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Cyclomatrix Polyphosphazene Porous Networks with J-Aggregated Multiphthalocyanine Arrays for Dual-Modality NIR Photosensitizers Jing Tan, Jittima Meeprasert, Yuxue Ding, Supawadee Namuangruk, Xuesong Ding, Changchun Wang, and Jia Guo ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13594 • Publication Date (Web): 26 Oct 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on October 27, 2018
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Cyclomatrix Polyphosphazene Porous Networks with J-Aggregated Multiphthalocyanine Arrays for Dual-Modality NIR Photosensitizers Jing Tan,† Jittima Meeprasert,§ Yuxue Ding,† Supawadee Namuangruk, §
Xuesong Ding,*‡ Changchun Wang,† and Jia Guo*†
†State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, and
Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. ‡CAS
Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication,
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P.R. China. §National
Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and
Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand KEYWORDS. Conjugated porous polymers, Metallophthalocyanine, Near-infrared light, Polyphosphazene, Photothermal/photodynamic therapy
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ABSTRACT
Here, we have developed a kind of cyclomatrix polyphosphazene with
excellent
photophysical
potential of being organic
properties,
and
pursued
photosensitizers for
their
dual-modality
phototherapy. Briefly, hexachlorocyclophosphazene (HCCP) with D3h symmetry is adopted as a synthon to attach Zn(II) phthalocyanine (ZnPc) to form dendritic units that are covalently expanded into a soluble porous network through the nucleophilic substitution reaction. Molecular simulation reveals that the multi-ZnPc units around HCCP can be oriented in a side-by-side manner, leading to the remarkably red-shifted and intense absorbance in the nearinfrared
(NIR)
region.
To
validate
the
potential
in
bio-
application, such ZnPc-based polyphosphazenes are assembled by incorporation uniform
of
polyvinylpyrrolidone
nanoparticles
with
(PVP)
aqueous
to
produce
dispersibility
the and
biocompatibility. From the in vitro results, the PVP-stabilized photosensitizing
nanoparticles
photothermal/photodynamic
processes
can to
undergo
concurrently
the generate
heat and singlet oxygen for efficiently killing cancer cells upon exposure to a single-bandwidth NIR laser (785 nm). Compared with
the
known
organic
photosensitizers,
cyclomatrix
polyphosphazene would be a promising platform to configure a diversity
of
reticular
arrays
with
dense
and
oriented
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arrangement of dye molecules leading to their largely enhanced photophysical and photochemical properties.
1. INTRODUCTION Aggregates of organic dye molecules, which play an important role
in
systems,1
photobiological
have
recently
provoked
increasing interest for design of photosensitizing nanoplatforms for photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), respectively. One is termed face-to-face H-aggregates, which can cumulatively quenching
enhance
excited
interaction.
Thus
light
states the
absorptivity by
the
absorbed
and
remarkable
energy
is
induce π
self-
electronic
released
as
heat,
providing exceptional properties as PTT agents.2 Since singlet oxygen production requires intersystem crossing between oxygen and
excited
photosensitizers,
the
photodynamic
process
in
H-
aggregates is greatly inhibited and hamper their application in PDT.
