Materials Today Bio
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2025
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Jupei Zhang,Hangbin Xia,Xuerui Zhou,Zhaoxu Meng,Qishu Jin,Dongmin Chen,Xiaojuan Xia,Yiren Jiao,Jiang Chang,Zhihong Dong,Zhen Zeng,Hongshi Ma,Chen Yang
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy aims to restore breast appearance and function. Current scaffolds often fail to meet the complex clinical demands of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, which include personalized shaping, prevention of tumor recurrence and metastasis, and promotion of adipose tissue regeneration. This study aims to address these challenges by combining a readily processable biopolymer, polycaprolactone (PCL), with a multifunctional bioactive ceramic, cobalt orthosilicate (Co 2 SiO 4 , CoSi) to form a multi-functional CoSi/PCL composite scaffold through 3D printing technology. The scaffold exhibits a controllable shape with designed macroporous architecture. Its photothermal performances are well presented in both near-infrared (NIR) I and NIR-II regions, enabling effective tumor ablation with minimal side effects. Additionally, the release of bioactive silicate and cobalt ions promotes adipogenesis and angiogenesis, thereby enhancing the integration of the scaffold with surrounding tissues. This approach offers a promising strategy for combining tumor therapy with breast reconstruction, providing a clinically relevant solution for post-mastectomy patients.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Shangsi Chen,Jiahui Lai,Jizhuo Chen,Liwu Zheng,Min Wang
Surgical resection is an efficient treatment for cancerous tissues and uterine fibroids in the women uterus. However, the insufficiency of clinical interventions could result in tumor recurrence, and the defective tissues remained would cause intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) and further affect reproduction capacity. In this study, 3D printed hydrogel/poly( l -lactide- co -trimethylene carbonate) (PLLA-co-TMC, “PTMC” in short) core/shell scaffolds with NIR-tuned doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and estradiol (E2) dual release were designed and fabricated for cancer therapy and uterine regeneration. Gelatin (Gel) and DOX were homogeneously mixed and then 3D printed to form Gel-DOX scaffolds. Gel-DOX scaffolds were then immersed in PTMC-PDA@E2 solution to fabricate Gel-DOX/PTMC-PDA@E2 core/shell scaffolds. Consequently, Gel-DOX/PTMC-PDA@E2 scaffolds could release DOX and E2 in a chronological manner, firstly delivering DOX assisted by phototherapy (PTT) to effectively kill Hela cells and then sustainably releasing E2 to promote uterine tissue regeneration. In vitro experiments showed that core/shell scaffolds exhibited excellent anticancer efficiency through the synergy of DOX release and hyperthermia ablation. Moreover, E2 could be sustainably released for over 28 days in vitro to promote the proliferation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). The novel Gel-DOX/PTMC-PDA@E2 core/shell scaffolds have therefore exhibited potential promise for the treatment of cancer therapy and uterine regeneration.
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JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 4.9
Xinxin Liu,Zhengfei Hong,Rongrong Li,Shuxian Hou,Xuechao Shi,Guoqiang Yang,Yuxuan Wang,Yimei Wang,Zhiru Tao,Jun Ge,Fei Ge,Yiyan Song,Jun Wang
Wound infections caused by surgery, chronic ulcers, or trauma have been a challenge for clinicians, especially multiple resistant bacteria induced by the misuse of antibiotics, which has increased the risk of bacterial infection. It is very urgent to design and develop antimicrobial materials with potential for clinical application against drug-resistant bacterial infections. In this study, a photothermal montmorillonite-chitosan hydrogel system (MNT-CS Gel) was fabricated as a photothermal antimicrobial dressing. This study found for the first time that montmorillonite (MNT) has good photothermal properties and photothermal conversion efficiency under near-infrared (NIR) light, and on this basis, its application research was carried out. The MNT possesses broad-spectrum antibacterial activity with significant inhibitory effects against E. coli and S. aureus, excellent photothermal stability under NIR light. And all the performances were improved after combining with CS-Gel, especially in bacterial adsorption capacity and photothermal performance. Notably, MNT-CS Gel was used as a photothermal antibacterial agent for the first time, and the antibacterial effects in vitro and their mechanisms have been systematically investigated. It was found that the MNT-CS Gel had significant inhibitory and destructive effects on bacteria in an in vitro pigskin model. The MNT-CS Gel could adsorb the bacteria strongly, inhibit bacterial biofilm formation, induced the generation of ROS, destroy the structure of bacteria, and cause the leakage of nucleic acids. The MNT-CS Gel demonstrated good photothermal antimicrobial properties, suggesting that the MNT-CS Gel has potential for clinical hygiene applications.
