Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …

Polydopamine (PDA) is a fascinating bioinspired material for the construction of diverse
functional materials. In particular, the growing trend of PDA hydrogels clearly reveals the …

Photo-driven theranostics, also known as phototheranostics, relying on the diverse excited-
state energy conversions of theranostic agents upon photoexcitation represents a significant …

Cuproptosis is a new form of programmed cell death and exhibits enormous potential in
cancer treatment. However, reducing the undesirable Cu ion release in normal tissue and …

Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for developing …

Chemiluminescence, the generation of light through chemiexcitation as a result of chemical
reactions, has emerged as a novel tool for bioimaging and therapy in vivo. Due to the …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted extensive research attention as a noninvasive and
selective treatment strategy for numerous cancers. PTT functions via photothermal effects …

Thanks to rapid development of nanotechnology, studies have discovered an emerging
polymer nanomaterial—polydopamine (PDA) inspired by natural mussels. PDA possesses …

As a mussel-inspired material, polydopamine (PDA), possesses many properties, such as a
simple preparation process, good biocompatibility, strong adhesive property, easy …

Drug delivery systems (DDS) are defined as methods by which drugs are delivered to
desired tissues, organs, cells and subcellular organs for drug release and absorption …