Compared
with
the
former,
J-aggregation
is
molecularly
organized in a head-to-tail manner to form another type of noncovalent
assembles.3
photophysical
Such
properties
J-aggregates across
possess
long-wavelength
the
prominent
windows
with
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red-shifted, sharpened and intense optical absorption bands. The J-aggregates of organic dyes, such as porphyrin and indocyanine, have been explored as near-infrared (NIR) photosensitizers for PTT4,5 or PDT6 treatments with the high efficiency of photo-energy conversion, outperforming the performances of the corresponding H-aggregates in some recent reports.2,6 However, formation of Jaggregates has suffered from the specific molecular design and self-assembly for inhibition of prevailing H-aggregation. One of the solutions is incorporation of templates such as polymer,7,8 dendrimer,9 nanofilm,10 and micelles,11 to regulate the assembly of organic dye molecules in term of J-aggregation, while they are
highly
susceptible
to
change
in
the
surrounding
environment.12,13 The dynamic transition between aggregates and monomers may attenuate photophysical properties, leading to the less applicability in phototherapy.14 It is therefore proposed that J-aggregates are covalently immobilized on a platform to impart the stable and exceptional photosensitizing properties. As
reported
covalently
peptides15
recently,
attach
porphyrin
to
and
form
a
DNA16
are
enabled
side-by-side
to
assembled
array with J-aggregation interaction. In both cases, however, the
electronic
owing
to
the
coupling limited
interaction porphyrin
is
binding
typically sites
not
strong
available
in
platforms or the large distance between porphyrin binding sites. Therefore, a desirable platform, which can provide dense binding
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sites
and
enhanced
J-aggregation
interaction
for
covalently
attached chromphores, has remained to be well explored. Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) constitute a dominant class
of
amorphous
porous
organic
polymers
that
render
the
three-dimensional organic skeletons with permanent porosity and dense π-electronic conjugation.17,18 A variety of dye molecules such
as
pyrene,19-21
tetraphenylethene,22,23
porphyrin,26,27
perylene28
incorporated
to
photoelectric
and
design
Rose
CMPs
conversion,30,31
phthalocyanine,24,25 dye,29
Bengal as
have
been
photosensitizers
for
photocatalysis19,32-34
and
photodynamic therapy.35-38 The uniqueness of CMP structures lies in
that
a
number
of
closed
strained
rings
are
enforced
to
arrange the adjacent units by a coplanar manner, giving rise to the smaller torsion angles within closed rings for remarkably increased
conjugation.39
Therefore,
CMPs’
photophysical
properties such as light harvesting, long-wavelength absorption and
energy
transduction
outperform
the
analogous
linear
and
branched conjugated polymers. Soluble CMPs (SCMPs), which were designed to enhance branching degrees in microporous networks,21 are promising to be a desirable platform not only for solutionphase applications, but conceptually for development of higher functionality
through
the
integration
of
branching
moieties
within CMPs. With it in mind, we have envisioned the utilization of designable synthons to evolve the multi-arm dendritic arrays
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of
dye
molecules
photophysical
into
properties
a
branched
resembles
CMP
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network,
J-aggregate
which
in
characters.
To
our knowledge, this is the innovative attempt to implementation of J-aggregation over the main scaffolds rather than among the side chains. As shown in Figure 1, a soluble polyphosphazene porous network is designed by using hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) as a synthon to react
with Zn(II) tetraamino-phthalocyanine (ZnPc)
through the nucleophilic substitution reaction of hexachloride and amine groups. HCCP is a well-known hexatopic core that has a nearly planar ring and six peripheral P–Cl bonds. The geminal substituents on the phosphorus atoms are oriented in a welldefined spatial arrangement, one above and one below the HCCP ring. The three substituents on either side of the HCCP ring are also mutually equidistant. As a result, covalent linkage of ZnPc on the six sites of one cyclic [NPCl2]3 could be contributed to the side-by-side alignment of adjacent ZnPc on a HCCP unit, and expands
into
cyclomatrix
a
branched
and
polyphosphazene.
cross-linked Although
network
HCCP-based
termed organic
frameworks have been reported,40 to the best of our knowledge, there
is
no
publication
yet
on
the
study
of
photophysical
properties of HCCP-based porous organic materials. Subsequently, the
aqueous
assembly
incorporation of
of
polyphosphazene
polyvinylpyrrolidone
is
carried
out
by
(PVP), resulting in the
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hydrophobic outside
polyphosphazene
forming
a
corona.
in The
core
and
the
advantages
of
conjugated
PVP
polyphosphazene
nanoparticles stem not only from their improved applicability, but also from the prominent photophysical properties of HCCPlinked
multi-ZnPc
could
enhance
arrays
NIR
with
absorption
intrinsic and
J-aggregation,
which
photothermal/photodynamic
performances for concurrent generation of heat and toxic singlet oxygen
upon
exposure
to
a
single-bandwidth
NIR
laser.
Additionally, it is as well to prefer cyclophosphazanes owing to their inherent backbone degradability and biocompatibility.41
Figure 1. Preparation of PVP-stabilized SCMPs by the two steps: (i)
synthesis
of
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP
through
the
nucleophilic
substitution reaction of P-Cl bonds with amine groups, and (ii) aqueous assembly of SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP into nanoparticles via PVP.
2. EXPERIMENTAL SECTION Materials: phenylene
Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene diisocyanate
(PDI)
were
(HCCP)
purchased
and
from
1,4-
Aladdin
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3,
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5-Benzenetricarboxaldehyde
polyvinylpyrrolidone
(PVP,
Mw
=
10,000)
were
(TBA),
and
purchased
from
Energy Chemicals. Phosphate buffer saline (PBS), THF, ethanol, anhydrous DMF, triethylamine, and acetic acid were obtained from Shanghai Chemical Reagents Company. All reagents were purchased and
used
as
received.
