Synthesis and biomedical applications of copper sulfide nanoparticles: from sensors to theranostics

S Goel, F Chen, W Cai - Small, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Copper sulfide (CuS) nanoparticles have attracted increasing attention from biomedical
researchers across the globe, because of their intriguing properties which have been mainly …

Hypericin in the Light and in the Dark: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Z Jendželovská, R Jendželovský… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Hypericin (4, 5, 7, 4′, 5′, 7′-hexahydroxy-2, 2′-dimethylnaphtodianthrone) is a naturally
occurring chromophore found in some species of the genus Hypericum, especially …

Combinatorial photothermal and immuno cancer therapy using chitosan-coated hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles

L Guo, DD Yan, D Yang, Y Li, X Wang, O Zalewski… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared light-responsive inorganic nanoparticles have been shown to enhance the
efficacy of cancer photothermal ablation therapy. However, current nanoparticle-mediated …

Hollow copper sulfide nanoparticle‐mediated transdermal drug delivery

S Ramadan, L Guo, Y Li, B Yan, W Lu - Small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A photothermal ablation‐enhanced transdermal drug delivery methodology is developed
based on hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles (HCuSNPs) with intense photothermal …

Single agent nanoparticle for radiotherapy and radio-photothermal therapy in anaplastic thyroid cancer

M Zhou, Y Chen, M Adachi, X Wen, B Erwin… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is one of the most aggressive human malignancies. The
aggressive behavior of ATC and its resistance to traditional treatment limit the efficacy of …

Cytotoxic and apoptogenic effect of hypericin, the bioactive component of Hypericum perforatum on the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line

SA Mirmalek, MA Azizi, E Jangholi… - Cancer cell …, 2015 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancies among the women that have
a high mortality. Previous studies demonstrated that hypericin, a bioactive component of …

Review of therapeutic applications of radiolabeled functional nanomaterials

J Jeon - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last two decades, various nanomaterials have attracted increasing attention in medical
science owing to their unique physical and chemical characteristics. Incorporating …

Deep-tissue photothermal therapy using laser illumination at NIR-IIa window

X Wu, Y Suo, H Shi, R Liu, F Wu, T Wang, L Ma, H Liu… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2020 - Springer
Photothermal therapy (PTT) using near-infrared (NIR) light for tumor treatment has triggered
extensive attentions because of its advantages of noninvasion and convenience. The …

Biomarkers and molecular probes for cell death imaging and targeted therapeutics

BA Smith, BD Smith - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
Cell death is a critically important biological process. Disruption of homeostasis, either by
excessive or deficient cell death, is a hallmark of many pathological conditions. Recent …

Synthetic methods of CuS nanoparticles and their applications for imaging and cancer therapy

L Wang - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
As a single-compartment theranostic nanosystem, copper sulfide nanoparticles have
received much attention as they can be used to visualize and treat tumours simultaneously …