eprintid: 10093484 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/09/34/84 datestamp: 2020-03-23 16:27:16 lastmod: 2021-09-20 22:26:58 status_changed: 2020-03-23 16:27:16 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Wang, H creators_name: Williams, GR creators_name: Xie, X creators_name: Wu, M creators_name: Wu, J creators_name: Zhu, L-M title: Stealth Polydopamine-Based Nanoparticles with Red Blood Cell Membrane for the Chemo-Photothermal Therapy of Cancer ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G08 keywords: red blood cell membrane, biomimetic, polydopamine, curcumin, chemo-photothermal therapy note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Herein, we developed curcumin (Cur)-loaded porous poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (pPLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) by the nanoprecipitation method. Dopamine (DA) was then self-polymerized to form a polydopamine (PDA) layer on the surface of the NPs, yielding Cur@pPLGA/PDA NPs that are able to act as both chemotherapeutic and photothermal agents. These NPs were further camouflaged with the red blood cell membrane (RBCM) to construct RBCM-Cur@pPLGA/PDA NPs. The RBCM-pPLGA/PDA NPs were around 200 nm in size and demonstrated photothermal performance in the near-infrared (NIR) region, with a potent conversion efficiency (35.2%). The blank carrier has favorable cytocompatibility, but when drug loaded the NPs can efficiently induce the death of cancer cells (particularly when combined with NIR laser treatment). Cellular uptake results revealed greater in vitro uptake of RBCM-Cur@pPLGA/PDA NPs than bare Cur@pPLGA/PDA NPs in the case of cancer cells but reduced macrophage phagocytosis. In vivo studies in mice showed that the RBCM-Cur@pPLGA/PDA NPs exhibited prolonged blood circulation times and excellent photothermal properties, allowing tumor-specific chemo-photothermal therapy. The RBCM-Cur@pPLGA/PDA NP platform presents great potential for targeted synergistic cancer treatments. date: 2020-04-20 publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS) official_url: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00094 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1772113 doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00094 lyricists_name: Williams, Gareth lyricists_id: GWILL02 actors_name: Williams, Gareth actors_id: GWILL02 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: ACS Applied Bio Materials volume: 3 number: 4 pagerange: 2350-2359 citation: Wang, H; Williams, GR; Xie, X; Wu, M; Wu, J; Zhu, L-M; (2020) Stealth Polydopamine-Based Nanoparticles with Red Blood Cell Membrane for the Chemo-Photothermal Therapy of Cancer. ACS Applied Bio Materials , 3 (4) pp. 2350-2359. 10.1021/acsabm.0c00094 <https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00094>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093484/1/acsabm.0c00094.pdf