Deionized
water
was
used
in
all
experiments. Zinc(II) tetraaminophthalocyanines [ZnPc(NH2)4] was synthesized by following our reported procedure.24 Synthesis
of
soluble
conjugated
microporous
polymers
(SCMP)
nanoparticles: The SCMP nanoparticles were prepared by the twostep method as described in the context. Typically, ZnPc(NH2)4 (10 mg, 0.015 mmol) and HCCP (7 mg, 0.02 mmol) were dissolved in anhydrous DMF (10 added
as catalyst.
mL), The
and trimethylamine (TEA, 768 reaction
mixture
was
μL)
degassed
was
by the
three freeze-pump-thaw cycles and then kept at 100oC for 24h. After the reaction, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP, 14 mg) was added to
complex
with
zinc
ions
of
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP.
The
resulting
solution was added dropwise (10 mL/h) into deionized water (40 mL) with ultra-sonication, and stirred at room temperature for additional
2
days.
centrifugation,
Afterwards,
washed
by
the
ethanol
product and
was
collected
deionized
water,
by and
freezing dried. Under otherwise identical conditions, CMP(ZnPc)TBA
and
reaction
CMP(ZnPc)-PDI of
TBA
and
were
PDI
with
prepared
by
ZnPc(NH2)4,
the
stoichiometric
respectively,
using
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acetic acid as catalyst. The two products were insoluble but could be stabilized by PVP to disperse in aqueous solution. Singlet (DPBF)
oxygen
was
generation
utilized
as
test:
1,
scavenger.
3-diphenylisobenzofuran
Samples
(100
μg/mL)
were
dispersed in the ethanol solution of DPBF (100 μM in 2.5 mL solution), and then the solutions transferred into a quartz cell in the dark. A 785-nm laser at the power of 1 W/cm2 irradiated the dispersions for 5 min, 10 min and 15 min, respectively, while
the
environmental
temperature
was
kept
at
25
oC.
Upon
switching off laser, the dispersion was centrifuged to collect supernatants, which was detected by UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy by using ethanol as reference. The absorption change of DPBF at 410 1O
nm was recorded to evaluate the investigate
the
effect
of
PTE
2
production level. In order to
on
PDE,
the
ethanol
solution
containing DPBF and SCMP nanoparticles was transferred into a quartz cell, which was placed in the sample tank of UV-vis-NIR spectrometer
attached
with
a
thermostatic
apparatus.
The
dispersion was irradiated by a 785-nm laser (1 W/cm2) for 2 min, 5 min and 8 min, and the system temperatures remained at 25 35
oC,
45
oC,
oC,
respectively.
Photothermal test: Typically, the PBS dispersion of samples (100 μg/mL, 300 μL) was placed in a 96-well plate and exposed to a 785-nm laser with a power of 1 W/cm2 for 7 min. The PBS solution
was
used
as
a
control.
The
temperature
change
was
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recorded with a thermocouple. To investigate the effect of PDE on
PTE,
capture
DPBF the
was
added
generated
as
scavenger
singlet
into
oxygen.
the
The
dispersion
other
to
measurement
conditions were remained. To calculate the photothermal conversion efficiency, the time constant method reported by Roper et al was adopted here.42 The solutions were exposed to the NIR laser for 7 min to reach a steady state with a maximum temperature. Then the laser switched off and the system cooled down to room temperature. The time constant for heat transfer was obtained from the cooling stage. The photothermal conversion efficiency is calculated from the energy balance when the system reaches a thermal equilibrium. From the data of cooling period, the time constant is determined to be τ = 96.2 s with the linear fitting method (see Figure S19 in the Supporting Information). In addition, the solvent mass m is 0.3 g and the heat capacity Cp is 4.2 J/(g
oC).
According to
the equation (1), hA is calculated to be 13.1 mW/°C. Thus the photothermal
conversion
efficiency
η
of
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP
nanoparticles can be calculated to be 47.0 % according equation (2).
hA
η
mC p
(1)
τ hA(Tmax - Tsurr ) - Qin,sol I
(2)
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In
vitro
cell
assay:
CCK-8
method
was
used
to
assess
the
viability of Hep G2 cells treated with samples. Cells were preseeded in a 96-well plate for 24 h and then incubated with samples of different concentrations (10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL). Then NIR 785-nm laser at thepower of 1 W/cm2 or 2W/cm2 irradiated the cells for 5 min. The treated cells were cultured for
another
12
h under 37oC
within
5% CO2 atmosphere.
