Versatile Polymer Nanoparticles as Two-Photon-Triggered Photosensitizers for Simultaneous Cellular, Deep-Tissue Imaging, and Photodynamic Therapy.
Clinical applications of current photodynamic therapy (PDT) photosensitizers (PSs) are often limited by their absorption in the UV-vis range that possesses limited tissue penetration ability, leading to ineffective therapeutic response for deep-seated tumors. Alternatively, two-photon excited PS (TPE-PS) using NIR light triggered is one the most promising candidates for PDT improvement. Herein, multimodal polymer nanoparticles (PNPs) from polythiophene derivative as two-photon fluorescence imaging as well as two-photon-excited PDT agent are developed. The prepared PNPs exhibit excellent water dispersibility, high photostability and pH stability, strong fluorescence brightness, and low dark toxicity. More importantly, the PNPs also possess other outstanding features including: (1) the high1O2quantum yield; (2) the strong two-photon-induced fluorescence and efficient1O2generation; (3) the specific accumulation in lysosomes of HeLa cells; and (4) the imaging detection depth up to 2100 µm in the mock tissue under two-photon. The multifunctional PNPs are promising candidates as TPE-PDT agent for simultaneous cellular, deep-tissue imaging, and highly efficient in vivo PDT of cancer.
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Liang
L
Guo
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Jiechao
J
Ge
School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.|National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.
Qian
Q
Liu
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Qingyan
Q
Jia
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Hongyan
H
Zhang
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Weimin
W
Liu
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Guangle
G
Niu
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Sha
S
Liu
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.
Jianru
J
Gong
Photobiophysik - Singlet Oxygen Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 12489, Germany.
Steffen
S
Hackbarth
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.|School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Pengfei
P
Wang
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011108:Polymers
deep-tissue imaging; photodynamic therapy; polymer nanoparticles; two-photon