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Stable gold nanoflowers modified by zwitterionic sulfhydryl sulfobetaine for enhanced antitumor efficiency

Stable gold nanoflowers modified by zwitterionic sulfhydryl sulfobetaine for enhanced antitumor efficiency
Stable gold nanoflowers modified by zwitterionic sulfhydryl sulfobetaine for enhanced antitumor efficiency
Gold nanoflowers are flower-like gold nanoparticles with high photothermal conversion efficiency. Unfortunately, many gold nanoflowers have complicated synthesis methods using toxicity molecules and lack colloidal stability. In this work, in order to improve the long-term colloidal stability of existing gold nanoflowers, sulfhydryl sulfobetaine (SB-SH) was modified on the surface of gold nanoflowers by S-Au bonds to produce SB-SH stabilized gold nanoflowers (SB-SH@AuNFs). SB-SH@AuNFs did not generate any precipitation within 24 h and had a high photothermal conversion efficiency at 38.9%. In addition, the relative cell viability of A549 cells was only 11% with 0.193 mM SB-SH@AuNFs under laser irradiation. More importantly, SB-SH@AuNFs had the best antitumor effect in vivo under 808 nm laser irradiation. Thus, stable SB-SH@AuNFs with high photothermal conversion efficient were synthesized by using zwitterionic molecules. The modification of gold nanoflowers using zwitterionic molecules here is a new method to improve the antitumor efficiency of noble metal photothermal agents.
Antitumor, Cell viability, Gold nanoflowers, Photothermal therapy, Zwitterionic
0927-7757
Zhang, Bingjie
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Yu, Shuqian
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Zhou, Lijie
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Feng, Jingjing
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Xie, Danyang
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Zhang, Bingjie
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Zhang, Bingjie, Yu, Shuqian, Zhou, Lijie, Feng, Jingjing, Xie, Danyang and Ma, Guanglong (2023) Stable gold nanoflowers modified by zwitterionic sulfhydryl sulfobetaine for enhanced antitumor efficiency. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 673, [131805]. (doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131805).

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Abstract

Gold nanoflowers are flower-like gold nanoparticles with high photothermal conversion efficiency. Unfortunately, many gold nanoflowers have complicated synthesis methods using toxicity molecules and lack colloidal stability. In this work, in order to improve the long-term colloidal stability of existing gold nanoflowers, sulfhydryl sulfobetaine (SB-SH) was modified on the surface of gold nanoflowers by S-Au bonds to produce SB-SH stabilized gold nanoflowers (SB-SH@AuNFs). SB-SH@AuNFs did not generate any precipitation within 24 h and had a high photothermal conversion efficiency at 38.9%. In addition, the relative cell viability of A549 cells was only 11% with 0.193 mM SB-SH@AuNFs under laser irradiation. More importantly, SB-SH@AuNFs had the best antitumor effect in vivo under 808 nm laser irradiation. Thus, stable SB-SH@AuNFs with high photothermal conversion efficient were synthesized by using zwitterionic molecules. The modification of gold nanoflowers using zwitterionic molecules here is a new method to improve the antitumor efficiency of noble metal photothermal agents.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 June 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 June 2023
Published date: 20 September 2023
Additional Information: Funding Information: The authors appreciate financial support from Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province ( B2017203229 ) and Subsidy for Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry after Operation Performance ( 22567616H ). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Antitumor, Cell viability, Gold nanoflowers, Photothermal therapy, Zwitterionic

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Local EPrints ID: 480745
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/480745
ISSN: 0927-7757
PURE UUID: 62b08a62-8dea-419a-9af7-474b160caed3

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Date deposited: 09 Aug 2023 17:00
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 04:00

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Author: Bingjie Zhang
Author: Shuqian Yu
Author: Lijie Zhou
Author: Jingjing Feng
Author: Danyang Xie
Author: Guanglong Ma

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