Surfactant-stripped naphthalocyanines for multimodal tumor theranostics with upconversion guidance cream

Yumiao Zhang; Hao Hong; Boyang Sun; Kevin Carter; Yiru Qin; Wei Wei; Depeng Wang; Mansik Jeon; Jumin Geng; Robert J. Nickles; Guanying Chen; Paras N. Prasad; Chulhong Kim; Jun Xia; Weibo Cai; Jonathan F. Lovell

doi:10.1039/C6NR09321C

Surfactant-stripped naphthalocyanines for multimodal tumor theranostics with upconversion guidance cream†

Yumiao Zhang,^ab Hao Hong,^c Boyang Sun,^ab Kevin Carter,^a Yiru Qin,^a Wei Wei,^d Depeng Wang,^a Mansik Jeon,^e Jumin Geng,^a Robert J. Nickles,^f Guanying Chen,

^dg Paras N. Prasad,^d Chulhong Kim,^h Jun Xia,^a Weibo Cai^f and Jonathan F. Lovell

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^a Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
E-mail: jflovell@buffalo.edu

^b Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA

^c Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

^d Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA

^e School of Electronics Engineering, College of IT Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea

^f Department of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA

^g School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China

^h Creative IT Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Abstract

Surfactant-stripped, nanoformulated naphthalocyanines (nanonaps) can be formed with Pluronic F127 and low temperature membrane processing, resulting in dispersed frozen micelles with extreme contrast in the near infrared region. Here, we demonstrate that nanonaps can be used for multifunctional cancer theranostics. This includes lymphatic mapping and whole tumor photoacoustic imaging following intradermal or intravenous injection in rodents. Without further modification, pre-formed nanonaps were used for positron emission tomography and passively accumulated in subcutaneous murine tumors. Because the nanonaps used absorb light beyond the visible range, a topical upconversion skin cream was developed for anti-tumor photothermal therapy with laser placement that can be guided by the naked eye.

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Surfactant-stripped naphthalocyanines for multimodal tumor theranostics with upconversion guidance cream†

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