Photothermal-triggered release of singlet oxygen from an endoperoxide-containing polymeric carrier for killing cancer cells

Wen Lv, Huiting Xia, Kenneth Yin Zhang, Zejing Chen, Shujuan Liu, Wei Huang, Qiang Zhao

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Abstract

A polymeric carrier containing a naphthalene and iridium(iii) complex was developed to deliver extracellular singlet oxygen (1O2) into cancer cells to induce oxidative damage without intracellular O2 consumption. The release of 1O2 was triggered by the photothermal effect of Au nanorods upon irradiation at 808 nm, realizing controllable therapy combining both oxidative and photothermal damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1185-1189
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Horizons
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2017

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