| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Society for Biomaterials: Student Poster Contest + Rapid Fire
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| Presentation Title |
C-13: Bioelectricity and Biomarker Acid Dual Targeting Fe3O4@Cu2-xS Nanoparticles for Photothermal Cancer Cell Killing |
| Author(s) |
Zicheng Deng, Yuxin Wang, Donglu Shi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yuxin Wang |
| Abstract Scope |
Hyperthermia therapy is a method of heating the cancer cells locally in a short period of time to eliminate the tumor without influent normal cells. Near-infrared radiation (NIR) has high penetration efficiency in tissues which can be used as an ideal energy source. Cancer cells have a net of negative surface charges on their cell membrane due to the high level of glycolysis in their metabolism, thus, we developed Fe3O4@Cu2-xS nanoparticles which are rendered with positive charges by cationic polymers coating for bioelectricity-mediated targeting. On top of the positively charged surface, folic acid (FA) modification is added to achieve biomarker-based cell targeting. Besides, the Cu2-xS coated Fe3O4 in the cores provides a strong absorption in the NIR region which generate more energy and has higher photothermal efficiency in hyperthermia therapy. This dual-targeting design with Fe3O4@Cu2-xS core demonstrated a high targeting and photothermal efficiency for hyperthermia therapy. |