Oxygen Production of Modified Core–Shell CuO@ZrO2 Nanocomposites by Microwave Radiation to Alleviate Cancer Hypoxia for Enhanced Chemo-Microwave Thermal Therapy

Autor: Ke Xu, Meng Niu, Xianwei Meng, Hongshan Zhong, Zengzhen Chen, Qiong Wu, Gen Chen, Changhui Fu, Xiangling Ren, Longfei Tan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ACS Nano. 12:12721-12732
ISSN: 1936-086X
1936-0851
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07749
Popis: There are acknowledged risks of metastasis of cancer cells and obstructing cancer treatment from hypoxia. In this work, we design a multifunctional nanocomposite for treating hypoxia based on the oxygen release capability of CuO triggered by microwave (MW). Core–shell CuO@ZrO2 nanocomposites are prepared by confining CuO nanoparticles within the cavities of mesoporous ZrO2 hollow nanospheres. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (IL) is loaded to the CuO@ZrO2 nanocomposites for improving microwave thermal therapy (MWTT). 1-Tetradecanol (PCM) is introduced to regulate the release of chemotherapeutic drugs of doxorubicin (DOX). Thus, the IL-DOX-PCM-CuO@ZrO2 multifunctional (IDPC@Zr) nanocomposites are obtained. Finally, IDPC@Zr nanocomposites are modified by monomethoxy polyethylene glycol sulfhydryl (mPEG-SH, 5 kDa) (IDPC@Zr-PEG nanocomposites). IDPC@Zr-PEG nanocomposites can produce oxygen in the tumor microenvironment during the course of tumor treatment, thereby alleviating the hypoxic state ...
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