Stimuli-Responsive Layer-by-Layer Tellurium-Containing Polymer Films for the Combination of Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy

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• 作者：Fuqiang Fan ; Lu Wang ; Feng Li ; Yu Fu ; Huaping Xu
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 6, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：26
• 页码：17004-17010
• 全文大小：451K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1944-8252

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Tellurium-containing photoresponsive polyelectrolyte multilayer films were fabricated by layer-by-layer assembly of a tellurium-containing polymer, photosensitizer, and poly(styrenesulfonate). The resulting films were investigated by UV/vis spectroscopy, XPS, EPR, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Under visible light, the photosensitizer in the film is excited and transforms triplet oxygen into singlet oxygen in aqueous solution. Singlet oxygen oxidizes −Te– to high valence state (Te═O) on the polymer backbone. The generated (Te═O) group makes the micelles more hydrophilic and looser, thereby facilitating the controlled release of the loaded cargo of micelles. These results show that the film has the potential to be used for cargo loading and controlled release, thus may provide a new way to combine photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy.