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Poly(ethylene glycol)-crosslinked fullerenes for high efficient phototherapy

  • The Catholic University of Korea
  • Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol)-crosslinked multimeric C60 was developed for use in photothermal/photodynamic therapy of malignant cells. We showed that: (i) the tumor surface temperature on KB tumor-bearing nude mice treated with multimeric C60 reached about 44°C; (ii) this hyperthermic condition and tremendous singlet oxygen generation from multimeric C60 resulted in significant tumor volume regression in KB tumor-bearing nude mice; and (iii) multimeric C60 also efficiently inhibited arthritic progress in the arthritis-induced DBA/1J mice model. This multimeric C60 may be useful for photothermal/photodynamic cell ablation in various malignant cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-227
Number of pages8
JournalPolymers for Advanced Technologies
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Cancer therapy
  • Multimeric fullerene
  • Photodynamic
  • Photothermal
  • Rheumatoid arthritis therapy

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