Photothermal therapy (PTT) is recognized as a promising approach for cancer theranostics
via the nonradiative conversion of light into heat energy. PTT treatment is able to reduce the …

The aggressive growth of cancer cells brings extreme challenges to cancer therapy while
triggering the exploration of the application of multimodal therapy methods. Multimodal …

Carbon dots (CDs), as an effective bioimaging agent, have aroused widespread interest.
With the increasing number of CDs used in photodynamic therapy (PDT), developing …

Background: The construction of theranostic nanosystems with concurrently high biosafety
and therapeutic performance is a challenge but has great significance for the clinical …

Graphene, with excellent conductivity can promote the growth and differentiation of neural
stem cells (NSCs), but the rigidity has limited its direct application in neural tissue …

A theranostic nanoagent exhibits great promise to improve diagnostic accuracy and therapy
efficacy. Herein, a kind of theranostic nanoagent based on poly (vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP) …

Cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. Breast cancer is the second most
deadly cancer type after lung cancer. Surgical intervention, chemotherapy and radiotherapy …

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based nanovectors have flourished when we
furnish them with iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NPs) and an antibiotic, doxycycline …

Carbon nanohorns (CNHs), a type of nanocarbon, have been studied for the application of
drug delivery systems (DDSs) because they are easily functionalized, support bone …

The green biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles is an eco-friendly method which involves
the use of cell-free extracts of plants, microorganisms, macrofungi, macroalgae and whole …