Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Heat-mediated optical manipulation

Z Chen, J Li, Y Zheng - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Janus nanoparticles targeting extracellular polymeric substance achieve flexible elimination of drug-resistant biofilms

Z Liu, K Guo, L Yan, K Zhang, Y Wang, X Ding… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Safe and efficient antibacterial materials are urgently needed to combat drug-resistant
bacteria and biofilm-associated infections. The rational design of nanoparticles for flexible …

Janus nanoparticles: From fabrication to (bio) applications

X Zhang, Q Fu, H Duan, J Song, H Yang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

Precise nanomedicine for intelligent therapy of cancer

H Chen, Z Gu, H An, C Chen, J Chen, R Cui… - Science China …, 2018 - Springer
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in their preclinical and …

Versatile types of organic/inorganic nanohybrids: from strategic design to biomedical applications

N Zhao, L Yan, X Zhao, X Chen, A Li, D Zheng… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Intelligent micro/nanorobots for improved tumor therapy

Z Sun, Y Hou - BMEMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A major bottleneck underlying nanomaterial‐based tumor therapy lies in complex biological
environment and physiological barriers. Micro/nanorobots with the features of self …

Controlled synthesis and surface engineering of Janus chitosan‐gold nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging‐guided synergistic gene/photothermal therapy

X Dai, X Zhao, Y Liu, B Chen, X Ding, N Zhao, FJ Xu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unsymmetrical morphology and unique properties of Janus nanoparticles (JNPs)
provide superior performances for biomedical applications. In this work, a general and facile …

Self‐delivered supramolecular nanomedicine with transformable shape for ferrocene‐amplified photodynamic therapy of breast cancer and bone metastases

Y Qin, F Tong, W Zhang, Y Zhou, S He… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although nanomedicines can passively target tumor through the enhanced permeability and
retention (EPR) effect, their distribution and retention are limited by complex tumor …

Pyrene-based AIE active materials for bioimaging and theranostics applications

M Shellaiah, KW Sun - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is a unique research topic and property that can lead to
a wide range of applications, including cellular imaging, theranostics, analyte quantitation …