This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

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

The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound
energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and …

Gold is a multifunctional material that has been utilized in medicinal applications for
centuries because it has been recognized for its bacteriostatic, anticorrosive, and …

Molybdenum is a trace dietary element necessary for the survival of humans. Some
molybdenum-bearing enzymes are involved in key metabolic activities in the human body …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) normally requires to maintain the temperature of tumor lesions
above 50° C, which potentially induces local inflammation and tumor metastasis. To avoid …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604894 aggregation of AuNPs at tumorous sites. One of the
possible stimuli is the acidic extracellular pH of solid tumors. A number of pH-sensitive …

Cancer has been one of the major threats to the lives of human beings for centuries.(1)
Current cancer therapies mainly include surgery, chemotherapies, and radiotherapies …

Novel red‐emissive carbon‐dots (C‐dots) with broad absorption in the region from 400 to
750 nm are prepared from polythiophene phenylpropionic acid. Upon near infrared laser …

The current status of the use of nanoparticles for photothermal treatments is reviewed in
detail. The different families of heating nanoparticles are described paying special attention …