Issue 26, 2015

Influence of the synthetic method on the properties of two-photon-sensitive mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Abstract

Herein we report the modulation of the properties of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NPs) via various synthetic approaches. Three types of elaborations were compared, one in aqueous media at 25 °C, and the other two at 80 °C in water or in a water–ethanol mixture. For all these methods, an alkoxysilylated two-photon photosensitizer (2PS) was co-condensed with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), leading to five two-photon-sensitive mesoporous silica (M2PS) NPs. The M2PS NP porous structure could be tuned from radial to worm-like and MCM-41 types of organization. Besides, the 2PS precursor spatial dispersion was found to be highly dependent on both the 2PS initial concentration and the elaboration process. As a result, two-photon properties were modulated by the choice of the synthesis, the best results being found in aqueous media at 25 or 80 °C. Finally, the M2PS NPs were used for in vitro two-photon imaging of cancer cells.

Graphical abstract: Influence of the synthetic method on the properties of two-photon-sensitive mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2015
Accepted
11 May 2015
First published
18 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 5182-5188

Influence of the synthetic method on the properties of two-photon-sensitive mesoporous silica nanoparticles

J. G. Croissant, O. Mongin, V. Hugues, M. Blanchard-Desce, X. Cattoën, M. Wong Chi Man, V. Stojanovic, C. Charnay, M. Maynadier, M. Gary-Bobo, M. Garcia, L. Raehm and J. Durand, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 5182 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00787A

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