JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 21
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 10.2
Liu Guoyong,Wang Shuxian,Wang Shumin,Wu Rongrong,Li Hui,Zha Menglei,Song Jibin,Yin Yuxin,Li Kai,Mu Jing,Shi Yu
Background Photothermal therapy (PTT) in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window has attracted extensive attention due to the benefits in high maximum permissible exposure and penetration depth. Current photothermal agents generally show a broadband absorption accompanied by a gradual attenuation of absorption in the NIR-II window, leading to poor effect of PTT. It remains a great challenge to gain photothermal agents with strong and characteristic absorption in NIR-II regions. To overcome this problem, based on carbon dots (CDs)-mediated growth strategy, we proposed a simple and feasible approach to prepare plasmonic gold nanodendrites (AuNDs) with NIR-II absorption to enhance the therapeutic effect of PTT. Results By rationally regulating the size and branch length of AuNDs, the AuNDs exhibited a broadband absorption from 300 to 1350 nm, with two characteristic absorption peaks located at 1077 and 1265 nm. The AuNDs demonstrated desired optical photothermal conversion efficiency (38.0%), which was further applied in NIR-II photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and PTT in human colon cancer cells (HCT 116)-tumor-bearing mice model. The tumor cells could be effectively eliminated in vivo under 1064 nm laser irradiation by the guidance of PAI. Conclusions We reported a simple but powerful synthetic method to obtain the unique AuNDs with strong and characteristic absorption peaks in the NIR-II window. This study provides a promising solution to tuning the growth of nanoparticles for bioimaging and phototherapy in the NIR-II window. Graphical Abstract
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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癌症治疗
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Small
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2020
·Vol. 16
·期 37
·2002748
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IF 11.459
Kai Cai,Weiyun Zhang,Mohamed F. Foda,Xuyu Li,Jin Zhang,Yeteng Zhong,Huageng Liang,Huiqiao Li,Heyou Han,Tianyou Zhai
The miniaturization of gold nanorods exhibits a bright prospect for intravital photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and the hollow structure possesses a better plasmonic property. Herein, miniature hollow gold nanorods (M-AuHNRs) (≈46 nm in length) possessing strong plasmonic absorbance in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window (1000–1350 nm) are developed, which are considered as the most suitable range for the intravital PAI. The as-prepared M-AuHNRs exhibit 3.5 times stronger photoacoustic signal intensity than the large hollow Au nanorods (≈105 nm in length) at 0.2 optical density under 1064 nm laser irradiation. The in vivo biodistribution measurement shows that the accumulation in tumor of miniature nanorods is twofold as high as that of the large counterpart. After modifying with a tumor-targeting molecule and fluorochrome, in living tumor-bearing mice, the M-AuHNRs group gives a high fluorescence intensity in tumors, which is 3.6-fold that of the large ones with the same functionalization. Moreover, in the intravital PAI of living tumor-bearing mice, the M-AuHNRs generate longer-lasting and stronger photoacoustic signal than the large counterpart in the NIR-II window. Overall, this study presents the fabrication of M-AuHNRs as a promising contrast agent for intravital PAI.
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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成像科学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2023
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IF 3.3
Qingyuan Cheng,Liman Li,Mingxia Yu
Silver chalcogenide (Ag2X; X = S, Se, Te) quantum dots (QDs) have facilitated the biomedical applications of QDs due to their low toxicity and tunable emission reaching the second near-infrared window (NIR-II window, 1000–1700 nm). The photoluminescence intensity of Ag2S QDs and Ag2Se QDs is considerably enhanced via Pb doping. However, the developed Pb-doped Ag2S QDs lacked in vivo verification, and the toxicity of the Pb-doped Ag2X QDs was only preliminarily assessed. Although QDs containing Pb have been widely introduced into the field of biomedicine, there are still concerns regarding toxicity associated with Pb. In the present study, we prepared polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified Pb-doped Ag2S QDs with better biocompatibility and tested their in vivo bioimaging and toxicity in comparison with Ag2S QDs modified with the same PEG under identical concentrations. Results indicated that the PEG-modified Pb-doped Ag2S QDs significantly enhanced the brightness of in vivo bioimaging and spatial resolution for vessels inside the tumor without increasing toxicity, assessed based on cell viability post incubation for 96 h, intracellular ROS level, DNA damage, early apoptosis and mitochondrial injury. Our study demonstrated that the PEG-modified Pb-doped Ag2S QDs could serve as an advanced fluorescent probe for various biomedical applications.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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毒理学
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Laser & Photonics Reviews
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2024
·Vol. 18
·期 11
·2400447
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IF 9.8
Fangyi Zhao,Yuhe Shao,Quanlin Liu,Jiasong Zhong
