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Fabrication of Mesoporous‐Silica‐Coated Upconverting Nanoparticles with Ultrafast Photosensitizer Loading and 808 nm NIR‐Light‐Triggering Capability for Photodynamic Therapy
Author(s) -
Han Renlu,
Shi Junhui,
Liu Zongjun,
Wang Hao,
Wang You
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201700836
Subject(s) - photosensitizer , mesoporous silica , dispersity , materials science , nanoparticle , photodynamic therapy , singlet oxygen , mesoporous material , molecule , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , photochemistry , chemistry , catalysis , oxygen , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , engineering
Abstract A novel photodynamic therapy nanoplatform based on mesoporous‐silica‐coated upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) with electrostatic‐driven ultrafast photosensitizer (PS) loading and 808 nm near infrared (NIR)‐light‐triggering capabilities has been fabricated. By positively charging inner channels of the mesoporous silica shell with amino groups, a quantitative dosage of negatively charged PS, exemplified with Rose Bengal (RB) molecules, can be loaded in 2 min. In addition, the electrostatic‐driven technique simultaneously provides the platform with both excellent PS dispersity and leak‐proof properties due to the repulsion between the same‐charged molecules and the electrostatic attraction between different‐charged PS and silica channel walls, respectively. The as‐coated silica shell with an ultrathin thickness of 12±2 nm is delicately fabricated to facilitate ultrafast PS loading and efficient energy transfer from UCNP to PS. The outside surface of the silica shell is capped with hydrophilic β‐cyclodextrin, which not only enhances the dispersion of resulting nanoparticles in water but also plays a role of “gatekeeper”, blocking the pore opening and preventing PS leaking. The in vitro cellular lethality experiment demonstrates that RB molecules can be activated to effectively generate singlet oxygen and kill cancer cells upon 808 nm NIR light irradiation.