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10.6.1 Photothermal therapy (PTT)
PTT is an effective and non-invasive therapeutic treatment of cancer. It is a particular type of hyperthermia in which body tissues are exposed to higher temperatures to induce the elimination of abnormal cells. Light energy produced from laser is used to produce localized heat which causes heat ablation of tumour cell [66]. In PTT, the tar­geted abnormal cells are l abelled with photoabsorbent nanoscale particles (also named as photothermal agent (PTA) or photosensitizing agent) [67]. Activation of PTA is done by pulsed near-infrared (NIR) laser light. The use of PTA boosts the light ab­sorption by targeted malignant cell without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues and increases the penetration of NIR laser light. Absorption of light by the photosensi­tizing agent increases the temperature and causes local hyperthermia, which results in thermal ablation of the targeted tumour cell [68].
For developing an effective PTT strategy, an ideal PTA should have good biocom­patibility, large absorption cross section, and high photothermal conversion efficiency (in transparent NIR window of 700–1,100 nm) along with the ease in functionalization. PTT has an advantage over conventional therapeutic treatments (like chemotherapy and radiotherapy) as biocompatible nano-sized particles (PTA) cause less side effects and selective thermal destruction of cancerous cell present deep in the tissue. PTT can be coupled with chemotherapy to improve therapeutic effectiveness [69].
There are three operating modes of PTT: (a) light only, (b) light with endogenous substances, and (c) light with exogenous substances. The third option is the most opera­tive for heat generation due to metal’s high photothermal conversion efficiency. It should be highlighted, however, that using nanoparticles (NPs) as enhancing PTT agents raises concerns regarding their targeted delivery as well as side effects of metallic nano­structures and potential cytotoxicity. Metal nanostructures can be targeted and deliv­ered to the specific cancer tissues using mechanisms such as antibody–antigen or ligand–receptor interaction. Noble metals like silver and gold are less toxic and biocom­patible, making them ideal for PTT applications [70].
10.6.2 Mechanism of heat generation in photothermal therapy
Laser light interaction with tissue generates heat, which is the major principle of heat generation mechanism in PTT. Microscopic and macroscopic level studies can be per­formed to determine the interaction between laser light and tissue. Laser contains en­ergy in the form of high-frequency electromagnetic waves which on interaction with tissue gets converted to heat energy [71]. According to the macroscopic model, heat gen­eration is linked by the penetration of laser light into tissue during laser–tissue interac­tion. When tissue is irradiated with laser, few beams are reflected and rest of them penetrate deeply into the tissue. The light that gets through is susceptible to absorption and scattering. The absorption coefficient is defined as the loss of incident radiation
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with depth. The scattering coefficient is characterized as the loss of laser energy due to scattering per penetration length unit. These two coefficients are tissue specific and laser wavelength dependent. Beer’s law describes the beam attenuation in the case of laser light. To begin, consider an absorber rather than a scattering sample. Beer’slawdescribes the beam attenuation according to which the heat generated in tissue is dependent on the absorbed energy. Commonly, the light falling on the sample is simultaneously ab­sorbed and scattered. Beer’s law still applies to this beam attenuation. The attenuation coefficient, also referred to as the total attenuation coefficient, is the sum of absorption and scattering coefficients [72].
In case of microscopic model, excitation of the molecule occurs from normal to ex­cited state when energy in the form of photons hits a molecule, as shown in Figure 10.3 [73]. By the neighbouring M1 (a molecule, an atom, or an electron), the excited molecule experiences an inelastic collision, which transfers some of its energy and causes it to decay into a stable state molecule. Due to microscopic increase in temperature, thermal vibration of M1 molecule also increases. The concentrated M-type molecules absorb en­ergy from large photon flux by laser beam, and this energy is converted to thermal vibra­tion, and heat is responsible for temperature increase.
Figure 10.3: Representation of mechanism involved in photothermal therapy (Lasers in Medical Science 2008:23 217–228, originally published by and used with permission from Springer Nature).
Both necrosis and apoptosis are common causes of cell death in PTT. Necrosis is defined as the uncontrolled cell death due to interior and exterior pressures such as chemical pathogens or mechanistic injuries. This results in breakdown of plasma lemma integrity and subsequent leakage of protoplasm. Necrosisisanundesirablenaturalprocessofcell death as aberrant release can cause harmful inflammatory and immunogenic responses
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[74]. Apoptosis is a programmed cell death when cells preserve their membrane integrity by phagocytosis and prevent inflammation. Apoptosis can result in secondary necrosis, causing losses to the cell membrane integrity and releases damage-associated molecular patterns but does not activate the engulfment process [75]. To date, necrosis has been described as the common in vitro immune response to phototherapy; however, few stud­ies indicate apoptosis as the main mechanism of cell death by light exposure [76].