After
removing supernatant nutrient solution, the cells were incubated in 110 μL of DMEM containing 10 μL CCK-8 solution for 1 h. The absorbance of the suspension was measured at 450 nm on an ELISA reader. Cell viability was calculated by means of the following formula (3):
Cell viability
OD( control ) OD( sample ) 100% OD( control )
(3) Intracellular
1O
2
detection:
The
intracellular
generation
of
singlet oxygen was detected by fluorescence microscope, using dichlorfluorescein-diacetate (DCFH-DA) as probe. Hep G2 cells (2 mL, 2 × 105 cells per well) were seeded on a 6-well plate and cultured
for
nanoparticles.
24 After
h,
followed
24-h
by
incubation,
incubation the
culture
with medium
SCMP was
removed and the cells were stained with 1 mL of DCFH-DA (10 μmol/L) containing PBS at 37 °C for 30 min. A 785 nm laser (power density: 1 W/cm2, irradiation time: 5 min) was utilized to
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irradiate each well. Afterward, PBS solution containing DCFH-DA was
removed
and
rinsed
three
times
with
fresh
PBS.
Then
a
fluorescence microscope was used to visualize the intracellular 1O
2
generation. The green fluorescence of oxidized DCFH-DA was
observed at an excitation wavelength of 488 nm. Calculation: The models of HCCP-xZnPc are constructed by HCCP and ZnPc(NH2)4, wherein x in structures is varied by 1, 2, 4 and 6 to model the HCCP-ZnPc, HCCP-2ZnPc, HCCP-4ZnPc and HCCP-6ZnPc structures, respectively. The ground states of HCCP-xZnPc are fully
optimized
by
using
Density
Functional
Theory
(DFT)
at
B3LYP functional. The 6-31G(d,p) basis set is used for N, C, H, P and Cl atoms, and the LANL2DZ effective core potential is applied
to
excitation investigated
describe energy by
the
the
and
Zn
core
electronic
time
dependent
electrons.
The
absorption
spectrum
(TD)-DFT
with
vertical
the
are same
functional and basis set used for the ground state optimization. All calculations are performed by GAUSSIAN 09 program package. The detailed results are described in the Supporting Information (Figures S1-S11 and Tables S1-S6). Characterization: Morphological characterizations were carried out by using high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR TEM) (JEOL 2100F, Japan), operated at 200 kV accelerating voltage at room temperature. The sample was prepared by dropcasting the ethanol dispersion onto a copper grid. Hydrodynamic
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diameter (Dh) measurement was conducted on a ZEN3600 (Malvern, UK) Zeta-sizer using a He-Ne laser at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms were collected at 77 K by an ASAP2020
volumetric
adsorption
analyzer
(Micromeritics,
USA).
The samples were degassed at 120°C for 24 h before measurement. The UV-vis-NIR absorption spectra were collected on UV-vis-NIR Spectrophotometer Lambda 750 (Perkin-Elmer, USA). The samples was dissolved in THF at a concentration of 50 μg/mL or dispersed in PBS at a concentration of 100 μg/mL. FT IR spectra were recorded
on
Nicolet
transformation
6700
infrared
(Thermofisher,
spectrometer.
Samples
USA) were
Fourier dried
and
mixed with KBr to be compressed to a plate for measurement. Thermo-gravimetric
analysis
(TGA)
was
conducted
on
Pyris
1
Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (PE, USA) at a heating rate of 20 oC/min
from 100
oC
to 800 oC under flowing air.
2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 2.1 Synthesis of PVP-stabilized SCMP nanoparticles Polymerization of ZnPc(NH2)4 monomers was carried out with HCCP in DMF at 100oC for 72h through the nucleophilic substitution reaction between terminal amine groups and P–Cl bonds with 1:1 stoichiometry, homogeneous
using
system
triethylamine remained
until
as
acid
the
acceptor.
reaction
The
halted,
indicative of the intrinsic solubility kept with increase of
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molecular
weights
Information).
Then
(see PVP
Figure was
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S12
in
incorporated
the
into
Supporting
the
reaction
mixture for the conjugation with SCMPs through the interaction of pyrrolidone moieties with Zn(II) ions. With addition of PVPSCMPs
into
water,
the
supramolecular
assembly
occurred
by
arranging the hydrophobic SCMPs in core and the conjugated PVP outside forming a corona. The initially formed particles were then subjected to a ripening process at room temperature under mild stirring, affording the smooth surface and stable colloids by the continuous fusion and reorganization (see Figure S13 in the Supporting Information).
