Polydopamine (PDA), which is derived from marine mussels, has excellent potential in early
diagnosis of diseases and targeted drug delivery owing to its good biocompatibility …

Over the past decades, near infrared light (NIR)-sensitive photothermal agents (PTAs) that
can efficiently absorb light and generate heat have been investigated worldwide for cancer …

A self-powered temperature sensor based on Seebeck effect transduction was designed for
photothermal–thermoelectric coupled immunoassay of α-fetoprotein (AFP). In this system …

As the combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) with immunotherapy provides an effective
strategy in cancer treatment, a magnetic nanoparticle delivery system was constructed to …

Synthetic melanin is a mimic of natural melanin analogue with intriguing properties such as
metal–ion chelation, redox activity, adhesion, and broadband absorption. Melanin-inspired …

The combination of photothermal therapy and chemical drug therapy shows good prospects
in cancer treatment, but there are also some limitations such as low permeability of …

Light-responsive nanoprobes were suffering from the threat of high-dose laser irradiation,
and it was important for constructing new nanoprobes for safe and efficient …

Curdlan, a bacteria-derived polysaccharide resource, possesses substantial potential for
periodontal antimicrobial delivery. Here, the facile engineering of a functionalized …

Multi-modal nanomedicines that synergistically combine chemo-, gene-, and photothermal
therapy have shown great potential for cancer treatment. In this study, a core-shell …

Impressive developments have been achieved with the use of zeolitic imidazolate
framework-8 (ZIF-8) as nanocarriers for tumor theranostics in recent decades by …