NIR light-triggered gelling <i>in situ</i> of porous silicon nanoparticles/PEGDA hybrid hydrogels for localized combinatorial therapy of cancer cells

摘要： Porous silicon-based nanocomposite hydrogels were readily constructed with the gelation of poly(ethylene glycol) double acrylates (PEGDA) macromers, due to the initiation of singlet oxygen photosensitized with porous silicon nanoparticles (PSiNPs) under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation. Multifunctional PSiNPs/PEGDA nanocomposite hydrogels showed strong ?uorescence, excellent biodegradability, signi?cant photothermal effect, and sustained drug release with high ef?ciency (>80%). Finally, in situ growth of PSiNPs/PEGDA hybrid hydrogels on cancer cells was also achieved by NIR light, and then their biodegradation, drug release and synergistic chemo-phototherapeutic ef?cacy were further demonstrated, which could provide a signi?cant localized inhibition for the viability, adherence, and migration of cancer cells in vitro. Thus, we suggested that these resultant hybrid hydrogels would have important potential on local cancer therapy in future clinical practice.