Engineering Alkoxyphenacyl-Polycarbonate Nanoparticles for Potential Application in Near-Infrared Light-Modulated Drug Delivery via Photon Up-Conversion Process
800 nm; alkoxylphenacyl-based polycarbonates; biocompatibility; Chemistry; Doxorubicin; Drug Release; luminescence; Materials Science; mesoporous-silica; nanocrystals; Nanotechnology; Near-Infrared Light; photodynamic therapy; Physics; release; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Stimuli-Responsive; upconverting nanoparticles; uv
Photoresponsive delivery systems that are activated by high energy photo-triggers have been accorded much attention because of the capability to achieve reliable photoreactions at short irradiation times. However, the application of a high energy photo-trigger (UV light) is not clinically viable. Meanwhile, the process of photon-upconversion is an effective strategy to generate a high energy photo-trigger (in-situ) through exposure to clinically relevant near-infrared (NIR) light. In this regard, we synthesized photon upconverting nanocrystals (UCNCs) that were subsequently loaded into photoresponsive nanoparticles (NPs) that were prepared using alkoxyphenacyl-based polycarbonate homopolymer (UCNC-APP-NPs). UCNC loading affected resultant NP size, size distribution, colloidal stability but not the zeta potential. The efficiency of NIR-modulated drug delivery was impacted by the heterogenetic nature of the resultant UCNC-APP-NPs which was plausibly formed through a combination of UCNC entrapment within the polymeric NP matrix and nucleation of polymer coating on the surface of the UCNCs. The biocompatibility of UCNC-APP-NPs was demonstrated through cytotoxicity, macrophage activation, and red blood cell lysis assays. Studies in tumor-bearing (nu/nu) athymic mice showed a negligible distribution of UCNC-APP-NPs to reticuloendothelial tissues. Further, distribution of UCNC-APP-NPs to various tissues was in the order (highest to lowest): Lungs> Tumor > Kidneys > Liver > Spleen> Brain > Blood > Heart. In all, the work highlighted some important factors that may influence the effectiveness, reproducibility and biocompatibility of drug delivery systems that operate on the process of photon-upconversion.
Wehrung D; Chamsaz E A; Andrews J H; Joy A; Oyewumi M O
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2017
2017-07
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2017.13449" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1166/jnn.2017.13449</a>
Photoresponsive Coumarin Polyesters That Exhibit Cross-linking And Chain Scission Properties
derivatives; dimerization; drug-delivery; hydrogels; light-triggered release; mechanisms; Polymer Science; polymeric nanoparticles; protecting groups; scaffolds; solid-state
Maddipatla Mvsn; Wehrung D; Tang C; Fan W Z; Oyewumi M O; Miyoshi T; Joy A
Macromolecules
2013
2013-07
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1021/ma400584y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1021/ma400584y</a>