If no external agent is utilized, the PTT process is unable to distinguish between normal and malig nant cells, thus causing damage to both. Superficial healthy tissue will be subject to more damage because of more light exposure (i.e. larger energy) as compared to diseased tissue present deep inside. It is important to mark tumour cells with NPs carrying light absorption agents to vary the response of tumour cell by in­creasing its energy absorption for selective photothermal treatment. The use of NPs enables the variety of unique features and speci fic heat responses from body cells. Due to enhanced permeability and retention effect, nanomaterials in PTT are injected either intravenously or intratumorally [77].
The conduction-band electrons in NPs create synchronized oscillation which gen­erates heat when tumour is exposed to light at resonant energy. This heat can bring permanent cellular harm and reduction in tumour size by increasing the tempera­ture. The rise in temperature of this tumour depends upon three factors: the amount of delivered light, NP concentration in tumour, and photothermal conversion effi­ciency of NPs. NPs which can absorb NIR light of wavelen gths (650– 1,064 nm) have greater chances to cause thermal ablation. This specific wavelength range can deeply penetrate to biological tissues than v isible wavelength due to its minimum absorp­tion by haemoglobin and water [ 78].
10.7 Carbon dots in photothermal therapy
CDs act as PTAs due to the following reasons: (a) photothermal conversion efficiency, (b) rich in π-electrons, and (c) substantial temperature variations when irradiated [79]. In recent years, CDs have been used as photosensitizing agents like red-emissive CDs (R­CDs), which show red emission, low cytotoxicity, good QY (22.9%), photothermal effi­ciency (43.9%), and two-photon excited fluorescence (Figure 10.4). The R-CDs can convert laser energy to heat energy very quickly upon irradiating for 10 min with laser. When the concentration of R-CDs increases by 20–200 μg/mL, the growth of MCF-7 cells is sig- nificantly reduced [80].
Geng et al. prepared N-O-CDs (nitrogen- and oxygen-doped) which are irradiated by laser of low power density. It causes 100% reduction of tumour with minimum side ef­fects. The prepared N-O-CDs show photostability and biocompatibility, and has strong NIR absorbance [81]. S- and Se-co-doped CDs were prepared by using diphenyl di­selenide and polythiophene as source of carbon. The doping enhances photothermal
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Figure 10.4: Red-emissive CDs and their applications (Carbon 2020:162,220–233, originally published by and used with permission from Elsevier Ltd.).
conversion efficiency to 58.2%, making applicable as multidimensional phototheranostic agent for cancer treatment [82].
Wang et al. prepared nitrogen- and boron-doped CDs (N-B-CDs) showing NIR ab­sorption (1,000 nm) to enhance deep tissue penetration. The conversion of NIR to heat by N-B-CDs exhibits photothermal therap eutic effect by inhibiting tumour growth and killing cancer cells. N-B -GQDs exhibit safe profile, rapid excretion in mice, and pro­longed half-life in blood, which make them compatible for biomedical applications [47]. In another study, iron-doped CDs (F e-CDs) with size of ~ 3 nm are synthesized, which exhibit effective photo-enhanced enzyme-like characteristics and photothermal conversion. Fe-CDs act as PTA and nanozyme that exhibits antibacterial ratio against E. coli and S. aureus. This study shows the wound h ealing efficacy of Fe-CDs by in­creasing fibroblast proliferation and angiogenesis, and preventing infection and colla­gen deposition [83].
CDs with photosta bilit y, controlled size, and low biotoxic ity are excellent con­trast agents for optical imaging. Mostly, CDs activated by ultraviolet light exhibit visi­ble/NIR emissions of less than 820 nm, hence, reducing bioimaging applications due to low penetration depth. It is necessary to synthesize photothermal-based CDs with NIR-II emission I in the range of 1,000–1,700 nm. Li et al. hydrothermally prepared NIR-II-emissive CDs from watermelon which possessed biocompatibility, photother ­mal conversi on efficienc y, photostability, QY, and renal clearance [84], as depicted in Figure 10.5.
In another study, sulphur- and nitrogen-co-doped NIRCDs were prepared via sol­vothermal method from citric acid, dimethyl sulphoxide, and urea as precursors for carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur, respectively. The prepared S,N-CDs exhibit excellence in photo-caust ic imaging, photoluminescence imaging and in PTT [85]. Permatasari et al. prepared p yrrolic-N-r ich CDs derived from concentrated urea by microwave­assisted hydrothermal method. These N-CDs have first NIR absorption peak at 650 nm and have negative charge on surface. They act as multifunctional carriers in cell imag­ing, targeted drug delivery, and PTT [86].
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Figure 10.5: Synthesis mechanism of NIR-II-emissive CDs from watermelon (Bioactive Material 2022:12,246–256, originally published by and used with permission from Elsevier Ltd.).
