Janus nanostructures formed by mesoporous silica coating Au nanorods for near-infrared chemo–photothermal therapy

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (44) ◽  
pp. 8833-8838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Fang ◽  
Weiqi Wang ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Zhigang Xie ◽  
Li Chen

Mesoporous silica was partly coated on AuNRs (Janus AuNRs@mSiO2) as a hyperthermia and drug delivery platform for chemo–photothermal therapy.

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 756
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar Mahata ◽  
Ranjit De ◽  
Kang Taek Lee

Due to the unique properties of lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) under near-infrared (NIR) light, the last decade has shown a sharp progress in their biomedicine applications. Advances in the techniques for polymer, dye, and bio-molecule conjugation on the surface of the nanoparticles has further expanded their dynamic opportunities for optogenetics, oncotherapy and bioimaging. In this account, considering the primary benefits such as the absence of photobleaching, photoblinking, and autofluorescence of UCNPs not only facilitate the construction of accurate, sensitive and multifunctional nanoprobes, but also improve therapeutic and diagnostic results. We introduce, with the basic knowledge of upconversion, unique properties of UCNPs and the mechanisms involved in photon upconversion and discuss how UCNPs can be implemented in biological practices. In this focused review, we categorize the applications of UCNP-based various strategies into the following domains: neuromodulation, immunotherapy, drug delivery, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, bioimaging and biosensing. Herein, we also discuss the current emerging bioapplications with cutting edge nano-/biointerfacing of UCNPs. Finally, this review provides concluding remarks on future opportunities and challenges on clinical translation of UCNPs-based nanotechnology research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Song ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Xue Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Xiong ◽  
Teng Jiang ◽  
...  

AbstractMagnetic micro/nanorobots attracted much attention in biomedical fields because of their precise movement, manipulation, and targeting abilities. However, there is a lack of research on intelligent micro/nanorobots with stimuli-responsive drug delivery mechanisms for cancer therapy. To address this issue, we developed a type of strong covalently bound tri-bead drug delivery microrobots with NIR photothermal response azobenzene molecules attached to their carboxylic surface groups. The tri-bead microrobots are magnetic and showed good cytocompatibility even when their concentration is up to 200 µg/mL. In vitro photothermal experiments demonstrated fast NIR-responsive photothermal property; the microrobots were heated to 50 °C in 4 min, which triggered a significant increase in drug release. Motion control of the microrobots inside a microchannel demonstrated the feasibility of targeted therapy on tumor cells. Finally, experiments with lung cancer cells demonstrated the effectiveness of targeted chemo-photothermal therapy and were validated by cell viability assays. These results indicated that tri-bead microrobots have excellent potential for targeted chemo-photothermal therapy for lung cancer cell treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (24) ◽  
pp. 3811-3825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panchanathan Manivasagan ◽  
Seung Won Jun ◽  
Van Tu Nguyen ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Phong Truong ◽  
Giang Hoang ◽  
...  

FA–COS–TGA–GNRs–DOX have been successfully designed as a drug delivery system for chemo-photothermal combination therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 101174
Author(s):  
Keliang Zhang ◽  
Jun Gao ◽  
Shangji Li ◽  
Ting Ma ◽  
Linhong Deng ◽  
...  

Nanophotonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2331-2346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Kong ◽  
Li Ding ◽  
Xiaobin Zeng ◽  
Junqing Wang ◽  
Wenliang Li ◽  
...  

AbstractTwo-dimensional (2D) nanosheet (NS)-based photothermal agents (PTAs), such as transition-metal dichalcogenides, have shown immense potential for their use in cancer photothermal therapy (PTT). However, the nano-bio interaction study regarding these NS-based PTAs is still in its infancy. In this study, we used WS2-PEG NS-based PTA as an example to provide comprehensive insights into the experimental understanding of their fate in cancer cells. The data revealed that three different endocytosis pathways (macropinocytosis, clathrin-dependent, and caveolae-dependent endocytosis), autophagy-mediated lysosome accumulation, and exocytosis-induced excretion contribute to the integrated pathways of WS2-PEG NSs within cells. These pathways are consistent with our previous reports on MoS2-PEG NS-based drug delivery platform, indicating that the composition difference of 2D NSs with PEGylation may have little influence on their intercellular fate. Moreover, by blocking the revealed exocytosis pathway-mediated secretion of WS2 NSs in tumor cells, an effective approach is proposed to attain enhanced photothermal therapeutic outcomes with low doses of WS2 NSs and under a low power of a near-infrared (NIR) laser. We expect that the exocytosis inhibition strategy may be a universal one for 2D NSs to achieve combination cancer therapy. This study may also provide more experimental basis for the future development of 2D NS’s application in biomedicine (e.g. PTT).


Biomaterials ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 3150-3158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Shen ◽  
Hongyan Tang ◽  
Xiaotong Zhang ◽  
Jinfeng Ren ◽  
Zhiqing Pang ◽  
...  

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