2.2 Characterizations
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Figure
2.
TEM
image
(a)
of
PVP-stabilized
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP
nanoparticles and their hydrodynamic diameter distribution (b) in
aqueous
solution.
Photographs
of
the
aqueous
dispersions
standing for 0h (c), 2h (d), 24h (e), and 7d (f), respectively, including: (1) PVP-stabilized SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP, (2) SCMP(ZnPc)HCCP (12-h reaction), (3) SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP (24-h reaction), (4) ZnPc(NH2)4, and (5) PVP-stabilized ZnPc(NH2)4. As
displayed
in
Figure
2a,
the
resulting
nanoparticles
are
uniformed in morphology and reach a narrow size distribution with the range of 50 nm to 100nm, as confirmed by SEM image again (see Figure S14 in the Supporting Information). The PVP encapsulation can constrain the excessive growth of particles
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and offer hydrophilicity. Dynamic light scattering measurement gives the hydrodynamic diameters of up to 200 nm with a small PDI of 0.2 (Figure 2b). It is larger than that observed by TEM due
largely
to the PVP
corona
swelling in
aqueous
solution.
Compared with the monomers and SCMPs without the stabilizers, the dispersion of PVP-coated SCMP nanoparticles remains stable in aqueous solution for over 7 days under ambient conditions (Figures 2c-2f).
Figure 3. FT IR spectra of HCCP, ZnPc(NH2)4, and PVP-stabilized SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP. FT IR spectra in Figure 3 confirm the formation of -P-NHlinkages in the polymer network. In comparison to the building blocks, i.e. HCCP and ZnPc(NH2)4, the vibrations of P-Cl bonds at
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520 and 606 cm-1 disappear in product.43 Meanwhile, the double peaks of –NH2 groups at 3432 and 3358 cm-1 turn into a single band
at
3360
cm-1,
indicative
of
the
formation
of
secondary
amines (N-H) in the polymers. Besides the characteristic peak of endocyclic P=N bonds at 1143 cm-1, there are two of emerging peaks
at
1090
and
cm-1,
950
which
can
be
ascribed
to
the
asymmetric vibration of P-NH bond.40 Therefore, we confirm that the
polymerization
of
HCCP
and
ZnPc(NH2)4
occurs
through
the
formation of -P-NH- linkages. Additionally, the coordination of PVP with ZnPc units is also evidenced by the shift of C=O band from 1650 to 1683 cm-1 due to the coordination with metal ions. Thermo-gravimetric analysis of the product reveals the presence of ZnPc moiety, as there are 11.2 wt% of residues remaining until the temperature was up to 800oC at air atmosphere. They are assumed to be zinc oxide salts converted from ZnPc units, and therefore,
the
weight
percentage
of
ZnPc
in
the
SCMPs
is
calculated to be 87.8 wt% (see Figure S15 in the Supporting Information). SCMPs without addition of PVP precipitated out of water and were collected for porosity measurement by N2 sorption at 77K. A type-IV loops
sorption at
high
isotherm relative
is
observed
pressures
with
(see
slight
Figure
hysteresis
S16
in
the
Supporting Information). The surface area was evaluated by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller model to give a moderate value of 118
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m2/g. The pore-size distribution is mainly populated around 2 nm and 20 nm, indicative of a hybrid of micro/mesopore character (inset in Figure S16). As reported by Cooper, SCMP is prone to form
the
hyperbranched
structure
rather
than
the
extended
network,21 so that the pore slits might be deformed as absorbers are condensed in. Also, we assume that they are crowded with numerous ZnPc units leading to the reduction of surface area. Appropriate
antisolvent
may
improve
the
porosity
because
the
tight packing of polymer chains can be suppressed during the precipitation, while the aqueous dispersion of SCMPs is required for bio-applications. Water thereby is a rational choice albeit with the sacrifice of partial surface areas of SCMPs.
2.3 NIR Absorption and Molecular Simulation
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Figure 4. (a) UV-vis-NIR spectra of ZnPc(NH2)4 and SCMP(ZnPc)HCCP
in
THF.
stabilized
(b)
Normalized
nanoparticles
concentration
of
100
in
absorbance aqueous
μg/mL.