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2024
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IF 6.6
Licai Miao,Zihao Xu,Junhao Sui,Xiangyu Meng,Shicheng Huo,Shu Liu,Mengchen Chen,Zhong Zheng,Xiaobin Cai,Hao Zhang
Purpose Skin injury, often caused by physical or medical mishaps, presents a significant challenge as wound healing is critical to restore skin integrity and tissue function. However, external factors such as infection and inflammation can hinder wound healing, highlighting the importance of developing biomaterials with antibiotic and wound healing properties to treat infections and inflammation. In this study, a novel photothermal nanomaterial (MMPI) was synthesized for infected wound healing by loading indocyanine green (ICG) on magnesium-incorporated mesoporous bioactive glass (Mg-MBG) and coating its surface with polydopamine (PDA).Results In this study, Mg-MBG and MMPI was synthesized via the sol-gel method and characterized it using various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) system and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The cytocompatibility of MMPI was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), CCK8 assay, live/dead staining and F-actin staining of the cytoskeleton. The antibacterial efficiency was assessed using bacterial dead-acting staining, spread plate method (SPM) and TEM. The impact of MMPI on macrophage polarization was initially evaluated through flow cytometry, qPCR and ELISA. Additionally, an in vivo experiment was performed on a mouse model with skin excision infected. Histological analysis and RNA-seq analysis were utilized to analyze the in vivo wound healing and immunomodulation effect.Conclusion Collectively, the new photothermal and photodynamic nanomaterial (MMPI) can achieve low-temperature antibacterial activity while accelerating wound healing, holds broad application prospects.
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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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2024
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Kaidi Lv,Chunling Yin,Fang Li,Wenbo Chen,Liuchuang Zhao,Zhimin Liu,Leqian Hu
Introduction Quality evaluation of Huang-qin is significant to ensure its clinical efficacy. Objective This study aims to establish an accurate, rapid and comprehensive Huang-qin quality evaluation method to overcome the time-consuming and laborious shortcomings of traditional herbal medicine quality assessment methods. Methods The contents of baicalin, baicalein and scutellarin in Huang-qin from five different origins were analyzed by FT-IR and NIR spectra combined with multivariate data technology. The quality of Huang-qin from different origins was evaluated by TOPSIS and consistency analysis based on the content of three active ingredients. The correlation between ecological factors and the accumulation of active ingredients was explored. Results Satisfactory prediction results of PLS models were obtained. Relatively, the model based on FT-IR combined with the PLS regression method has higher R 2 and smaller RMSE than the NIR combined with the PLS method. TOPSIS and consistency analysis results showed that the quality of Huang-qin from different geographical origins was significantly different. The results showed that the quality of Huang-qin produced in Shanxi Province was the best among the five origins studied. The results also found that the quality of Huang-qin in different growing areas of the same origin was not completely consistent. The correlation study showed that altitude, sunshine duration and rainfall were the main factors that caused the quality difference of medicinal materials in different geographical origins. Conclusion This study provides a reference for the rapid quantitative analysis of the active components of herbal medicine and the quality evaluation of them.
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2025
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IF 7.2
Shimeng Wang,Wenyue Sun,Rui Sun,Jiawei Li,Jiheng Cui,Jiahang Wei,Haipeng Liu,Biao Dong
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) exhibits promise in bacterial infection models. However, its effectiveness is often limited in scenarios of bacterial infection within hypoxic environments such as deep periodontal pockets. The present study aims to develop a method to increase the efficacy of aPDT by combining rare earth upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with cyanobacteria, forming cyanobacterial oxygen photosynthesis nanoplatform. In addition, due to the non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) mechanism in algae, cyanobacteria convert excess light energy into thermal energy to achieve synergistic aPDT/photothermal therapy (PTT) effects. Two types of UCNPs were loaded with cyanobacterial cells, including NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,0.2 mol%Tm 3+ with blue emission for triggering photosynthesis, and NaErF 4 :0.5 mol%Tm 3+ @NaYF 4 :20 mol%Yb 3+ with red emission for exciting the photosensitizer Chlorin e6 (Ce6). The resulting nanoplatform is referred to as Cyan@UCNPs/Ce6. Both the blue light required for oxygen photosynthesis and red light for aPDT are generated via absorption and upconversion of near-infrared (NIR) light, which can deeply penetrate the tissue. Notably, both in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate the remarkable biocompatibility and potent synergistic aPDT/PTT effects. Compared with non-NIR irradiation, the metabolic activities of two common periodontitis bacteria ( F.nucleatum , P.gingivalis ) decrease from 0.80±0.04 and 0.71±0.03 to 0.30±0.01 and 0.17±0.01, respectively ( p < 0.05). The findings of this study demonstrate that the developed Cyan@UCNPs/Ce6 nanoplatform is a promising strategy for photoresponsive synergistic aPDT/PTT in the treatment of periodontitis.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2025
