Design of hybrid nanoplatforms based on conjugated polymers and gold nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced photodynamic therapy (PDT)


PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-1898

Objectives

The main goal of this project is to rationally design an efficient and feasible photodynamic therapy (PDT) nano-platform, using conjugated polymers (CP) as photosensitizer and gold nanoparticles as nano-carriers and plasmon-mediated enhancers of the generation of cytotoxic agents, also allowing intracellular tracking by ultrasensitive spectroscopic methods. The proposed photodynamic nano-platform is schematically presented in the enclosed figure.

  • Workpackage 1 (WP 1): Preparation and characterization of water-soluble conjugated polymeric nanoparticles (CP-NP)

  • Workpackage 2 (WP 2): Interfacing conjugated polymers with gold nanoparticles (GNP)

  • Workpackage 3 (WP 3): Evaluation of the imaging and therapeutic potential of the obtained nano-platform