Oxygen self-sufficient nanodroplet composed of fluorinated polymer for high-efficiently PDT eradicating oral biofilm

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Title: Oxygen self-sufficient nanodroplet composed of fluorinated polymer for high-efficiently PDT eradicating oral biofilm
Authors: Bing Cao, Yingfei Ma, Jian Zhang, Yanan Wang, Yating Wen, Yun li, Ruixue Wang, Donghai Cao, Ruiping Zhang
Source: Materials Today Bio, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101091- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: Oral-biofilm, Dental caries, Nanodroplets, AIE photosensitizer, Fluorinated-polymer, Medicine (General), R5-920, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Oral biofilm is the leading cause of dental caries, which is difficult to completely eradicate because of the complicated biofilm structure. What's more, the hypoxia environment of biofilm and low water-solubility of conventional photosensitizers severely restrict the therapeutic effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for biofilm. Although conventional photosensitizers could be loaded in nanocarriers, it has reduced PDT effect because of aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) phenomenon. In this study, we fabricated an oxygen self-sufficient nanodroplet (PFC/TPA@FNDs), which was composed of fluorinated-polymer (FP), perfluorocarbons (PFC) and an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizer (Triphenylamine, TPA), to eradicate oral bacterial biofilm and whiten tooth. Fluorinated-polymer was synthesized by polymerizing (Dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, fluorinated monomer and 1-nonanol monomer. The nanodroplets could be protonated and behave strong positive charge under bacterial biofilm acid environment promoting nanodroplets deeply penetrating biofilm. More importantly, the nanodroplets had extremely high PFC and oxygen loading efficacy because of the hydrophobic affinity between fluorinated-polymer and PFC to relieve the hypoxia environment and enhance PDT effect. Additionally, compared with conventional ACQ photosensitizers loaded system, PFC/TPA@FNDs could behave superior PDT effect to ablate oral bacterial biofilm under light irradiation due to the unique AIE effect. In vivo caries animal model proved the nanodroplets could reduce dental caries area without damaging tooth structure. Ex vivo tooth whitening assay also confirmed the nanodroplets had similar tooth whitening ability compared with commercial tooth whitener H2O2, while did not disrupt the surface microstructure of tooth. This oxygen self-sufficient nanodroplet provides an alternative visual angle for oral biofilm eradication in biomedicine.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2590-0064
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006424001509; https://doaj.org/toc/2590-0064
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101091
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a09bbd3f2055458a87241a9e85101520
Accession Number: edsdoj.09bbd3f2055458a87241a9e85101520
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25900064
DOI:10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101091
Published in:Materials Today Bio
Language:English