Nanodiamonds with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted drug delivery to exert combined effects for biomedical applications have been considered to be an urgent challenge. Herein, a novel bio-nanoarchitectonics (Fe3O4@NDs)… Click to show full abstract
Nanodiamonds with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted drug delivery to exert combined effects for biomedical applications have been considered to be an urgent challenge. Herein, a novel bio-nanoarchitectonics (Fe3O4@NDs) with simultaneous imaging and therapeutic capacities was fabricated by covalently conjugating nanodiamonds (NDs) with Fe3O4. Fe3O4@NDs exhibited better biocompatibility and excellent photothermal stability with superb photothermal conversion performance (37.2%). Fe3O4@NDs has high doxorubicin (DOX) loading capacity (193 mg/g) with pH and NIR-responsive release characteristics. Fe3O4@NDs loading DOX showed a combined chemo-photothermal inhibitory effect on the tumor cells. Enhanced T2-weighted MRI contrast toward the tumor, with the assistance of a magnetic field, convinced the Fe3O4@NDs gathered in the tumor more efficiently and could be used for MRI-based cancer diagnosis. Our results revealed an effective strategy to achieve a stimuli-sensitive nanoplatform for multifunctional theranostics by the combined action.
               
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