| Autor: |
Daniela N. Céspedes-Valenzuela, Santiago Sánchez-Rentería, Javier Cifuentes, Saul C. Gómez, Julian A. Serna, Laura Rueda-Gensini, Carlos Ostos, Carolina Muñoz-Camargo, Juan C. Cruz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 10 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-4185 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fbioe.2022.947616 |
| Popis: |
Melanoma is an aggressive type of skin cancer that accounts for over 75% of skin cancer deaths despite comprising less than 5% of all skin cancers. Despite promising improvements in surgical approaches for melanoma resection, the survival of undetectable microtumor residues has remained a concern. As a result, hyperthermia- and drug-based therapies have grown as attractive techniques to target and treat cancer. In this work, we aim to develop a stimuli-responsive hydrogel based on chitosan methacrylate (ChiMA), porcine small intestine submucosa methacrylate (SISMA), and doxorubicin-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO-DOX) that eliminates microtumor residues from surgically resected melanoma through the coupled effect of NIR light-induced photothermal therapy and heat-induced doxorubicin release. Furthermore, we developed an in silico model to optimize heat and mass transport and evaluate the proposed chemo/photothermal therapy in vitro over melanoma cell cultures. |
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