FIGURE 2.
The preparation and characterization of MSN-ICG. (A) The preparation process of MSN-ICG. (B) TEM images of MSN before and after ICG loading. (C,D) Live/dead staining and cell apoptosis analysis of 4T1 cells treated with control, ICG or MSN-ICG with or without 808 nm laser irradiation under normoxic or hypoxic condition. (E) Measurements of hypoxia and ROS for 4T1 cells treated with control, ICG or MSN-ICG with 808 nm laser irradiation under normoxia. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 compared with control group by Student’s t-test. MSN-ICG, indocyanine green-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles.