Nano-Theranostics Constructed from Terpyridine-Modified Pillar [5]arene-Based Supramolecular Amphiphile and Its Application in Both Cell Imaging and Cancer Therapy |
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| Authors: | Youjun Zhou Lu Yang Longtao Ma Ying Han Chao-Guo Yan Yong Yao |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China;2.School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China |
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Theranostics play an important role in cancer treatment due to its realized real-time tracking of therapeutic efficacy in situ. In this work, we have designed and synthesized a terpyridine-modified pillar [5]arenes (TP5). By the coordination of terpyridine and Zn2+, the complex TP5/Zn was obtained. Then, supramolecular amphiphile can be constructed by using host–guest complexation between a polyethylene glycol contained guest (PM) and TP5/Zn. Combining the fluorescence properties from the terpyridine group and the amphiphilicity from the system, the obtained TP5/Zn/PM can further be self-assembled into fluorescent particles with diameters of about 150 nm in water. The obtained particles can effectively load anti-cancer drugs and realize living cell imaging and a precise release of the drugs. |
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| Keywords: | pillar [5]arene, host– guest chemistry, terpyridine, cancer therapy, self-assembly |
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