Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments
Elmira FarrokhTakin,1,2 Gianni Ciofani,1 Gian Luigi Puleo,1 Giuseppe de Vito,3,4 Carlo Filippeschi,1 Barbara Mazzolai,1 Vincenzo Piazza,3 Virgilio Mattoli1 1Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; 2The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Supe...
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| author | FarrokhTakin E Ciofani G Puleo GL de Vito G Filippeschi C Mazzolai B Piazza V Mattoli V |
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| description | Elmira FarrokhTakin,1,2 Gianni Ciofani,1 Gian Luigi Puleo,1 Giuseppe de Vito,3,4 Carlo Filippeschi,1 Barbara Mazzolai,1 Vincenzo Piazza,3 Virgilio Mattoli1 1Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; 2The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; 3Center for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pisa, Italy; 4NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy Abstract: The development of new tools and devices to aid in treating cancer is a hot topic in biomedical research. The practice of using heat (hyperthermia) to treat cancerous lesions has a long history dating back to ancient Greece. With deeper knowledge of the factors that cause cancer and the transmissive window of cells and tissues in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, hyperthermia applications have been able to incorporate the use of lasers. Photothermal therapy has been introduced as a selective and noninvasive treatment for cancer, in which exogenous photothermal agents are exploited to achieve the selective destruction of cancer cells. In this manuscript, we propose applications of barium titanate core–gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatment against cancer cells. We explored the effect of increasing concentrations of these nanoshells (0–100 µg/mL) on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, testing the internalization and intrinsic toxicity and validating the hyperthermic functionality of the particles through near infrared (NIR) laser-induced thermoablation experiments. No significant changes were observed in cell viability up to nanoparticle concentrations of 50 µg/mL. Experiments upon stimulation with an NIR laser revealed the ability of the nanoshells to destroy human neuroblastoma cells. On the basis of these findings, barium titanate core–gold shell nanoparticles resulted in being suitable for hyperthermia treatment, and our results represent a promising first step for subsequent investigations on their applicability in clinical practice. Keywords: barium titanate nanoparticles, gold nanoshells, NIR stimulation, human neuroblastoma |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca0ad0d53d3c460d951c0759977760ae2022-12-21T23:10:02ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of Nanomedicine1176-91141178-20132013-06-012013default23192331Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatmentsFarrokhTakin ECiofani GPuleo GLde Vito GFilippeschi CMazzolai BPiazza VMattoli VElmira FarrokhTakin,1,2 Gianni Ciofani,1 Gian Luigi Puleo,1 Giuseppe de Vito,3,4 Carlo Filippeschi,1 Barbara Mazzolai,1 Vincenzo Piazza,3 Virgilio Mattoli1 1Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; 2The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; 3Center for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pisa, Italy; 4NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy Abstract: The development of new tools and devices to aid in treating cancer is a hot topic in biomedical research. The practice of using heat (hyperthermia) to treat cancerous lesions has a long history dating back to ancient Greece. With deeper knowledge of the factors that cause cancer and the transmissive window of cells and tissues in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, hyperthermia applications have been able to incorporate the use of lasers. Photothermal therapy has been introduced as a selective and noninvasive treatment for cancer, in which exogenous photothermal agents are exploited to achieve the selective destruction of cancer cells. In this manuscript, we propose applications of barium titanate core–gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatment against cancer cells. We explored the effect of increasing concentrations of these nanoshells (0–100 µg/mL) on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, testing the internalization and intrinsic toxicity and validating the hyperthermic functionality of the particles through near infrared (NIR) laser-induced thermoablation experiments. No significant changes were observed in cell viability up to nanoparticle concentrations of 50 µg/mL. Experiments upon stimulation with an NIR laser revealed the ability of the nanoshells to destroy human neuroblastoma cells. On the basis of these findings, barium titanate core–gold shell nanoparticles resulted in being suitable for hyperthermia treatment, and our results represent a promising first step for subsequent investigations on their applicability in clinical practice. Keywords: barium titanate nanoparticles, gold nanoshells, NIR stimulation, human neuroblastomahttp://www.dovepress.com/barium-titanate-core-ndash-gold-shell-nanoparticles-for-hyperthermia-t-a13491 |
| spellingShingle | FarrokhTakin E Ciofani G Puleo GL de Vito G Filippeschi C Mazzolai B Piazza V Mattoli V Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments International Journal of Nanomedicine |
| title | Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| title_full | Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| title_fullStr | Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| title_short | Barium titanate core – gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| title_sort | barium titanate core ndash gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments |
| url | http://www.dovepress.com/barium-titanate-core-ndash-gold-shell-nanoparticles-for-hyperthermia-t-a13491 |
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