Projects per year
Abstract
Organic small molecule-based phototheranostics hold great promise for clinical translation by virtue of their distinct chemical structure, easy reproducibility, and high purity. However, reported molecular agents typically have relatively low optical absorbances, particularly over the near-infrared (NIR) region, and this limits their phototheranostic performance. Herein, we first exploit a diradicaloid molecular structure for enhancing NIR absorption to facilitate efficient photoacoustic imaging (PAI)-guided photothermal therapy (PTT). The donor-acceptor interaction in the diradicaloid molecule (DRM) leads to strong charge transfer resulting on obvious diradical characteristics, which is beneficial for NIR absorption. The DRM possesses excellent light-harvesting ability, with a mass extinction coefficient of ∼220 L g-1 cm-1, which is much higher than those (∼5-100 L g-1 cm-1) of typical organic molecules. After assembling into nanoparticles, they show good water dispersibility, good photostability, and impressive performance for PAI-guided PTT in vitro and in vivo. The impressive in vitro and in vivo performances show that developing small molecules with diradicaloid structures can be an effective approach for enhancing NIR harvesting capability for biomedical applications.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 15983-15991 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 14 |
Online published | 31 Mar 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Apr 2021 |
Research Keywords
- diradical
- near-infrared
- photoacoustic imaging
- photothermal therapy
- small molecule
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'A Diradicaloid Small Molecular Nanotheranostic with Strong Near-Infrared Absorbance for Effective Cancer Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 2 Finished
-
GRF: Ultra-Efficient Supramolecular Organic Electro-Optic Materials for Hybrid Graphene Organic Platform
LUO, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/21 → 5/06/25
Project: Research
-
JLFS: Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Imaging and Spectroscopy System for Biomedical Research
LEE, C. S. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), Ge, J. (Co-Investigator), Liu, W. (Co-Investigator), SHI, P. (Co-Investigator), SUN, H. (Co-Investigator), Wang, P. F. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, W. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/19 → 2/06/22
Project: Research