Although spherical gold (Au) nanoparticles have remarkable photothermal conversion
efficiency and photostability, their weak absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region and …

The challenge in photothermal therapy (PTT) is to develop biocompatible photothermal
transducers that can absorb and convert near-infrared (NIR) light into heat with high …

Due to the strong and tunable photothermal effect, metallic nanoparticles are of enormous
interest in light-activated biomedical applications, such as photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and …

The complexity of biological systems poses a great challenge in the development of
nanotheranostic agents with enhanced therapeutic efficacies. To systematically overcome a …

Cancer theragnosis agents with both cancer diagnosis and therapy abilities would be the
next generation of cancer treatment. Recently, nanomaterials with strong absorption in near …

Titanium nitride, an alternative plasmonic material to gold with unique physiochemical
properties, has been widely used in microelectronics, biomedical devices and food-contact …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted increasing interest and become widely used in
cancer therapy owing to its noninvasiveness and low level of systemic adverse effects …

Multifunctional nanoparticles have been widely investigated for biomedical applications,
such as imaging, therapy, and drug delivery. Especially, photoactive nanoparticles have …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an emerging treatment modality that is under intensive
preclinical investigations for the treatment of various medical conditions, including cancer …

Targeted imaging and tumor therapy using nanomaterials has stimulated research interest
recently, but the high cytotoxicity and low cellular uptake of nanomaterials limit their …