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IF 8.5
Yifu Wang,Jinjin Li,Linlin Ding,Xiaolan Gao,Zhilan Chi,Shanshan Ma,Leiliang He,Yamin Xiong
Bacterial infection reduces quality of wound healing and even cause severe complications, but most current dressings adopt single antibacterial mode showed limited effectiveness. Herein, a plant extract quercetin (Que) composite chitosan/hyaluronic acid hydrogel (named CBCQ) with near-infrared (NIR) triggered controllable NO releasing was developed for efficient photothermal therapy/nitric oxide (PTT/NO) synergistic antibacterial and wound healing. Specifically, CBCQ hydrogel with chemical/physical crosslinked network was fabricated via host-guest interaction, metal coordination and Schiff base reaction. It exhibited porous structure, excellent injectability, self-healing, adhesion, antioxidant, and biocompatible properties suitable for wound dressings. Notably, superior PTT effect generated from Que-Fe 3+ has been demonstrated, which served as a photothermal switch for the controllable NO release, thereby enable to utilize the physiological functions of NO at different concentrations, improving antibacterial efficiency by integrating PTT and NO benefits, and further allowing sustained antibacterial through Que when NIR was off. Importantly, CBCQ hydrogel achieved better healing of skin incision than commercial 3M medical glue and Film, and significantly improved the healing rate and quality of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infected wound by efficient and sustained antibacterial activity, inhibiting inflammation, and promoting collagen deposition and angiogenesis, highlighting its promising application in skin incisions and infected full-thickness skin wounds.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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2021
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IF 0
Yingtao Zhong,Yun Dong,Tie Chen,Lingzhi Yang,Min Yao,Yunshi Zhi,Haoyi Yang,Jian Zhang,Wenchuan Bi
Combinatory photodynamic and chemotherapy have demonstrated superior performance in cancer ablation over singular therapeutics. However, photodynamic therapy (PDT) often exhibits suboptimal efficacy for deep-seated tumors, owing to the limited penetration depth of illumination light, while chemotherapy is generally accompanied by severe side effects. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a functional nanoplatform for combinatory PDT and chemotherapy, which could, for PDT, achieve enhanced light penetration and, for chemotherapy, realize reduced therapeutic threshold dosage and a controllable drug release profile (e.g., minimized release in blood circulation but bursting release in the tumor microenvironment). Herein, we demonstrate a therapeutic nanoplatform composed of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-modified silica-coated Nd3+-doped upconversion nanoparticles decorated with methylene blue (MB) and doxorubicin (DOX) in silica and a PAA layer, respectively. Notably, 808 nm light is used to excite upconversion nanoparticles and further trigger the photosensitization behavior of MB in PDT, while the quick acid response of the PAA layer in the tumor acid environment introduces DOX bursting for optimized chemotherapy with significantly decreased therapeutic threshold dosage and minimized side effects. Importantly, the anticancer efficiency of the nanoplatform in vitro and in vivo shows an IC50 and a tumor inhibition rate of 12.55 μg mL–1 and 89.81%, respectively. This study provides a strategy for combinatory cancer therapy.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2021
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Linyun He,Yachao Zhang,Jiangbo Chen,Gongyuan Liu,Jingyi Zhu,Xiaozhen Li,Dengfeng Li,Yuqi Yang,Chun-Sing Lee,Jiahai Shi,Chao Yin,Puxiang Lai,Lidai Wang,Chihua Fang
Early diagnosis and effective treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is quite critical for improving patients’ prognosis. The combination of second near-infrared window photoacoustic imaging (NIR-II PAI) and T2-magnetic resonance imaging (T2-MRI) is promising for achieving omnibearing information on HCC diagnosis due to the complementary advantages of outstanding optical contrast, high temporospatial resolution and soft-tissue resolution. Thus, the rational design of a multifunctional targeted nanoplatform with outstanding performance in dual-modal NIR-II PAI/T2-MRI is particularly valuable for precise diagnosis and imaging-guided non-invasive photothermal therapy (PTT) of early-stage HCC. Herein, a versatile targeted organic–inorganic hybrid nanoprobe was synthesized as a HCC-specific contrast agent for sensitive and efficient theranostics. The developed multifunctional targeted nanoprobe yielded superior HCC specificity, reliable stability and biocompatibility, high imaging contrast in both NIR-II PAI and T2-MRI, and an excellent photothermal conversion efficiency (74.6%). Furthermore, the theranostic efficiency of the targeted nanoprobe was systematically investigated using the orthotopic early HCC-bearing mice model. The NIR-II PAI exhibited sensitive detection of ultra-small HCCs (diameter less than 1.8 mm) and long-term real-time monitoring of the tumor and nanoprobe targeting process in deep tissues. The T2-MRI demonstrated clear imaging contrast and a spatial relationship between micro-HCC and adjacent structures for a comprehensive description of the tumor. Moreover, when using the targeted nanoprobe, the non-invasively targeted PTT of orthotopic early HCC was carried out under reliable dual-modal imaging guidance with remarkable anti-tumor efficiency and biosafety. This study provides an insight for constructing a multifunctional targeted nanoplatform for precise and comprehensive theranostics of early-stage HCC, which would greatly benefit the patients in the era of precision medicine.