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Abstract
In this study, the potential of borophene (BOR) as a drug delivery system for resveratrol (RVT) was explored to evaluate its efficacy in cancer treatment. The excited, electronic, and geometric states of RVT, BOR, and the borophene-adsorbed resveratrol complex (BOR@RVT) were calculated to assess BOR's suitability as a drug carrier. Noncovalent interaction (NCI) plots indicated a weak force of attraction between BOR and RVT, which facilitates the offloading of RVT at the target site. Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis showed that during electron excitation from Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) to Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (LUMO), charge transfer occurs from RVT to BOR. This was further confirmed by charge decomposition analysis (CDA). Calculations for the excited state of BOR@RVT revealed a red shift in the maximum absorption wavelength (λmax), indicating a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process across various excited states. PET analysis demonstrated fluorescence quenching due to this interaction. Our findings suggest that BOR holds significant potential as a drug delivery vehicle for cancer treatment, offering a promising platform for the development of advanced drug delivery systems.
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