Flexible Modulation of CO-Release Using Various Nuclearity of Metal Carbonyl Clusters on Graphene Oxide for Stroke Remediation.

Tan, Mein Jin; Pan, Han-Chi; Tan, Hui Ru; Chai, Jian Wei; Lim, Qi Feng; Wong, Ten It; Zhou, Xiaodong; Hong, Zi-Yao et al. · Adv Healthc Mater · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Utilizing the size-dependent adsorption properties of ruthenium carbonyl clusters (Ru-carbon monoxide (CO)) onto graphene oxide (GO), a facile CO-release platform for in situ vasodilation as a treatment for stroke-related vascular diseases is developed. The rate and amount of formation of the CO-release-active Ru<sup>II</sup> (CO)<sub>2</sub> species can be modulated by a simple mixing procedure at room temperature. The subsequent thermally induced oxidation of Ru<sup>II</sup> (CO)<sub>2</sub> to RuO<sub>2</sub> on the GO surface results in the release of CO. Further modulation of thermal and CO-release properties can be achieved via a hybridization of medium- and high-nuclearity of Ru-CO clusters that produces a RuO<sub>2</sub> /Ru<sup>II</sup> (CO)<sub>2</sub> /<sup>6</sup> Ru-CO-GO composite, where <sup>6</sup> Ru-CO-GO provides a photothermally activated reservoir of Ru<sup>II</sup> (CO)<sub>2</sub> species and the combined infrared absorption properties of GO and RuO<sub>2</sub> provides photothermal response for in situ CO-release. The RuO<sub>2</sub> /Ru<sup>II</sup> (CO)<sub>2</sub> /<sup>6</sup> Ru-CO-GO composite does not produce any cytotoxicity and the efficacy of the composite is further demonstrated in a cortical photothrombotic ischemia rat model.

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