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Magnetic Regulation of Thermo-Chemotherapy from a Cucurbit[7]uril-Crosslinked Hybrid Hydrogel.

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Authors

Qiao, Haishi 
Jia, Jing 
Chen, Wei 
Di, Bin 
Scherman, Oren A 

Abstract

The fabrication, characterization, and therapy efficiency of a noncovalent-bonded hydrogel network, which is assembled by utilizing cucurbit[7]uril as a supramolecular linker to "stick" superparamagnetic γ-Fe2 O3 nanoparticles onto the polymer backbone of catechol-functionalized chitosan are described. The unique barrel-shaped structure of cucurbit[7]uril not only facilitates host-guest recognition with the catechol derivatives, but also forms robust electrostatic interactions between its carbonyl portals and the γ-Fe2 O3 nanoparticles in a supramolecular manner, which leaves the physical and chemical properties of the nanoparticles intact. The γ-Fe2 O3 nanoparticles display vibrational movement and heat generation under an alternating magnetic field, endowing the formed hybrid supramolecular hydrogel with both thermo- and chemotherapy modalities, which are demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo. Here, a facile strategy is introduced to construct noncovalent interactions between a polymer matrix and the incorporated nanoparticles, which is amendable to a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications.

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Keywords

cucurbit[7]uril, drug release, hydrogels, supramolecular chemistry, thermotherapy, Animals, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic, Bridged-Ring Compounds, Catechols, Chitosan, Cross-Linking Reagents, Doxorubicin, Drug Liberation, HeLa Cells, Humans, Hydrogels, Hyperthermia, Induced, Imidazoles, Magnetic Phenomena, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetite Nanoparticles, Mice, Nude, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Journal Title

Adv Healthc Mater

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Journal ISSN

2192-2640
2192-2659

Volume Title

8

Publisher

Wiley