(c)
of
different
solution
Solvothermal
at
PVP-
the
same
synthesis
of
CMP(ZnPc)-TBA and CMP(ZnPc)-PDI solids as control. Figure 4a displays the absorption of the resulting SCMPs in THF. An evident and broaden peak appears around 812 nm, which is red shifted by 100 nm in comparison to that of ZnPc(NH2)4. The enhanced NIR absorption definitely differs from those of CMP solids,
wherein
suspension.
the
Instead
light of
scattering
HCCP,
is
dominant
in
their
1,3,5-benzenetricarboxaldehyde
(TBA) and 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PDI) were solvothermally
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reacted with ZnPc(NH2)4 to synthesize the other two CMPs as a control,
denoted
as
CMP(ZnPc)-TBA
and
CMP(ZnPc)-PDI,
respectively (Figure 4c). They are insoluble in anything while could be stabilized by PVP in water (see Figure S17 in the Supporting Information). As the concentrations are all kept at 100 μg/mL in aqueous solution, SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP shows the maximum NIR absorption at 785 nm, while the absorption of the other two CMPs both appear the weak shoulders without summit in the NIR region (Figure 4b). Note that both CMP(ZnPc)-PDI and CMP(ZnPc)TBA
anchor
the
ZnPc
units
on
the
nodes
of
the
crosslinking
networks with less correlation on each other. In the case of SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP, the short distance between the neighboring ZnPc attached on one phosphorus of HCCP may allow for the formation of the side-to-side J-aggregation through the π-π interaction.
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Figure 5. The optimized top-view and side-view structures of trans-form HCCP-2ZnPc (a),
cis-form
HCCP-2ZnPc
(b), stacking-
form HCCP-2ZnPc (c), HCCP-4ZnPc (d) and HCCP-6ZnPc models (e,f).
To validate the assumption, we have performed the theoretical prediction of geometries and electronic properties on the xZnPcsubstituted Supporting
HCCP
ensembles
Information).
(see
calculated
Calculations
on
the
details
in
HCCP-ZnPc
the model
reveal its characteristic absorption around 370 nm, 430 nm and 630
nm.
molecular
All
of
electron
orbitals
(HOMOs)
densities and
of
lowest
the
highest
unoccupied
occupied molecular
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orbitals (LUMOs) are delocalized only on ZnPc moiety, and HCCP is
photochemically
inert
and
doesn’t
have
any
low
energy
absorption band of its own.44 For the HCCP-2ZnPc models (Figures 5a-5c), the three different conformations are optimized, i.e. trans-, cis-, and stacking-forms, wherein two of ZnPc units are linked
to
one
or
two
phosphorous
atoms,
respectively.
The
spectra of cis- and trans-forms show the analogous absorption bands, which are attributed to the electron transfer from one to the other ZnPc through the HCCP core during excitation. In the case of stacking form, the two ZnPc units are stacked by a partially staggered manner with the near distance of 3.49 Å and a slight increase of N-P bonds by 0.01 Å. As shown in Figure 6, there is an emerging broad absorption around 720 nm, which may account for the electron transfer within a pair of ZnPc units through their interacted orbitals. The result implies that the stacking-form ZnPc pair on a HCCP has an absorption character of J-aggregated
chromophores.
As
the
amine
group
of
ZnPc(NH2)4
alters the substituting position on the phenyl group, the isomer of HCCP-2ZnPc can also give the similar stacking form as well as red-shifted
absorption
(See
Figure
S18
and
Table
S7
in
the
Supporting Information). For the stacking forms of HCCP-4ZnPc and HCCP-6ZnPc (Figures 5d-5f), there exhibit the similar NIR absorptions in the range of 700-780 nm, but the intensity is much higher because the ZnPc pairs around one HCCP are more
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dense (Figure 6). Taken together, the calculations reveal that the
HCCP
adjacent
platform ZnPc
decides
units,
and
the hence,
J-aggregated the
arrangement
extended
of
π-conjugation
results in the red-shifted and enhanced absorption in the NIR window. The conclusion is well consistent with the experimental observations as obtained in Figure 4a and 4b.
Figure
6.
The
simulated
absorption
spectra
of
HCCP-ZnPc,
stacking-form HCCP-2ZnPc, HCCP-4ZnPc and HCCP-6ZnPc in the NIR window.
