Issue 29, 2021

Europium(iii)-containing nanohydrogels for cellular imaging and drug delivery applications

Abstract

The design of europium(III)-based (Eu(III)-based) nanomaterials with good water dispersity and high fluorescence is of great importance for their bioapplication. In this work, Eu(III)-containing nanohydrogels were fabricated by a facile reflux-precipitation polymerization and their potential as theranostic nanomaterials were explored. The resultant PAAEu nanohydrogels (NGs) exhibited excellent monodispersity, high aqueous stability and strong fluorescence intensity. They could be internalized by cancer cells and showed high fluorescence signals after 5 hours of incubation. The in vitro cell assays confirmed the good cytocompatibility of PAAEu NGs with a cell viability of above 90% after 12 hours. After loading with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox), Dox@PAAEu NGs induced cell apoptosis and necrosis and exhibited high cytotoxicity towards cancer cells. The prepared Eu(III)-containing nanohydrogels could be employed as theranostic nanomaterials for bioimaging and drug delivery applications.

Graphical abstract: Europium(iii)-containing nanohydrogels for cellular imaging and drug delivery applications

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Apr 2021
Accepted
09 Jun 2021
First published
16 Jun 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 4159-4166

Europium(III)-containing nanohydrogels for cellular imaging and drug delivery applications

Y. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Hu, W. J. Yang and L. Wang, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 4159 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00460C

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