Dual‐Targeted Photopenetrative Delivery of Multiple Micelles/Hydrophobic Drugs by a Nanopea for Enhanced Tumor Therapy |
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Authors: | Chien‐Ting Lin I‐Chieh Lin Shou‐Yuan Sung Yu‐Lin Su Yu‐Fen Huang Chi‐Shiun Chiang Shang‐Hsiu Hu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | A photoresponsive pea‐like capsule (nanopea) that also represents a photothermal agent is constructed by wrapping multiple polymer micelles (polyvinyl alcohol, PVA) in reduced graphene oxide nanoshells through a double emulsion approach. Resulting nanopeas can transport multiple PVA micelles containing the fully concealed hydrophobic drug docetaxel (DTX) which can be later released by a near‐infrared photoactuation trigger. Through integrating the rod‐shaped adhesion and lactoferrin (Lf) targeting, the nanopea enhances both uptake by cancer cellc in vitro and particle accumulation at tumor in vivo. A photopenetrative delivery of micelles/DTX to the tumor site is actuated by NIR irradiation which ruptures the nanopeas as well as releases nanosized micelles/DTX. This trigger also results in thermal damage to the tumor and increases the micelles/DTX permeability, facilitating drug penetration into the deep tumor far from blood vessels for thermal chemotherapy. This nanopea with the capability of imaging, enhanced tumor accumulation, NIR‐triggered tumor penetration, and hyperthermia ablation for photothermal chemotherapy boosts tumor treatment and shows potential for use in other biological applications. |
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Keywords: | combinatorial therapy core‐shell drug delivery graphene oxide photoresponsive |
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