2.4 Photodynamic and photothermal effects Aside
from
transduction
the
NIR
absorption
of
PVP-stabilized
ability, SCMPs
in
the PBS
photo-energy has
been
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investigated upon irradiation of a 785-nm NIR laser at the power of 1 W/cm2. As displayed in Figure 7a, the temperature of aqueous dispersion increases significantly from 28oC to 58oC in 7 min until
the
system
remains
steady.
Subjected
to
the
same
treatment, less heat is generated in the presence of the other two CMPs. The photothermal conversion efficiency was estimated from the heating-cooling cycle by the time constant method (see Figure
S19
in
the
Supporting
Information).
The
photothermal
efficiencies of SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP, CMP(ZnPc)-TBA and CMP(ZnPc)-PDI are
calculated
to
be
47.0%,
respectively
(Figure
7b).
photothermal
materials
As
(see
29.1%
and
compared Table
Information),
it
is
undoubted
nanoparticles
can
be
ranked
18.8% to
S8
that
among
in
the the
at
785
other
known
Supporting
PVP-stabilized the
best
nm,
of
SCMP
organic
photosensitizers.
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Figure 7. (a) Photothermal heating of the aqueous dispersions of three PVP-stabilized nanoparticles (0.1 mg/mL) irradiated by an 785-nm NIR laser for 7 min at 1 W/cm2 power (laser off time: 7 min).
(b)
Comparison
of
the
elevated
temperatures
and
photothermal efficiencies of the three CMPs with PBS as negative control. (c) Time-dependent absorbance change of DPBF in the presence of SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP upon exposure to 1 W/cm2 power of 785-nm laser for 15 min (in ethanol). (d) Comparison of the decay rate of DPBF alone and in the presence of SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP, CMP(ZnPc)-PDI, and CMP(ZnPc)-TBA, respectively.
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Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the excited ZnPc has been well known,45 while singlet oxygen production that is accompanied by heat generation has attracted our concern upon exposure of a single-bandwidth laser. 1,3-Diphenylisobenzofuran (DPBF)
was
utilized
as
ROS scavenger,
and its absorbance
in
ethanol was recorded by UV-vis spectroscopy at an interval of 5 min,
10
min
absorbance
and
15
min.
410
nm
is
at
A
significant
observed
in
the
decrease
of
DPBF
presence
of
SCMP
nanoparticles at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL (Figure 7c). As a control, there is a negligible absorbance fall for DPBF used alone (see Figure S20 in the Supporting Information). Figure 7d depicts a function of DPBF absorbance at 410 nm against NIR illumination time for the different samples. As indicated from the
decay
level
of
property
rate ROS.
of
multi-ZnPc
of
DPBF,
We
believe
SCMP
has
arrays,
a
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCTP that
strong
resulting
the
generates
prominent
correlation in
the
with
a
maximum
photochemical a
number
photodynamic
of
process
intensified by the enhanced electron transfer.
2.5 In vitro test The early reported photosensitizers with PDT/PTT dual-modality have been usually configured with two kinds of materials that could
be activated by
a single-bandwidth laser.46,47 Recently,
exploration of single-component forming nanomaterials with the
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multimodal
potential
in
phototherapy
and
imaging
has
been
reported as well. For example, Zheng et al. developed a kind of nanovesicle
self-assembled
from
porphyrin
lipids,
as
termed
“porphysome”, to accomplish the structure-dependent activatable PTT/PDT utility.48 Here, we also find that SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP alone can simultaneously generate heat and singlet oxygen through the conversion of single-bandwidth NIR-light energy. Thus the mutual impact
between
PDT
and
correlation
during
the
temperatures
are
different
PTT
studied
excitation.
maintained,
temperatures
was
is
the
nearly
As
level
to
discover
the
of
comparable
their
environmental
ROS
generated
with
each
at
other.
