potency to free DOX, inducing apoptosis.

Conclusions:

  • Fluorescent silica-PLGA nanoparticles provide traceable, cell-triggered delivery of doxorubicin.
  • The system protects the drug cargo during transit and ensures intracellular release.
  • These nanoparticles show significant promise for controlled anticancer drug delivery with enhanced therapeutic potential.