Visible-Light -Triggered Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles for Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy with Real-Time Cellular Imaging
- C. ParthibanC. ParthibanDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, IndiaMore by C. Parthiban
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- Pavithra M.Pavithra M.Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, IndiaMore by Pavithra M.
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- Vinod Kumar Reddy L.Vinod Kumar Reddy L.Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMore by Vinod Kumar Reddy L.
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- Dwaipayan SenDwaipayan SenCentre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMore by Dwaipayan Sen
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- Melvin Samuel S.Melvin Samuel S.Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, IndiaMore by Melvin Samuel S.
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- N. D. Pradeep Singh*N. D. Pradeep Singh*E-mail: [email protected]Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, IndiaMore by N. D. Pradeep Singh
Abstract

In this paper, we have developed a light-activated single component fluorescent organic nanoparticles for synergistic combination therapy (chemo-photodynamic therapy) utilizing the combined benefits of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) phenomena. The single-component organic nanoparticles were synthesized by coupling tetraphenylethylene (TPE) moiety with the p-hydroxy phenacyl-chlorambucil conjugate. Then, tetraphenylene-p-hydroxyphenacyl-chlorambucil (TPE-pHP-Cbl) nanoparticles were prepared by a simple reprecipitation technique. Our designed TPE-pHP-Cbl NPs exhibited the unique benefits such as (i) aggregation-induced emission enhancement, (ii) large Stoke’s shift, (iii) the photoirradiation wavelength >410 nm, (iv) the drug release occurs only in the aggregated state upon photolysis, (v) PDT activity, (vi) real-time monitoring of drug release by a noninvasive fluorescence color change approach, and (vii) PDT activity of the released photoproduct (TPE-pHP-OH), thereby resulting in the improved therapeutic efficiency. In vitro experiments show that TPE-pHP-Cbl NPs display excellent properties such as cellular imaging, synergistic combination therapy, and biocompatibility.
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