Also, in the presence of DPBF, the similar tendency of elevating temperatures has preserved (see Figure S21 in the Supporting Information). The results come to a conclusion that the PDT and PTT
are
relatively
independent
to
translate
the
NIR
light
energy. We reason that one part of absorbed energy is dissipated as heat through the vibration of conjugated skeletons, and the other would excite ZnPc units to take part in the photochemical reaction with oxygen. In light of the PDT/PTT performances, aqueous dispersibility and
appropriate
SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP
sizes, as
a
we
were
photosensitizing
encouraged probe
for
to
envision
non-invasive
phototherapy (Figure 8a). Cell viability was evaluated in vitro by
CCK-8 assay for Hep
G2
cells treated with PVP-stabilized
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SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP nanoparticles. As shown in Figure 8b, the agent itself
is
non-cytotoxic
while
can
induce
cellular
apoptosis
followed by 785-nm laser illumination for 5 min at 1 W/cm2 power. The inhibitory rate reaches approximately 50% at the dose of as low as 20 μg/mL. With a further increase of concentration (50 μg/mL), the viability can decrease to less than 10%. The rising power of NIR laser (2 W/cm2) also noticeably suppresses the cell viability. To estimate the contribution of PTT and PDT in cell apoptosis, respectively, N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
is applied
to
serve as ROS scavenger to make the PDT silent during the laser irradiation, so that the PTT is dominantly responsible for the cell damage. In this case, the cell survival rate was observed to be 17% presumably owing to the local generation of heat for cell apoptosis. As compared to the case without NAC, the SCMPtreated cells remain 7% viability, which is a result of PTT/PDT cooperative
treatment
(see
Figure
S22
in
the
Supporting
Information). As oxygen is deficient in Hep G2 cells, it is understandable that the effectiveness of PTT is more remarkable than PDT in the hypoxic system. In order to further validate the intracellular
1O
2
production,
dichlorfluorescein diacetate probe was employed to detect the Hep
G2
cells
incubated
with
the
PVP-stabilized
SCMPs.
As
displayed in Figures 8c-8e, the brilliant green fluorescence is emitted from the SCMP-treated cells upon exposure to NIR light,
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proving the abundant
1O
2
production in this case. Without light
illumination, the cells with and without treatment of SCMPs both have much less that
if
1O
2
accumulated within the cells. We emphasize
deficiency
of
intracellular
oxygen
elicits
the
attenuation of PDT, cancer cells still can be damaged by the thermal ablation pathway due to the presence of PTT.
Figure 8. (a) Schematic illustration of concurrent generation of heat and singlet oxygen on SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP upon irradiation of 785-nm NIR laser. (b) Cell viability of Hep G2 cells in the presence of varying concentrations of PVP-stabilized SCMP(ZnPc)HCCP nanoparticles without (black) or with irradiation of 1 W/cm2 (red) and 2 W/cm2 power of 785-nm NIR laser, respectively (mean ± s.d., n = 3). (c-e) Fluorescence images of Hep G2 cells without
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any treatment (c), and treated by PVP-stabilized SCMP(ZnPc)-HCCP (0.1 mg/mL) without (d) and with (e) irradiation of 785-nm laser (1 W/cm2, 5 min). Scale bar: 10 µm.
3. CONCLUSIONS In
summary,
we
have
developed
an
innovative
approach
to
assembly of SCMPs into bio-available nanoparticles for potential NIR phototherapy. To enhance the π-conjugation, the D3h symmetric HCCP
linked
with
multiple
ZnPc
units
cyclomatrix polyphosphazene with the around
HCCP
as
photoactive
to
evolve
into
porous
J-type ZnPc aggregations
centers,
which
is
therefore
advantageous in term of the opening pores, prominent solubility and
enormous
absorption
implementation
of
the
in
the
NIR
region,
NIR-triggered
hybrid
and
enables
photophysical
process, i.e. PDT and PTT. Because of these features, we have engineered the SCMPs into biocompatible and aqueous-dispersible nanoparticles by the PVP-induced assembly method. The obtained nanoparticles feature remarkable stability, narrow particle-size distribution, non-cytotoxicity, and outstanding PTT/PDT efficacy upon exposure to a 785-nm NIR laser. Thus they can serve as photosensitizers
to
greatly
inhibit
the
proliferation
and
apoptosis of cancer cells with low doses and at a low power density. Given the structural diversity and flexibility of CMPs,
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we
anticipate
the
photosensitizing
advent
CMPs,
of
which
an
exciting
would
field
significantly
in
designing
improve
the
potential of CMPs for diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
ASSOCIATED CONTENT Supporting Information. The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: Detailed calculation methods and results, GPC curves, TEM images, SEM images, TGA curves, N2 sorption isotherm and poresize distribution, photothermal efficiency calculation, UV-visNIR spectra and cell viability estimation (PDF).
AUTHOR INFORMATION Corresponding Author *(J.G.) E-mail:
[email protected], *(X.D.) E-mail:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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This work is supported by NSFC (Grant Nos. 21474015, 21674026 and 21805043),
STCSM
(Grant
No.
14ZR1402300),
and
the
State
Key
Project of Research and Development (Grant No. 2016YFC1100300).
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