Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86696
Title: Nanoparticle regrowth enhances photoacoustic signals of semiconducting macromolecular probe for in vivo imaging
Authors: Xie, Chen
Zhen, Xu
Lyu, Yan
Pu, Kanyi
Keywords: Photoacoustic Imaging
Polymer Nanoparticles
Issue Date: 2017
Source: Xie, C., Zhen, X., Lyu, Y., & Pu, K. (2017). Nanoparticle Regrowth Enhances Photoacoustic Signals of Semiconducting Macromolecular Probe for In Vivo Imaging. Advanced Materials, 29(44), 1703693-.
Series/Report no.: Advanced Materials
Abstract: Smart molecular probes that emit deep-tissue penetrating photoacoustic (PA) signals responsive to the target of interest are imperative to understand disease pathology and develop innovative therapeutics. This study reports a self-assembly approach to develop semiconducting macromolecular activatable probe for in vivo imaging of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This probe comprises a near-infrared absorbing phthalocyanine core and four poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) arms linked by ROS-responsive self-immolative segments. Such an amphiphilic macromolecular structure allows it to undergo an ROS-specific cleavage process to release hydrophilic PEG and enhance the hydrophobicity of the nanosystem. Consequently, the residual phthalocyanine component self-assembles and regrows into large nanoparticles, leading to ROS-enhanced PA signals. The small size of the intact macromolecular probe is beneficial to penetrate into the tumor tissue of living mice, while the ROS-activated regrowth of nanoparticles prolongs the retention along with enhanced PA signals, permitting imaging of ROS during chemotherapy. This study thus capitalizes on stimuli-controlled self-assembly of macromolecules in conjunction with enhanced heat transfer in large nanoparticles for the development of smart molecular probes for PA imaging.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86696
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44170
ISSN: 0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703693
Schools: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 
Rights: © 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Advanced Materials, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703693].
Fulltext Permission: open
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