Overcoming barriers in photodynamic therapy harnessing nano-formulation strategies

J Xie, Y Wang, W Choi, P Jangili, Y Ge, Y Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been extensively investigated for decades for tumor
treatment because of its non-invasiveness, spatiotemporal selectivity, lower side-effects, and …

Inorganic nanomaterials with rapid clearance for biomedical applications

X Wang, X Zhong, J Li, Z Liu, L Cheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Inorganic nanomaterials that have inherently exceptional physicochemical properties (eg,
catalytic, optical, thermal, electrical, or magnetic performance) that can provide desirable …

Phenolic-enabled nanotechnology: versatile particle engineering for biomedicine

D Wu, J Zhou, MN Creyer, W Yim, Z Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Phenolics are ubiquitous in nature and have gained immense research attention because of
their unique physiochemical properties and widespread industrial use. In recent decades …

Polydopamine free radical scavengers

J Hu, L Yang, P Yang, S Jiang, X Liu, Y Li - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polydopamine (PDA) is the most typical kind of synthetic melanin, which possesses
interesting properties such as antioxidation, photoprotection, metal chelation, and energy …

Potential of MXene-based heterostructures for energy conversion and storage

J Pang, B Chang, H Liu, W Zhou - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have attracted significant interest owing to
their desirable properties, abundance, and high electrocatalytic activity. Tremendous studies …

Recent progress of two-dimensional thermoelectric materials

D Li, Y Gong, Y Chen, J Lin, Q Khan, Y Zhang, Y Li… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2020 - Springer
Thermoelectric generators have attracted a wide research interest owing to their ability to
directly convert heat into electrical power. Moreover, the thermoelectric properties of …

Programmable NIR‐II Photothermal‐Enhanced Starvation‐Primed Chemodynamic Therapy using Glucose Oxidase‐Functionalized Ancient Pigment Nanosheets

C Yang, MR Younis, J Zhang, J Qu, J Lin, P Huang - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has attracted considerable attention recently, but the poor
reaction kinetics restrict its practical utility in clinic. Herein, glucose oxidase (GOx) …

Melanin‐like nanomaterials for advanced biomedical applications: a versatile platform with extraordinary promise

H Liu, Y Yang, Y Liu, J Pan, J Wang, F Man… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from
naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced …

Quantum dots in cell imaging and their safety issues

Q Xu, J Gao, S Wang, Y Wang, D Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
When quantum dots are used as fluorescent probes or drug tracers for in vivo imaging, the
quantum dots in the blood will come into direct contact with vascular endothelial cells. Thus …

Recent advances in doping engineering of black phosphorus

H Hu, Z Shi, K Khan, R Cao, W Liang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Black phosphorus (BP), as a typical layered two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted
tremendous attention due to its high carrier mobility, unique in-plane anisotropic structure …