Issue 6, 2023

Palladium nanoparticle based smart hydrogels for NIR light-triggered photothermal/photodynamic therapy and drug release with wound healing capability

Abstract

Tumor recurrence and wound repair are two major challenges following cancer surgical resection that can be addressed through precision nanomedicine. Herein, palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) with photothermal and photodynamic therapy (PTT/PDT) capacity were successfully synthesized. The Pd NPs were loaded with chemotherapeutic doxorubicin (DOX) to form hydrogels (Pd/DOX@hydrogel) as a smart anti-tumor platform. The hydrogels were composed of clinically approved agarose and chitosan, with excellent biocompatibility and wound healing ability. Pd/DOX@hydrogel can be used for both PTT and PDT with a synergistic effect to kill tumor cells. Additionally, the photothermal effect of Pd/DOX@hydrogel allowed the photo-triggered drug release of DOX. Therefore, Pd/DOX@hydrogel can be used for near-infrared (NIR)-triggered PTT and PDT as well as for photo-induced chemotherapy, efficiently inhibiting tumor growth. Furthermore, Pd/DOX@hydrogel can be used as a temporary biomimetic skin to block the invasion of foreign harmful substances, promote angiogenesis, and accelerate wound repair and new skin formation. Thus, the as-prepared smart Pd/DOX@hydrogel is expected to provide a feasible therapeutic solution following tumor resection.

Graphical abstract: Palladium nanoparticle based smart hydrogels for NIR light-triggered photothermal/photodynamic therapy and drug release with wound healing capability

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 12 2022
Accepted
13 2 2023
First published
14 2 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 1729-1739

Palladium nanoparticle based smart hydrogels for NIR light-triggered photothermal/photodynamic therapy and drug release with wound healing capability

X. Yin, T. Fan, N. Zheng, J. Yang, L. Yan, S. He, F. Ai and J. Hu, Nanoscale Adv., 2023, 5, 1729 DOI: 10.1039/D2NA00897A

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