Hemoglobin-Decorated Boron-Carbon Nanosheets with Catalytic Ability and Near-Infrared II Light Response for Tumor Photothermal-Chemodynamic Therapy
Chunmei Chen, Wei Zhang, Yi Ouyang, Yixin Tan, Sheng Zhao, Yan Chen, Liang He, Shiyu Lu, Haitao Ran, Hui Liu
Abstract
Carbon-based nanomaterials are a kind of attractive photothermal agents (PTAs) for tumor photothermal therapy (PTT). However, their inherent fluorescent emission always compromises the photothermal conversion efficiency and is a huge obstruction that needs to be solved. Herein, a kind of hemoglobin (Hb)-decorated boron-carbon nanosheets (BC NSs) was designed and developed with catalytic ability and near-infrared II light-responsive performance for photoacoustic (PA) imaging-guided synergistic tumor PTT/chemodynamic therapy (CDT). BC NSs were synthesized from biomass gelatin, coated with a polydopamine (PDA) layer, and decorated with Fenton agent Hb. The formed BC-PDA-Hb (BCPH) NSs had no fluorescent emission, high photothermal conversion performance (47.8% under 1064 nm laser irradiation), and excellent PA imaging capability. The Fe 2+ carried in Hb can react with intratumoral overexpressed H 2 O 2 to generate toxic hydroxyl radicals. In vitro and in vivo data revealed that BCPH NSs can achieve effective tumor elimination through synergistic PTT/CDT without detectable adverse effects on normal tissues. This work offers an effective strategy to develop carbon-based nanomedicines owning promoted photothermal performance and high biocompatibility for tumor theranostic applications.