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- Title
Low band gap donor-acceptor conjugated polymer nanoparticles and their NIR-mediated thermal ablation of cancer cells.
- Authors
MacNeill, Christopher M; Coffin, Robert C; Carroll, David L; Levi-Polyachenko, Nicole H
- Abstract
Low band gap D-A conjugated PNs consisting of 2-ethylhexyl cyclopentadithiophene co-polymerized with 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (for nano-PCPDTBT) or 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole (for nano-PCPDTBSe) have been developed. The PNs are stable in aqueous media and showed no significant toxicity up to 1 mg · mL(-1) . Upon exposure to 808 nm light, the PNs generated temperatures above 50 °C. Photothermal ablation studies of the PNs with RKO and HCT116 colorectal cancer cells were performed. At concentrations above 100 µg · mL(-1) for nano-PCPDTBSe, cell viability was less than 20%, while at concentrations above 62 µg · mL(-1) for nano-PCPDTBT, cell viability was less than 10%. The results of this work demonstrate that low band gap D-A conjugated polymers 1) can be formed into nanoparticles that are stable in aqueous media; 2) are non-toxic until stimulated by IR light and 3) have a high photothermal efficiency.
- Publication
Macromolecular bioscience, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
1616-5195
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/mabi.201200241