Polymeric nanostructures for imaging and therapy

M Elsabahy, GS Heo, SM Lim, G Sun… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Medical diagnosis and therapy are essential for providing patients with proper care,
although inefficient diagnosis and therapy are usually associated with either improper …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in the development of near-infrared organic photothermal and photodynamic nanotherapeutics

H Zhu, P Cheng, P Chen, K Pu - Biomaterials science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Phototherapies including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)
have gained considerable attention due to their high tumor ablation efficiency, excellent …

Self-assembly of copolymer micelles: higher-level assembly for constructing hierarchical structure

Y Lu, J Lin, L Wang, L Zhang, C Cai - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the self-assembly of copolymer micelles has become an appealing frontier
of supramolecular chemistry as a strategy to construct superstructures with multiple levels of …

Carrier-free, chemophotodynamic dual nanodrugs via self-assembly for synergistic antitumor therapy

R Zhang, R Xing, T Jiao, K Ma, C Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
There are tremendous challenges from both tumor and its therapeutic formulations affecting
the effective treatment of tumor, including tumor recurrence, and complex multistep …

[HTML][HTML] Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures

AH Gröschel, AHE Müller - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the
separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in …

Nanocomposite‐based photodynamic therapy strategies for deep tumor treatment

J Hu, Y Tang, AH Elmenoufy, H Xu, Z Cheng, X Yang - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an emerging clinically approved modality, has been used
for treatment of various cancer diseases. Conventional PDT strategies are mainly focused …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoplatforms for cancer therapy

D Chang, Y Ma, X Xu, J Xie, S Ju - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Polymeric nanoparticles have been widely used as carriers of drugs and bioimaging agents
due to their excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and structural versatility. The …

[HTML][HTML] Developments in PDT sensitizers for increased selectivity and singlet oxygen production

N Mehraban, HS Freeman - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally-invasive procedure that has been clinically
approved for treating certain types of cancers. This procedure takes advantage of the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted nanomaterials for phototherapy

U Chitgupi, Y Qin, JF Lovell - Nanotheranostics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phototherapies involve the irradiation of target tissues with light. To further enhance
selectivity and potency, numerous molecularly targeted photosensitizers and photoactive …

Emerging trends in solution self-assembly of block copolymers

Z Deng, S Liu - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the foundation of macromolecular science by Staudinger, advances in polymer
chemistry have unveiled enormous avenues for controlling chemical structures at the …