NSU Research Contributions
Title : Functionalized hBN as targeted photothermal chemotherapy for complete eradication of cancer cells
Authors : Sharker SM, Alam MA, Shill MC, Rahman GMS, Reza HM.
Abstract : The development of combined anticancer therapeutic techniques has drawn increased attention for enhanced therapeutic efficacy. In this work, we synthesized Near Infrared (NIR) responsive ICG (I) functionalized hexagonal boron-nitride (hBN) as photothermal therapeutic agent (hBNI) and Doxorubicin (Dox)-conjugated Hyaluronic acid (HA) as tumor targeted chemotherapeutic agent (d-HA-Dox). Using adhesion properties of Dopamine (d), the hBNI has been integrated with d-HA-Dox to make a tumor targeted photothermal chemotherapeutic agent (hBNI/d-HA-Dox). The nanostructure of hBNI/d-HA-Dox has been studied using 1H NMR, FTIR, UV–vis-NIR and AFM images. Our in vitro results have provided evidence that hBNI/d-HA-Dox can efficiently damage targeted cancer cells while healthy cells are less affected suggesting that the targeted hBNI/d-HADox nanoparticles work as a complementary antitumor agent with its synergistic co-therapeutic power.
Journal : International Journal of Pharmaceutics | Volume : 534 | Year : 2017 | Issue : (1-2) |
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