Immobilising an acid-cleavable dimeric phthalocyanine on gold nanobipyramids for intracellular pH detection and photodynamic elimination of cancer cells†
Yue Cao, Roy C. H. Wong, Evelyn Y. Xue, Han Zhang, Jie Wang, Yan Ding, Lei Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfang Wang and Dennis K. P. Ng
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Abstract
An acetal-linked dimeric phthalocyanine has been synthesised and immobilised on the surface of gold nanobipyramids. The resulting nanocomposite serves as a highly sensitive probe for intracellular pH through its acid-responsive fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering signals. The phthalocyanine units released in the acidic intracellular environment can also effectively eliminate the cancer cells upon light irradiation, rendering this simple fabricated nanosystem a bimodal and bifunctional theranostic agent.