Recent advances in photodynamic therapy for cancer and infectious diseases

X Shi, CY Zhang, J Gao, Z Wang - … Reviews: Nanomedicine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment by combining light and a photosensitizer to
generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) for cellular damage, and is used to treat cancer …

Titanium-based nanomaterials for cancer theranostics

X Wang, X Zhong, L Cheng - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The research of titanium-based nanomaterials (Ti-based NMs) has gradually expanded from
the fields of photocatalysis, electronics, energy, and engineering to biomedicine in recent …

Near-infrared light II-assisted rapid biofilm elimination platform for bone implants at mild temperature

G Zhang, Y Yang, J Shi, X Yao, W Chen, X Wei… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Light-triggered therapy is a prospective method to combat implant-associated infection but
near-infrared I (NIR-I) light has insufficient penetrating ability in tissues and local …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured titanium dioxide surfaces for electrochemical biosensing

L Bertel, DA Miranda, JM García-Martín - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
TiO2 electrochemical biosensors represent an option for biomolecules recognition
associated with diseases, food or environmental contaminants, drug interactions and related …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-based titanium dioxide nanoparticles trigger biochemical and proteome modifications in Triticum aestivum L. under biotic stress of Puccinia striiformis

SH Satti, NI Raja, M Ikram, HF Oraby, ZUR Mashwani… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we evaluated bioinspired titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) that
elicited biochemical and proteome modifications in wheat plants under the biotic stress …

[HTML][HTML] Using C-doped TiO2 Nanoparticles as a Novel Sonosensitizer for Cancer Treatment

CC Yang, CX Wang, CY Kuan, CY Chi, CY Chen… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sonodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for eliminating tumor cells by irradiating
sonosentitizer in a patient's body with higher penetration ultrasound and inducing the free …

Nanoparticles for advanced photodynamic therapy of cancer

H Abrahamse, CA Kruger, S Kadanyo… - … and laser surgery, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: The world widespread rise in cancer incidence has caused an increase in the
demand for effective and safe materials for treatment. One of the most prevalent forms of …

[HTML][HTML] Fueling a Hot Debate on the Application of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Sunscreen

S Sharma, RK Sharma, K Gaur, JF Cátala Torres… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Titanium is one of the most abundant elements in the earth's crust and while there are many
examples of its bioactive properties and use by living organisms, there are few studies that …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced anticancer response of curcumin-and piperine-loaded lignin-gp (NIPAM-co-DMAEMA) gold nanogels against U-251 MG glioblastoma multiforme

B Javed, X Zhao, D Cui, J Curtin, F Tian - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and commonly diagnosed brain
cancer and is highly resistant to routine chemotherapeutic drugs. The present study involves …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale modeling of folic acid-functionalized TiO 2 nanoparticles for active targeting of tumor cells

E Donadoni, P Siani, G Frigerio, C Di Valentin - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Strategies based on the active targeting of tumor cells are emerging as smart and efficient
nanomedical procedures. Folic acid (FA) is a vitamin and a well-established tumor targeting …