Zhang et al. designed an approach by combining PDT and PTT. In their study, a nano-
structure has been developed from the hybrid mixture of iron oxide CDs (Fe
-CDs) and
3O4
phosphorene quantum dots (BPQDs) known as genipin [GP]-polyglutamic acid [PGA]-
-CDs@BPQDs, as shown in Figure 10.6. This nanostructure has biocompat ibility
Fe
3O4
and photodegradability, and exhibits sturdy light absorption band [87].
Figure 10.6: Preparation mechanism of GP-PGA-Fe3O4-CD@BPQD nanocomposite (International Journal of Nanomedicine 2018:13 2803–2819, originally published by and used with permission from Dove Medical
Express Ltd.).
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Huang et al. hydrothermally formulated S-, Se-CDs (sulphur, selenium co-doped CDs) with good fluorescence QY. T hese nanostructures have antioxidant property due to SH and Se-SH groups which enhance the reactive oxygen species scavenging [88]. Peng et al. introduced simple, ecological, and economic m ethod to synthesize CDs decorated with Prussian blue dye ( CDs@PBNP). The nanocomposite has com­bined character istics of CDs such as biocompatibility, photoluminescence, and pho­tothermal conversion ability of Prussian blue [89]. Knowing the importance of CDs as photothermal agents, a comprehensive view of different materials reported is given in Table 10.2 with photothermal efficiency, quantum yield and applications.
Table 10.2: CDs acting as photothermal agent, photothermal efficiency, quantum yield, and applications.
Photothermal therapy (PTT) agents
NIR–II–CDs ~.% -N/A- Tumor treatment []
Red-emissive CDs (R-CDs) .%(.%) Nucleolus imaging, cancer therapy
N-O-CDs .% .% Cancer therapy []
S-, Se-co-doped CDs ~.%~.% Photothermal therapy of cancer []
Near-IR fluorescent CyCD .% .% Cancer imaging and therapy []
Fe-CDs .% -N/A- Wound healing and antibiotic therapy []
NIR-II CDs .% .% Bioimaging and photothermal
S-, N-CDs % -N/A- Biomedical applications []
Pyrrolic-N-rich CDs .% -N/A- Bioimaging, drug delivery, and
Photothermal efficiency
Quantum yield (QL)
Applications Ref
[]
and drug carrier
[]
therapy of cancer
[]
photothermal therapy
10.8 Clinical challenges of CD-based
photothermal therapy
CD-based materials designed for PTT have gained growth, but smart CDs of clinical value remain in infancy. CDs hold the potential but there are clinical challenges that hinder their applications. Focused efforts are required to implement cost-effective, low-toxic, and biocompatible carbon nanomaterials such as PTT solutions in biomedical applications. The challenges focused on commercial and clinical aspects of PTT based on CDs are discussed:
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i. CD nanomaterials should be developed via simple and low-cost approaches, in-
cluding the diversity of mass production at industrial scale. Issues such as con­trolling size, batch-to-batch reproducibility, and purification must be considered for large-scale synthesis.
ii. The development of multifunctional CDs will endure expansion of CD-related bio-
medical significance. This can be perceived by designing new precursors as car­bon sources with properties like strong emission in NIR-I (700–900 nm) or NIR-II (1,100–1,600 nm) with high QY and multimodal bio-imaging functions in combina­tion with imaging technologies such as MRI and CT. Such hyphenation will extend the application of CDs for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory sys­tem diseases.
iii. Introduction of CD assemblies with improved hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity
and light response in NIR region is vital. Such self-assembled CDs system can re­move limitations as short circulation time in blood, in vivo instability, and rela­tively low tumor-homing ability.
iv. PTT with CDs must focus on incre asing the ef ficacy, accur acy, and safety of the
treatment. This demands systematic and detailed studies for exploration of their biological effec ts as biodistribution, metabolism, biodegradation, and prolonged toxicology and secretion of CDs.
These challenges require concern from researchers and clinicians to translate current CD nanomaterials from the bench to the bedside.
10.9 Conclusion
CD development has offered practical approaches in PTT. It is believed that advance­ments in potential CDs will contribute to PTT; however, challenges will continue to hinder the clinical applications. The research in nanotechnology is required to develop CD-based PTAs to overcome the hurdles in cancer treatments. The preliminary works reported for CDs with functionalized surface and various synthetic approaches are promising because of their properties such as small size, functionalization potential, and the ability to be ap­plied as PTA. The enhanced photoluminescence of CDs can have an advantage in treating cancer. Combining the therapeutic functionality with improved cancer treatment can ad­dress the challenges of PTT. CD-based nanomaterialsasPTAarestillinthedevelopment phase. They hold the technical capability to develop future therapeutics of targeted and complete cancer treatment.
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