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Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol)/C60 and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)/C60 nanohybrids as potential photodynamic cancer therapy agents
Hurtgen, Marie; Debuigne, Antoine; Mouithys-Mickalad, Ange et al.
2010In Chemistry: An Asian Journal, 5 (4), p. 859-868
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Keywords :
radical polymerization; cobalt-mediated radical polymerization (CMRP); biomaterial; nanomedicine
Abstract :
[en] Well-defined poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-co-poly(vinyl acetate) (PNVPco-PVAc) chains end-capped by Co-(acac)2 (acac=acetylacetonate) and prepared by cobalt-mediated radical polymerization (CMRP) are grafted onto a fullerene. Homolytic Co-C bond cleavage of the polymer chain ends at 30°C releases the polymeric radicals that add onto C60, thereby leading to the corresponding PVAc/C60 and PNVP-co-PVAc/C60 nanohybrids. The [polymer–Co(acac)2]/[C60] molar ratio was varied to adjust the structure of the nanohybrids, and more particularly the number of grafted arms. Finally, the potential of the hydrosoluble PVOH/C60 nanohybrids, which result from the methanolysis of the ester groups of PVAc/C60, and of the PNVP-co-PVAc/C60 nanohybrids as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT), was approached. First, photobleaching tests demonstrated the ability of these nanohybrids to produce singlet oxygen upon irradiation, which can play a role in cell damage. Second, cell viability assays demonstrated that both types of nanohybrids are deprived of intrinsic cytotoxicity in the dark, whereas they promoted significant cell mortality when subjected to light treatment. The selective response of these materials to irradiation makes them promising compounds for PDT.
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Hurtgen, Marie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Debuigne, Antoine  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Mouithys-Mickalad, Ange ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Center for Oxygen Research and Development (CORD)
Jérôme, Robert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Jérôme, Christine  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Detrembleur, Christophe ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Language :
English
Title :
Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol)/C60 and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)/C60 nanohybrids as potential photodynamic cancer therapy agents
Publication date :
01 April 2010
Journal title :
Chemistry: An Asian Journal
ISSN :
1861-4728
eISSN :
1861-471X
Publisher :
Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Germany
Volume :
5
Issue :
4
Pages :
859-868
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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