Photothermal-pH-hypoxia responsive multifunctional nanoplatform for cancer photo-chemo therapy with negligible skin phototoxicity.

Highly specific and effective cancer phototherapy remains as a great challenge. Herein, a smart nanoplatform (TENAB NP) sequentially responsive to light, low pH and hypoxia is demonstrated for multi-mode imaging guided synergistic cancer therapy with negligible skin phototoxicity. Upon 808-nm laser irradiation, TENAB NPs can generate hyperthermia to melt the phase change material (PCM-LASA) coat and thereafter release chemo-drug tirapazamine (TPZ). Meanwhile, under acidic pH, photosensitizer ENAB would turn "off" its charge-transfer state, generating prominent 1O2 for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and heat for photothermal therapy (PTT), respectively. Accompanied with PDT-induced hypoxia, the released TPZ can be activated into its cytotoxic form for tumor cells killing. Notably, owing to phase change material LASA coat and ENAB's pH sensitivity, TENAB NPs show negligible photosensitization to skin and normal tissues. As the multi-stimuli responsive mechanism, TENAB NPs demonstrate a promising future in cancer photo-chemo theranostics with excellent skin protection.

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