Cancer
is still one of the major diseases that humans have not
conquered yet. Nanotechnology has promoted the development of multifunctional
nanoparticles, which integrate diagnostic and treatment abilities
for tumor imaging and therapy. However, its preparation methods usually
require complicated unit operations, which result in large batch-to-batch
differences, poor reproducibility, high production costs, and difficulty
in clinical transformation. Furthermore, precisely manufacturing nanoliposomes
with different tunable features (e.g., size, surface charge, targeting
ligands, and so forth) remains a challenge, limiting effective nanoliposome
optimization for tumor therapy. Due to the accurate control of the
synthesis process and continuous operation mode, microfluidic technology
becomes an emerging approach for the manufacturing of nanoliposomes.
However, there are few reports on the single-step preparation of complex
nanoliposomes by precise tuning of the physical properties, while
investigating the influence of anti-cancer efficiency. Herein, we
have prepared multifunctional nanoliposomes with accurate tuning properties
through a microfluidic device in a single step, with synergistic photodynamic
and chemodynamic effects for targeted tumor therapy. The preparation
method provides an effective way for the one-step preparation of multifunctional
nanoparticles with controllable particle sizes and surface properties.