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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Hydrophobicity-Tuned Periodic Mesoporous Organo-Silica Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy.

Chia-Hui Lin, Ranjith Kumar Kankala, Prabhakar Busa, Chia-Hung Lee

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Advances in photosensitizer-related design for photodynamic therapy.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chia-Hui LinDepartment of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
Ranjith Kumar KankalaDepartment of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4081-9179
Prabhakar BusaDepartment of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
Chia-Hung LeeDepartment of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
National Dong Hwa University · TWHuaqiao University · CN

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 106-2113-M-259-003-Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 107-2627-M-259-001-
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since their invention, periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs), an innovative class of materials based on organic as well as inorganic hybrid nanocomposites, have gathered enormous interest owing to their advantageous physicochemical attributes over the pristine mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). To further increase the interactions with the therapeutic guest species and subsequent compatibility as well as the physicochemical properties of PMOs, we demonstrate the post-hydroxylation of benzene-bridged PMO-based nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Initially, the hydrophobic benzene group in the PMO framework is modified through electrophilic substitution-assisted hydroxylation mediated by Fenton as well as Fenton-like reactions utilizing divalent and trivalent metal salts, respectively. These post-grafted PMOs with tuned hydrophobicity resulted in improved biocompatibility as well as drug loading efficiency through governing the interactions in host-guest chemistry by changing the physicochemical properties of the PMO frameworks. Furthermore, the photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) molecules, encapsulated in the PMO frameworks showed a significant PDT effect in colon carcinoma (HT-29 cell line) and Gram-negative bacterial strain,

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NanoparticlesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsBacteriaEscherichia coliHT29 CellsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsNeoplasmsPhotochemotherapySilicon DioxideAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsSilicon Dioxideanti-bacterialanti-cancerFenton-like reactionnanotechnologyperiodic mesoporous organosilicasphotodynamic therapy

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PMID32276405
PMCPMC7178211
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