Smart nanomaterials in cancer theranostics: challenges and opportunities

BK Kashyap, VV Singh, MK Solanki, A Kumar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death globally. Traditional cancer
therapies including chemotherapy are flawed, with off-target and on-target toxicities on the …

Multimodal Imaging and Phototherapy of Cancer and bacterial infection by Graphene and related nanocomposites

G Gollavelli, AV Ghule, YC Ling - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancements in nanotechnology and nanomedicine are projected to solve many
glitches in medicine, especially in the fields of cancer and infectious diseases, which are …

Transition metal oxide‐decorated MXenes as drugless nanoarchitectonics for enriched nanocatalytic chemodynamic treatment

HY Xia, BY Li, YT Ye, SB Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their unique characteristics, 2D MXenes with sole photothermal conversion ability
are required to explore their superfluous abilities in biomedicine. The small‐molecule …

A targeted and pH-responsive nano-graphene oxide nanoparticle loaded with doxorubicin for synergetic chemo-photothermal therapy of oral squamous cell …

R Li, C Liu, C Wan, T Liu, R Zhang, J Du… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a malignant disease with serious impacts
on human health and quality of life worldwide. This disease is traditionally treated through a …

Pharmaceutical Formulations Containing Graphene and 5-Fluorouracil for Light-Emitting Diode-Based Photochemotherapy of Skin Cancer

SI Amaral, FALS Silva, R Costa-Almeida… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer worldwide, among which
80% is basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Current therapies' low efficacy, side effects, and high …

UV-C driven reduction of nanographene oxide opens path for new applications in phototherapy

FALS Silva, L Timochenco, R Costa-Almeida… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The main challenges associated to the application of graphene-based materials (GBM) in
phototherapy are obtaining particles with lateral nanoscale dimensions and water stability …

Nanomaterial-based antivascular therapy in the multimodal treatment of cancer

X Ma, W Fang, D Wang, N Shao, J Chen, T Nie… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abnormal tumor vasculature and a hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) limit the
effectiveness of conventional cancer treatment. Recent studies have shown that antivascular …

The evolution of 3D graphene and its derivatives for theranostic applications

A Srivastava, AR Prajapati, SV Pogu… - … , Synthesis, and Emerging …, 2023 - Springer
Beginning with the humble pencil, graphene has evolved to play a vital role in
nanomedicine, particularly in the early detection of abnormalities and effective treatments …

Graphene Oxide Chemical Refining Screening to Improve Blood Compatibility of Graphene-Based Nanomaterials

F Pieretti, A Moretto, E Papini, R Tavano - Journal of Nanotheranostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles, due to their favorable water solubility, compared to
graphene (GA), are a hot research topic in biomedical and pharmaceutical research …

Applications of Graphene-Based Nanomaterials as Contrast Agents in Biomedical Imaging Technologies: A Review

P Hooshyar, D Rezapour Kiani… - Biomedical Materials & …, 2023 - Springer
Graphene-based nanomaterials have found extensive applications across numerous fields
owing to their unique properties; one fascinating example of these applications is as a …