Liu Yunxiu, Han Qiuyang, Yang Weizhong, Gan Xueqi, Yang Yuanyi, Xie Kenan, Xie Lu, Deng Yi
School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2020 Nov;116:111212. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111212. Epub 2020 Jun 20.
Two-dimensional (2D) MXene nanomaterials have explored as a great potential candidate for tumor therapy during recent decades, especially for photothermal therapeutic applications. However, MXene-based drug-carriers cannot be elaborately controlled in cancer therapy. To solve the problem, a heterostructured titanium carbide-cobalt nanowires (TiC-CoNWs) nanocarrier is developed for synergetic anticancer with magnetic controlling ability, dual stimuli-responsive drug release, and chemo-photothermal therapy. The structure, drug loading/release behavior, magnetic controlling capacity, photothermal performance, and synergistic therapeutic efficiency of the TiC-CoNWs nanocarrier heterojunction are investigated. The heterostructured TiC-CoNWs nanocarrier exhibits excellent photothermal conversion efficiency under 808 nm laser irradiation and high drug loading ability (225.05%). The doxorubicin (DOX) release behavior can be triggered by acid pH value (4-6) or near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. The TiC-CoNWs nanocarrier heterojunction with synergistic chemo-photothermal therapeutic effect exhibits strong lethality for cancer cells than that of chemotherapy or photothermal therapy (PTT) alone. Therefore, TiC-CoNWs nanocarrier heterojunction will be a promising choice for improving the efficiency of cancer treatment.
近几十年来,二维(2D)MXene纳米材料已被探索作为肿瘤治疗的极具潜力的候选材料,尤其是在光热治疗应用方面。然而,基于MXene的药物载体在癌症治疗中无法得到精确控制。为了解决这个问题,开发了一种异质结构的碳化钛-钴纳米线(TiC-CoNWs)纳米载体,用于具有磁控能力、双刺激响应药物释放和化学-光热治疗的协同抗癌。研究了TiC-CoNWs纳米载体异质结的结构、药物负载/释放行为、磁控能力、光热性能和协同治疗效率。这种异质结构的TiC-CoNWs纳米载体在808 nm激光照射下表现出优异的光热转换效率和高药物负载能力(225.05%)。阿霉素(DOX)的释放行为可以由pH值为4-6的酸性环境或近红外(NIR)照射触发。具有协同化学-光热治疗效果的TiC-CoNWs纳米载体异质结对癌细胞的杀伤力比单独的化疗或光热治疗(PTT)更强。因此,TiC-CoNWs纳米载体异质结将是提高癌症治疗效率的一个有前途的选择。