Photosensitizer decorated iron oxide nanoparticles: Bimodal agent for combined hyperthermia and photodynamic therapy

Zhimou Yang, Keming Xu, Bei Zhang, Bing Xu, Xixiang Zhang, Chi K. Chang*

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Abstract

As the PDT effect may be enhanced by localized hyperthermia (HT), it would be logical to find a single agent that could bring about these two modalities at precisely the target site for synergism. Since highly localized HT can be induced by magnetic field excitation of superparamagnetic nanoparticles, we report here the design and synthesis of photosensitizer-decorated iron oxide nanoparticles and their tumoricidal effect. Thus, a porphyrin is covalently anchored on the iron oxide nanoparticle via dihydroxybenzene which binds tightly on the surface of the nanoparticle by M-O bond. The morphology of the resultant nanoparticle was studied to show that the crystallinality is not changed and the nanoparticle remains superparamagnetic at room temperature. The conjugate is also strongly fluorescent indicating that the iron oxide hardly affects the optical properties of the surface bound porphyrin moieties. The conjugate is readily taken by cancer cell (Hela cell line) and is able to trigger apoptosis after excitation by light.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection
Subtitle of host publicationMechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy XV
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy XV - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 21 2006Jan 22 2006

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume6139
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Other

OtherOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy XV
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period01/21/0601/22/06

Keywords

  • Feo
  • Hyperthermia
  • Magnetic nanoparticle
  • Porphyrin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Biomaterials

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