Photothermal therapy (PTT) involves the application of normally benign light wavelengths in
combination with efficient photothermal (PT) agents that convert the absorbed light to heat to …

Phototherapies offer promising alternatives to traditional cancer therapies. Phototherapies
mainly rely on manipulation of target tissue through photothermal, photochemical, or …

Although photothermal therapy (PTT) with the assistance of nanotechnology has been
considered as an indispensable strategy in the biomedical field, it still encounters some …

Photothermal therapy (PTT), which converts light energy to heat energy, has become a new
research hotspot in cancer treatment. Although researchers have investigated various ways …

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

Photothermal therapy (PTT) has received increasing attention due to its high selectivity, non-
invasiveness, negligible drug resistance, oxygen independence, and minimal side effects. In …

Highlights•This review provides clear rules for designing advanced organic photothermal
agents.•This review proposes the strategies to improve photothermal therapy for organic …

Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Photothermal therapy, in which light is converted into heat and triggers local hyperthermia to
ablate tumors, presents an inherently specific and noninvasive treatment for tumor tissues. In …

Purpose: Photothermal therapy (PTT) exploits the light-absorbing properties of
nanomaterials such as silica-gold nanoshells (NS) to inflict tumor death through local …