Cancer microenvironment exhibits lower pH compared to healthy tissues, a characteristic which can be exploited using a pH-responsive needle to increase the accuracy of cancer biopsy. A needle, coated with pH-responsive polyaniline (PANI) nanoparticles (PANI-needle), is developed for the minimally invasive and quantitative pH analysis of tissue based on ratiometric photoacoustic (PA) imaging. The ratiometric PA signal from the PANI-needle within the 850-700 nm wavelength range shows a linear response as pH changes from 7.5 to 6.5. Owing to the high surface area of nanostructured PANI, the PA signal of PANI-needle exhibits a fast and reversible response of less than a few seconds. In a tissue-mimicking hydrogel phantom composed of two regions with different pH, PA ratios of PANI-needle successfully differentiate the local pH. The PANI-needle coupled with ultrasound-guided PA imaging is a promising technology for detection of malignant tissue through quantitative pH analysis during needle biopsy.
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