scholarly journals Plasmonic photothermal microneedle arrays and single needles for minimally-invasive deep in-skin hyperthermia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (25) ◽  
pp. 5425-5433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Cárcamo-Martínez ◽  
Brónach Mallon ◽  
Juan Domínguez-Robles ◽  
A. Sara Cordeiro ◽  
Maurizio Celentano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Skin Model ◽  
Thickness Skin ◽  
Microneedle Arrays ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nir Laser ◽  
Deep Hyperthermia

We report, for the first time, crosslinked polymeric microneedle (MN) arrays and single needles (2 mm and 4.5 mm length) coated with gold nanorods (GnRs) to induce deep hyperthermia in a 3 mm-thickness skin model upon near infrared (NIR) laser irradiation.

scholarly journals Potential of Polymeric Films Loaded with Gold Nanorods for Local Hyperthermia Applications

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Cárcamo-Martínez ◽  
Juan Domínguez-Robles ◽  
Brónach Mallon ◽  
Md. Taifur Raman ◽  
Ana Sara Cordeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Skin Model ◽  
Porcine Skin ◽  
Swelling Properties ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Local Hyperthermia ◽  
Burning Pain

Current strategies for the treatment of superficial non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) lesions include topical imoquimod, 5-fluorouracil, and photodynamic therapy. Although these treatments are effective, burning pain, blistering, and dermatitis have been reported as frequent side effects, making these therapies far from ideal. Plasmonic materials have been investigated for the induction of hyperthermia and use in cancer treatment. In this sense, the effectiveness of intratumorally and systemically injected gold nanorods (GnRs) in inducing cancer cell death upon near-infrared light irradiation has been confirmed. However, the in vivo long-term toxicity of these particles has not yet been fully documented. In the present manuscript, GnRs were included in a crosslinked polymeric film, evaluating their mechanical, swelling, and adhesion properties; moreover, their ability to heat up neonatal porcine skin (such as a skin model) upon irradiation was tested. Inclusion of GnRs into the films did not affect mechanical or swelling properties. GnRs were not released after film swelling, as they remained entrapped in the polymeric network; moreover, films did not adhere to porcine skin, altogether showing the enhanced biocompatibility of the material. GnR-loaded films were able to heat up the skin model over 40 °C, confirming the potential of this system for non-invasive local hyperthermia applications.

Graphene oxide wrapped gold nanorods for enhanced photo-thermal stability

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (68) ◽  
pp. 54971-54977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingli Wei ◽  
Hong Ni ◽  
Xue Jin ◽  
Jing Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Nir Laser

NanoGO wrapped Gold nanorods show enhanced photothermal stability under continuous NIR laser irradiation.

scholarly journals Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sorbitol Probe for Targeted Photothermal Cancer Therapy

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee ◽  
Jung ◽  
Jo ◽  
Yang ◽  
Koh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Photothermal Effect ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Targeted Cancer Therapy ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Photothermal Property ◽  
Nir Laser

Abstract: Photothermal therapy (PTT) using a near-infrared (NIR) heptamethine cyanine fluorophore has emerged as an alternative strategy for targeted cancer therapy. NIR fluorophores showing a high molar extinction coefficient and low fluorescence quantum yield have considerable potential applications in photothermal cancer therapy. In this study, a bifunctional sorbitol–ZW800 conjugate was used as an advanced concept of photothermal therapeutic agents for in vivo cancer imaging and therapy owing to the high tumor targetability of the sorbitol moiety and excellent photothermal property of NIR heptamethine cyanine fluorophore. The sorbitol–ZW800 showed an excellent photothermal effect increased by 58.7 °C after NIR laser irradiation (1.1 W/cm2) for 5 min. The HT-29 tumors targeted by sorbitol–ZW800 showed a significant decrease in tumor volumes for 7 days after photothermal treatment. Therefore, combining the bifunctional sorbitol–ZW800 conjugate and NIR laser irradiation is an alternative way for targeted cancer therapy, and this approach holds great promise as a safe and highly efficient NIR photothermal agent for future clinical applications.

Engineering nanoparticles to locally activate T cells in the tumor microenvironment

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (37) ◽  
pp. eaau6584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dangge Wang ◽  
Tingting Wang ◽  
Haijun Yu ◽  
Bing Feng ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Immune Checkpoint ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Immunological Tolerance ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Blockade ◽  
Tumor Resistance ◽  
Nir Laser

Immunological tolerance of tumors is characterized by insufficient infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and immunosuppressive microenvironment of tumor. Tumor resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors due to immunological tolerance is an ongoing challenge for current immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy. Here, we report the development of tumor microenvironment–activatable anti-PDL1 antibody (αPDL1) nanoparticles for combination immunotherapy designed to overcome immunological tolerance of tumors. Combination of αPDL1 nanoparticle treatment with near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation–triggered activation of photosensitizer indocyanine green induces the generation of reactive oxygen species, which promotes the intratumoral infiltration of CTLs and sensitizes the tumors to PDL1 blockade therapy. We showed that the combination of antibody nanoparticles and NIR laser irradiation effectively suppressed tumor growth and metastasis to the lung and lymph nodes in mouse models. The nanoplatform that uses the antibody nanoparticle alone both for immune stimulation and PDL1 inhibition could be readily adapted to other immune checkpoint inhibitors for improved ICB therapy.

