Abstract
We report herein the assembly of an integrated nanodevice with bi-enzymatic cascade control for on-command cargo release. This nanocarrier is based on Au-mesoporous silica Janus nanoparticles capped at the mesoporous face with benzimidazole/β-cyclodextrin-glucose oxidase pH-sensitive gate-like ensembles and functionalized with invertase on the gold face. The rationale for this delivery mechanism is based on the invertase-mediated hydrolysis of sucrose yielding glucose, which is further transformed into gluconic acid by glucose oxidase causing the disruption of the pH-sensitive supramolecular gates at the Janus nanoparticles. This enzyme-powered device was successfully employed in the autonomous and on-demand delivery of doxorubicin in HeLa cancer cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4669-4676 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry B |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 30 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (projects CTQ2014-58989-P, CTQ2015-71936-REDT, CTQ2017-87954-P, MAT2015-64139-C4-1 and RTI2018-100910-B-C41) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors also thank the Generalitat Valencia (Project PROMETEO/2018/024) for support.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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