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Green and Kilogram-Scale Synthesis of Fe Hydrogel for Photothermal Therapy of Tumors in Vivo
journal contribution
posted on 2020-06-29, 19:06 authored by Guangchao Xie, Liang Zhang, Jinbin Pan, Xuejun Zhang, Shao-Kai SunPhotothermal
agents with good biocompatibility, high tumor accumulation
efficiency, large-scale production ability, and low cost are crucial
for potential photothermal treatment in clinic. Herein, we proposed
a green and highly efficient strategy to fabricate a kilogram-scale
alginate-Ca2+-Fe powder hydrogel (ALG-Ca2+-Fe)
by turning commercial Fe powder into hydrogel for enhanced photothermal
therapy. The ALG-Ca2+-Fe was formed by simply dispersing
commercial Fe powder into the preformed alginate-Ca2+ hydrogel
in a green and energy-/time-saving way. The hydrogel exhibited the
advantages of ultrahigh loading capacity of Fe powder (>100 mg
mL–1), excellent large-scale production capacity
(>1 kg
in lab synthesis), low cost (<1.7 $/kg), and good injectability.
More importantly, large size and hydrophobicity endowed Fe powder
with excellent tumor retention effect and minimal diffusion to surrounding
tissues, greatly benefiting improving treatment efficiency and reducing
side effects. In vivo and in vitro studies both proved that the large-scale
produced ALG-Ca2+-Fe can be used for highly efficient and
biosafe tumor treatment in vivo by simple noninvasive injection. The
developed ALG-Ca2+-Fe with multiple superiors opens up
a novel green way to develop efficient and safe photothermal therapeutic
agents with great clinic transformation potential.