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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Wearable OLED-Assisted Photodynamic Cancer Therapy Using Chlorin e6-Loaded Pluronic Nanocapsules as Photosensitizers.

Hyeryeon Oh, Seung Min Jeong, Cheol Hui Park, Panmo Son, Yeseo Lee, Heebeom Koo, Won Il Choi, Kyung Cheol Choi

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Hyeryeon OhBio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Seung Min JeongSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Cheol Hui ParkDepartment of Medical Life Sciences and Department of Medical Sciences (Graduate School), College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Panmo SonBio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Yeseo LeeBio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9966-6358
Heebeom KooDepartment of Medical Life Sciences and Department of Medical Sciences (Graduate School), College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-6583
Won Il ChoiBio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-4940
Kyung Cheol ChoiSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-9516

Funding

Korea Fund for Regenerative Medicine: 23C0113L1Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology 2410013749Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea RS-2025-25422732Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea: 2022R1A2C1008699 : 2026-25475352
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Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive cancer treatment strategy. Despite numerous studies confirming its potential advantages, the clinical translation of this technique remains limited owing to the impracticality of using conventional light sources and the instability of photosensitizers. This study presents a novel PDT approach that utilizes organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as compact, low-thermal, wearable, and flexible light sources to activate chlorin e6 (Ce6)-loaded Pluronic nanocapsules (Ce6/Plu NCs) for anticancer therapy. Here, different types of Pluronic polymers are used and optimized to synthesize ∼120 nm-diameter Ce6/Plu NCs. Among the formulated systems, the Ce6/PP123 NCs show optimal spectral characteristics and the highest therapeutic efficacy in vitro, and efficient tumor accumulation after intravenous injection and significant antitumor efficacy upon OLED irradiation with minimal off-target toxicity in vivo. Tissue-attachable OLEDs for PDT can be placed in close proximity to tumor tissue for efficient light delivery. The combination of the Ce6/PP123 NCs with a novel wearable OLED is a promising platform for effective and safe PDT in cancer treatment.

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NanocapsulesPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsPoloxamerPorphyrinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorChlorophyllidesHumansMiceMice, NudeChlorophyllidesNanocapsulesPhotosensitizing AgentsphytochlorinPoloxamerPorphyrinschlorin e6nanocapsulesphotodynamic therapypluronicwearable organic light‐emitting diode

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PMID42548016
PMCPMC13542967

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