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2018
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Le Liu,Tuanwei Li,Zheng Ruan,Pan Yuan,Lifeng Yan
A heavy atoms modified reaction-active photosensitizer NHS-BODIPY-Br possessing efficient near infrared (NIR) fluorescence emission and singlet oxygen generation properties has been synthesized, which can be used for synchronous NIR imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT). A reduction-sensitive PEGylated polypeptide nanogel was prepared by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of l -cystine- N -carboxy anhydride. Poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether was used as initiator and hydrophilic segment, the as-prepared nanogel was conjugated with the NHS-BODIPY-Br molecule by chemical linkage, and it can be directly used as a macrophotosentizer for NIR imaging-guided PDT. In addition, the nanogel also showed good encapsulating ability for doxorubicin (DOX). In the presence of glutathione (10 mM), the obtained NIR nanogel showed obvious reduction-induced drug release behavior. In vitro tests on internalization of the NIR nanogel by HepG2 cells indicated its efficiency in detecting cancer cells. Meanwhile, MTT assays performed on HepG2 cells confirmed that the cancer cells growth could be obviously suppressed (almost all cells) when exposed to an extremely low energy light (25 mW/cm 2 , 10–15 J/cm 2 ) and low dose of DOX (3–5 μg/ml), indicates an efficient NIR image-guided chem/photodynamic therapy.
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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 3.9
Dandan Li,Wenrong Zhao,Gang Li,Yan Xu,Liang Xu,Bo Tang
Graphical Two novel star-shaped fluorophores named PDI−S and PDI−Se are constructed by S/Se-fused perylene diimides (PDIs) connected with bicarbazole core. Particularly, PDI−S presents excellent two-photon absorption cross-action (δ TPA ) of 3775 GM excited with 800 nm light, which is the highest value based on PDIs motif in the NIR−I region (700–900 nm). Two-photon absorption (TPA) has attracted growing attention over recent years owing to the wide range of applications in organic nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. The quantitative sensitivity of a two-photon molecular entity is determined by its TPA cross-section (δ TPA ). Perylene diimides (PDIs) are excellent n-type organic semiconductor materials demonstrating distinguished thermal, optical, and chemical stability. Nonetheless, PDIs-based scaffolds exhibit poor δ TPA in the NIR−I region (700–900 nm) due to the lack of suitable molecular design. Here, two novel star-shaped PDIs fluorophores, namely PDI−S and PDI−Se, were constructed by four periphery S/Se-fused PDIs connected with bicarbazole core. PDI−S manifested excellent δ TPA of 3775 GM, which are among the highest values reported for PDIs excited in the NIR−I region.
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Chemical & Biomedical Imaging
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2023
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Baoling Li,E Pang,Shaojing Zhao,Guowei Deng,Shuodong Wang,Benhua Wang,Jieyun Wu,Guangle Niu,Xiangzhi Song,Minhuan Lan
Near-infrared (NIR)-II fluorescence and photoacoustic (PA) dual-model imaging-guided photothermal therapy (PTT) can precisely diagnose and treat tumors and evaluate the therapeutic efficacy in real-time. Herein, we utilized a donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) structured hemicyanine dye (named M1) with a large conjugated structure and strong intramolecular charge transfer effect and demonstrated that the aggregation of M1 could significantly enhance its photophysical performance by improving its photostability and photothermal conversion capability as compared with M1 in a single molecular state. Furthermore, we prepared water-dispersible NIR-II fluorescent nanoparticles (M1 NPs) by wrapping M1 with DSPE-PEG2000-NH2. The obtained M1 NPs exhibit strong NIR-I absorption and NIR-II fluorescence with their maxima at 734 and 1040 nm, respectively, with a fluorescence quantum yield of 2.84%. Moreover, M1 NPs also exhibit excellent biocompatibility, good photostability, and high photothermal conversion efficiency of 77.5%. In vitro and in vivo experiments reveal that M1 NPs can effectively image tumors through NIR-II fluorescence and PA signals, inhibit DNA replication, trigger cytoskeleton collapse, and eventually induce tumor cell apoptosis under 808 nm laser irradiation. Based on these outstanding properties, the application of M1 NPs in PA and NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided PTT of tumors is demonstrated.
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