Metal-Organic Frameworks@Polymer Composites Containing Cyanines for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Photothermal Tumor Therapy

Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Nov 15;28(11):2784-2793. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00508. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Abstract

As a noninvasive treatment method, photothermal therapy (PTT) has been widely investigated for cancer therapy. In this work, metal-organic frameworks@polymer composites (UiO-66@CyP) with bioimaging and PTT activity were prepared by introducing cyanine-containing polymer (CyP) via multicomponent Passerini reaction in the presence of Zr-based nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (UiO-66). As-prepared UiO-66@CyP not only possesses uniformed size, controllable morphology, and excellent dispersibility in aqueous media, but also indicates strong near-infrared absorption and high photothermal conversion efficiency. Due to these combined merits, UiO-66@CyP appears to be an excellent phototherapy agent for ablation of tumor cells under a low-power laser irradiation and near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent. This work might open up a new avenue to develop multifunctional composites by integrating metal-organic frameworks with carboxyl, aldehyde, and isocyano-containing materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbocyanines / chemistry*
  • Carbocyanines / therapeutic use
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced / methods
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Optical Imaging / methods*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Organometallic Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Phototherapy / methods
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Polymers / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Carbocyanines
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Polymers