Recent advances in nanotechnology are as a result of the development of engineered
nanoparticles. Efficiently, metallic nanoparticles have been widely exploited for biomedical …

Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is under the research spotlight as an appealing
modality for various malignant tumors. Compared with conventional PDT treatment activated …

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 …

Noble metal nanoparticles have been sought after in cancer nanomedicine during the past
two decades, owing to the unique localized surface plasmon resonance that induces strong …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been extensively studied within biomedicine due to their
biocompatibility and low toxicity. In particular, AuNPs have been widely used to deliver …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes photosensitizers (PSs) together with irradiation light of
specific wavelength interacting with oxygen to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species …

Developing multifunctional phototheranostics with nanoplatforms offers promising potential
for effective eradication of malignant solid tumors. In this study, we develop a multifunctional …

Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and there is a significant need for novel technologies to
treat cancer with an effective outcome and low toxicity. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a …

With high extinction coefficients and long absorption wavelengths in the near infrared
region, phthalocyanines (Pcs) and naphthalocyanines (Ncs) are well‐suited for optical …

As phototheranostic agents, carbon dots (CDs), have recently drawn considerable attention
due to their excellent physicochemical properties. However, the complex synthetic route and …