Photo-Thermal Conversion and Stability of Gold and Silver Nanostructures

2014 ◽  
Vol 906 ◽  
pp. 204-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Ni ◽  
Cai Xia Kan ◽  
Bo Cong ◽  
Jin Sheng Liu ◽  
Hai Ying Xu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Thermal Conversion ◽  
Silver Nanostructures ◽  
Au Nanorods ◽  
Nir Laser

Gold and silver nanostructures (such as Au nanorods and Ag nanoplates) exhibit strong and tunable surface plasmon resonance in the near-infrared region (NIR). Under a certain NIR laser irradiation, noble metal nanostructrues achieve a high photo-thermal effect, which would be useful in the therapy. In this work, Au nanorods with longitude surface plasmon resonance (SPRL) shifting in the region of 650 ~1100 nm were synthesized by a seed method. Ag nanoplates and nanocubes with SPR located in the region of 650~850 nm were produced by a hydrothermal method. Through adjusting laser power and irradiating time, the photo-thermal conversions of these nanostructures were studied under NIR laser irradiation. Under low power laser (808 nm, <1W) irradiation, the shape of the Au nanorods are stable and the temperature of colloid increase from room temperature to ~57°C. However, Au nanorods undergo deformation from rod to spherical particle under irradiation of high power (808 nm laser; 6W; 1064nm laser, 7W), resulting in the disappearance of SPRL. Morphology evolutions and photo-thermal conversion of Ag nanostructures were also studied. Ag nanostructures have a lower photo-thermal conversion compared with that of Au nanorods colloid. Snipping and dendrite can be observed for Ag nanoplates after irradiating, while Ag nanocubes have no obvious shape change.

Photosensitizer-induced self-assembly of antigens as nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Q. Cao ◽  
M. M. Yan ◽  
Y. J. Liu ◽  
L. X. Liu ◽  
L. Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Immunotherapy ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte ◽  
Lymphocyte Response ◽  
Cross Presentation ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response ◽  
Nir Laser

Under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, ICG–antigen conjugate-based nanovaccines enhanced the cross-presentation of antigens and induced cytotoxic T lymphocyte response.

scholarly journals Indocyanine Green and Methyl-β-Cyclodextrin Complex for Enhanced Photothermal Cancer Therapy

Biomedicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayoung Jo ◽  
Bo Young Lee ◽  
Eun Jeong Kim ◽  
Min Ho Park ◽  
Hoon Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Indocyanine Green ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Photothermal Effect ◽  
Cyclodextrin Complex ◽  
Photothermal Treatment ◽  
Potential Strategy ◽  
Nir Laser

A feasible and biocompatible supramolecular complex self-assembled from indocyanine green (ICG) and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (Mβ-CD) was developed for targeted cancer imaging, which enhanced fluorescence-guided photothermal cancer therapy. This study confirmed that the formation of an inclusion complex of the heterocyclic ICG moiety and Mβ-CD inner cavity could result in improved tumor targetability compared with free ICG. The ICG-CD complex could be used as a bifunctional phototherapeutic agent for targeted cancer phototherapy due to the high tumor targetability of the Mβ-CD moiety and effective photothermal performance of the near-infrared (NIR) ICG moiety. Upon NIR laser irradiation, the photothermal effect exerted by the ICG-CD complex significantly enhanced the temperature at the tumor site by 56.2 °C within 5 min. Targeting HT-29 tumors using the ICG-CD complex resulted in an apparent reduction in tumor volumes over the 9 days after photothermal treatment. Moreover, no tumor recurrence or body weight loss were observed after administering a single dose of ICG-CD complex with NIR laser irradiation. Therefore, the administration of the biocompatible ICG-CD complex in combination with NIR laser treatment can be safely explored as a potential strategy for future clinical applications.

Stable Incorporation of Gold Nanorods intoN-Isopropylacrylamide Hydrogels and Their Rapid Shrinkage Induced by Near-Infrared Laser Irradiation

Langmuir ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 4012-4018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Shiotani ◽  
Takeshi Mori ◽  
Takuro Niidome ◽  
Yasuro Niidome ◽  
Yoshiki Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Laser ◽  
Infrared Laser Irradiation ◽  
Stable Incorporation

Graphene–polyglycerol–curcumin hybrid as a near-infrared (NIR) laser stimuli-responsive system for chemo-photothermal cancer therapy

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (66) ◽  
pp. 61141-61149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Bani ◽  
Mohsen Adeli ◽  
Soodabeh Movahedi ◽  
Majid Sadeghizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Drug ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Nano Graphene ◽  
Nir Laser

The aim of this study is to develop a nano graphene–polyglycerol–curcumin hybrid capable of simultaneous co-delivery of chemotherapeutic drug and cytotoxic heat to cancer cells by near infrared (NIR) laser irradiation.

Monte Carlo Simulation of Enhanced Laser Absorption in Tumors With Gold Nanorod Injection

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghui Chen ◽  
Ronghui Ma ◽  
Liang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Gold Nanoshells ◽  
Surrounding Tissue ◽  
Laser Absorption ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tumor Region ◽  
Nir Laser

The employment of gold nanoshells or nanorods in photothermal emerges as a promising technology in treatment of cancers in the past several years [1–4]. Gold nanoshells consist of a solid dielectric core nanoparticle (∼100 nm) coated by a thin gold shell (∼10 nm). Gold nanorods are usually small with a size of ∼10 nm and an aspect ratio of approximately four. By varying the size ratio, the nanostructures can be tuned to have strong absorption and scattering to a specific near infrared (NIR) laser at ∼800 nm. The enhancement in laser energy absorption is several orders of magnitude compared to some traditional dyes [1]. The laser energy absorbed in an area congregating by the nanostructures is transferred to the surrounding tissue by heat conduction. The nanostructures in tumors not only enables targeted delivery of laser energy, but also maximally concentrates a majority of the laser energy to the tumor region.

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