Article Title

Doxorubicin-loaded silicon nanoparticles impregnated into red blood cells featuring bright fluorescence, strong photostability, and lengthened blood residency

Authors

Airui Jiang, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Bin Song, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Xiaoyuan Ji, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Fei Peng, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Houyu Wang, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Yuanyuan Su, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.
Yao He, § Airui Jiang and Bin Song contributed equally to this work.

Keywords

fluorescent silicon nanoparticles, multi-function, red blood cells, drug delivery system

Abstract

ABSTRACT Based on the unique advantages of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs), long circulation red blood cells (RBCs), and anti-cancer drug molecules (i.e., doxorubicin (DOX)), we developed multifunctional DOX-loaded SiNPs impregnated into RBCs. Importantly, the resulting drug delivery systems (DDSs) simultaneously exhibited bright fluorescence coupled with robust photostability (i.e., ~ 24% loss of fluorescent intensity after 25 min continuous laser irradiation) and significantly lengthened blood residency (i.e., t1/2 = 7.31 ± 0.96 h, 3.9-fold longer than pure DOX-loaded SiNPs). Therefore, this novel DDS featuring multi-functionalities shows high potential for cancer diagnosis and therapy, particularly for tumor imaging and chemotherapy in a synchronous manner.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1850-6

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Airui Jiang,Bin Song,Xiaoyuan Ji,Fei Peng,Houyu Wang,Yuanyuan Su,Yao He, Doxorubicin-loaded silicon nanoparticles impregnated into red blood cells featuring bright fluorescence, strong photostability, and lengthened blood residency. NanoRes.2018, 11(4): 2285–2294