Porous Covalent Triazine Polymer as a Potential Nanocargo for Cancer Therapy and Imaging

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• 作者：Arunkumar Rengaraj ; Pillaiyar Puthiaraj ; Yuvaraj Haldorai ; Nam Su Heo ; Seung-Kyu Hwang ; Young-Kyu Han ; Soonjo Kwon ; Wha-Seung Ahn ; Yun Suk Huh
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 13, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：14
• 页码：8947-8955
• 全文大小：608K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1944-8252

文摘

A microporous covalent triazine polymer (CTP) network with a high surface area was synthesized via the Friedel–Crafts reaction and employed as a potential transport system for drug delivery and controlled release. The CTP was transformed to the nanoscale region by intense ultrasonication followed by filtration to yield nanoscale CTP (NCTP). This product showed excellent dispersibility in physiological solution while maintaining its chemical structure and porosity. An anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), was loaded onto the NCTP through hydrophobic and π–π interactions, and its release was controlled at pH 4.8 and 7.4. The NCTP showed no toxicity toward cancer or normal cells, but the NCTP-DOX complex showed high efficacy against both types of cells in vitro. In-vitro cell imaging revealed that NCTP is a potential material for bioimaging. The potency of NCTP on cellular senescence was confirmed by the expression of senescence associated marker proteins p53 and p21. These results suggest that NCTP can be used as a new platform for drug delivery and imaging with potential applications in diagnosis and therapy.