Near-infrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pc-LED) light sources in the second NIR window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) have sparked great interest for their emerging applications in non-destructive detection and medical diagnostics fields. However, the development of efficient NIR-II phosphors that can be excited by commercial blue LED chips remains a significant challenge, and thus impeding the applications of NIR pc-LED. Herein, a blue-light-excitable broadband NIR-II luminescence of Ni 2+ is achieved upon incorporating Cr 3+ and Ni 2+ into the Ca 3 Ga 2 Ge 3 O 12 (CGGO) host simultaneously. Through the energy transfer from Cr 3+ to Ni 2+ , CGGO:Cr 3+ ,Ni 2+ phosphor presents the improved NIR-II emission peaking at 1470 nm under 460 nm blue light excitation. The internal/external quantum efficiency values are significantly improved from 13.8%/3.3% to 24.6%/13.3% along with the enhanced luminescence thermal stability. Finally, a NIR pc-LED is fabricated by combining CGGO:Cr 3+ ,Ni 2+ phosphor with 450 nm blue chip, and its potential applications in non-destructive examination and biomedical imaging fields have been demonstrated. The strategy of Cr 3+ and Ni 2+ co-doping solves the problem that Ni 2+ luminescence cannot be effectively excited by blue light and provides the design insights to exploit more ultra-broadband NIR pc-LEDs based on blue LED chips.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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光学成像
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非侵入性检测
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分子影像学
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Nanoscale
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 42
·20161-20170
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IF 6.97
Ziyu Lei,Wenlong Zhang,Bo Li,Guoqiang Guan,Xiaojuan Huang,Xuan Peng,Rujia Zou,Junqing Hu
Near-infrared (NIR) light has been widely applied in the field of photothermal therapy (PTT). Recent advances in the light wavelength for efficient cancer PTT have gradually shifted from the first NIR (NIR-I) biowindow (700–1000 nm) to the second NIR (NIR-II) biowindow (1000–1350 nm) owing to its intrinsic deeper tissue penetration ability and a higher maximum permissible exposure (MPE) value. Herein, we have prepared nickel sulphide (Ni9S8) nanoparticles (NPs) with a full-spectrum-absorption (400 nm–1100 nm) in the NIR region. By a fair comparison, it is found that the PTT using the NPs upon irradiation from an NIR-II (i.e., 1064 nm) laser is more efficient than that from an NIR-I (i.e., 808, 915, and 976 nm) laser. The large mass extinction coefficient value (22.18 L g−1 cm−1) and high photothermal conversion efficiency (46%) at 1064 nm make these NPs promising candidates for NIR-II photo-thermal therapy. This study will benefit future exploration and optimization of nickel-based photoabsorbers utilizing NIR-II light for photothermal applications.
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生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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癌症治疗
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光学物理
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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IF 5.2
Mianhong Chen,Hua Fan,Zuizhi Lu,Jiayang Song,Xinguo Zhang,Qi Pang,Peican Chen,Liya Zhou
Stable and efficient broadband near-infrared (NIR) emitting phosphors are vital for the next-generation NIR sources. However, it still remains challenging to construct such phosphors, particularly those with a NIR-II window. In this work, using the Cr 3+ -Yb 3+ energy transfer (ET) strategy, the as-synthesized Ca 2 ScTaO 6 :Cr 3+ , Yb 3+ phosphor retains 86.2% of the initial luminescence intensity of Yb 3+ at 373 K with characteristic emissions of both activators ranging from 700 nm to 1200 nm. The occupation of Cr 3+ into both Ta 5+ and Sc 3+ sites is confirmed by X-ray diffraction, time-resolved emission spectrum, and crystal structure. The efficient ET from Cr 3+ to Yb 3+ is revealed by the diffuse reflection spectrum, steady-state and transient fluorescence. As a result, it contributes to the excellent performance of the phosphor. Based on the optimized phosphor, a NIR light-emitting diode is fabricated and demonstrated its advantage in imaging and potential application in information encryption. The result highlights ET as a robust strategy to construct efficient NIR phosphor.
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材料科学
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光学
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光子学
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固体物理学
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BIOMATERIALS
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2020
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IF 10.317
Dan Wang,Bin Xue,Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy,Yubin Liu,Artem Yakovliev,Roman Ziniuk,Mengze Xu,Jun Song,Junle Qu,Zhen Yuan
Hypoxia is one of the hallmarks of solid tumor, which heavily restricts the clinical cancer therapy treatments, especially for the oxygen (O 2 ) -dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, an intelligent multi-layer nanostructure was developed for decreasing the O 2 -consumption and elevating the O 2 -supply simultaneously. The cell respiration inhibitor –atovaquone (ATO) molecules were reserved in the middle mesoporous silicon layer, and thus were intelligently released at the tumor site after the degradation of gatekeeper of MnO 2 layer, which effectively inhibit tumor respiration metabolism to elevate oxygen content. Meanwhile, the degradation of MnO 2 layer can generate O 2 , further boosting oxygen content. Moreover, the inner upconversion nanostructures as the near infrared (NIR) light-transducers enable to activate photosensitizers for deep-tissue PDT. Systematic experiments demonstrate that this suppressing O 2 -consumption and O 2 -generation strategy improved oxygen supply to boost the singlet oxygen generation to eradicate cancer cells under NIR light excitation. Better still, superior trimodality imaging capabilities (computed tomography (CT), NIR-II window fluorescence , and tumor microenvironment-responsive T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging) of the nanoplatform were evaluated. Our findings offer a promising aproach to conquer the serious hypoxia problem in cancer therapy by turning down the O 2 metabolism aveneue and simultaneously generating O 2 .
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癌症治疗
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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光动力疗法
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医学成像
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