Issue 42, 2023

Quantitative, precise and multi-wavelength evaluation of the light-to-heat conversion efficiency for nanoparticular photothermal agents with calibrated photoacoustic spectroscopy

Abstract

Biomedical photothermal therapy with optical nanoparticles is based on the conversion of optical energy into heat through three steps: optical absorption, thermal conversion of the absorbed energy and heat transfer to the surrounding medium. The light-to-heat conversion efficiency (LHCE) has become one of the main metrics to quantitatively characterize the last two steps and evaluate the merit of nanoparticules for photothermal therapy. The estimation of the LHCE is mostly performed by monitoring the temperature evolution of a solution under laser irradiation. However, this estimation strongly depends on the experimental set-up and the heat balance model used. We demonstrate here, theoretically and experimentally, that the LHCE at multiple wavelengths can be efficiently and directly determined, without the use of models, by calibrated photoacoustic spectroscopy. The method was validated using already characterized colloidal suspensions of silver sulfide nanoparticles and maghemite nanoflowers and an uncertainty of 3 to 7% was estimated for the LHCE determination. Photoacoustic spectroscopy provides a new, precise and robust method of analysis of the photothermal capabilities of aqueous solutions of nanoagents.

Graphical abstract: Quantitative, precise and multi-wavelength evaluation of the light-to-heat conversion efficiency for nanoparticular photothermal agents with calibrated photoacoustic spectroscopy

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 iyl 2023
Accepted
09 okt 2023
First published
10 okt 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 17085-17096

Quantitative, precise and multi-wavelength evaluation of the light-to-heat conversion efficiency for nanoparticular photothermal agents with calibrated photoacoustic spectroscopy

T. Lucas, C. Linger, T. Naillon, M. Hashemkhani, L. Abiven, B. Viana, C. Chaneac, G. Laurent, R. Bazzi, S. Roux, S. Becharef, G. Avveduto, F. Gazeau and J. Gateau, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 17085 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR03727D

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