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Janus nanocarrier powered by bi-enzymatic cascade system for smart delivery

  • Sandra Jimenez-Falcao
  • , Natalia Joga
  • , Alba García-Fernández
  • , Antoni Llopis Lorente
  • , Daniel Torres
  • , Beatriz De Luis
  • , Félix Sancenón
  • , Paloma Martínez-Ruiz
  • , Ramón Martínez-Máñez
  • , Reynaldo Villalonga

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4669-4676
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume7
Issue number30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2019
Externally publishedYes

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)

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

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