Experimental and Theoretical Structural Characterization of Cu-Au Tripods for Photothermal Anticancer Therapy

Sitansu Sekhar Nanda; K. P.S.S. Hembram; Jae Kap Lee; Kwangmeyung Kim; Subramanian Tamil Selvan; Dong Kee Yi

doi:10.1021/acsanm.9b00634

Experimental and Theoretical Structural Characterization of Cu-Au Tripods for Photothermal Anticancer Therapy

Sitansu Sekhar Nanda, K. P.S.S. Hembram, Jae Kap Lee, Kwangmeyung Kim, Subramanian Tamil Selvan, Dong Kee Yi

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Abstract

Anisotropic metal nanostructures (e.g., Au-Ag, Au-Cu) are emerging for biomedical and catalytic applications in recent years. Herein, we report a modified synthesis of Cu-Au tripod nanocrystals through the controlled nucleation and growth process with judicious purification for photothermal based anticancer therapy. The distribution of nanocrystals in tripod was analyzed by STEM-EDX mapping, indicating the formation of Cu-Au alloy nanocrystals. Theoretical calculations showed the possible formation of alloy structures, that is, Cu₃Au, Cu-Au, and CuAu₃ and confirmed that their stability in the following order: CuAu₃ < Cu-Au < Cu₃Au. These stable tripods exhibited a well pronounced photothermal effect as demonstrated by experimental and simulation photothermal studies. Cancer cells treated with nanocrystals upon NIR laser exposure showed promising therapeutic effects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3735-3742
Number of pages	8
Journal	ACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume	2
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b00634
Publication status	Published - 2019 Jun 28
Externally published	Yes

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Cu-Au tripods
NIR laser
bimetallic nanocrystals
cancer cells
photothermal therapy

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