Light-activated drug release using an automated well plate illuminator

Laura Vesala, Robert Perttilä, Elias Kokko, Lasse Orsila, Petteri Uusimaa

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Abstract

Efficient site-specific delivery of systemic therapeutic drugs is crucial especially in oncology but has proved to be challenging. Drugs can be encapsulated into liposomes that offer improved therapeutic index and distribution of the drug. The release of the drug can be efficiently achieved by integrating light-sensitive component into liposomes and applying near-infrared light in a time- and site-specific manner. Modulight has designed a cloud-connected ML8500 automated biomedical illumination system to specifically study in vitro drug release. The design is flexible, allowing up to eight Modulight semiconductor lasers of different wavelengths to be installed in one system, as well as the capability to be configured for different well plates, depending on the application requirements. The system includes an enhanced environmental control unit to ensure that the samples are investigated in physiologically relevant conditions. This enables also mimicking pathological conditions since drug release by light can have very different efficacy in these special conditions. Here we present an important case study regarding the utilization of the ML8500 system to investigate light-activated indocyanine green based liposomes which have been previously demonstrated to have great potential as advanced drug delivery systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection
Subtitle of host publicationMechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic and Photobiomodulation Therapy XXX
EditorsDavid H. Kessel, Tayyaba Hasan
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781510647510
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic and Photobiomodulation Therapy - Virtual, Online
Duration: 20 Feb 202224 Feb 2022
Conference number: XXX

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume11940
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic and Photobiomodulation Therapy
CityVirtual, Online
Period20/02/2224/02/22

Keywords

  • advanced drug delivery
  • indocyanine green
  • lasers
  • liposomes
  • ML8500

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomaterials
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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