Photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

M Lan, S Zhao, W Liu, CS Lee… - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes
advantage of the cytotoxic activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated by …

Plasmonic photothermal nanoparticles for biomedical applications

M Kim, JH Lee, JM Nam - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances of plasmonic nanoparticles include fascinating developments in the fields
of energy, catalyst chemistry, optics, biotechnology, and medicine. The plasmonic …

[HTML][HTML] Defect engineering of layered double hydroxide nanosheets as inorganic photosensitizers for NIR-III photodynamic cancer therapy

W Shen, T Hu, X Liu, J Zha, F Meng, Z Wu, Z Cui… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Although two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been
widely used as efficient nanoagents for biological diagnosis and treatment, they have been …

Intercalation‐Activated Layered MoO3 Nanobelts as Biodegradable Nanozymes for Tumor‐Specific Photo‐Enhanced Catalytic Therapy

Z Zhou, Y Wang, F Peng, F Meng, J Zha… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of natural van der Waals gaps in layered materials allows them to be easily
intercalated with varying guest species, offering an appealing strategy to optimize their …

Nanotechnology for multimodal synergistic cancer therapy

W Fan, B Yung, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic nanoflowers by self-assembly of nanozymes to induce intracellular oxidative damage against hypoxic tumors

Z Wang, Y Zhang, E Ju, Z Liu, F Cao, Z Chen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced apoptosis is a promising treatment strategy for
malignant neoplasms. However, current systems are highly dependent on oxygen status …

Review of functionalized nanomaterials for photothermal therapy of cancers

W Bian, Y Wang, Z Pan, N Chen, X Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Cancer cell membrane camouflaged cascade bioreactor for cancer targeted starvation and photodynamic therapy

SY Li, H Cheng, BR Xie, WX Qiu, JY Zeng, CX Li… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Selectively cuting off the nutrient supply and the metabolism pathways of cancer cells would
be a promising approach to improve the efficiency of cancer treatment. Here, a cancer …

Near‐infrared‐light‐activatable nanomaterial‐mediated phototheranostic nanomedicines: an emerging paradigm for cancer treatment

R Vankayala, KC Hwang - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases threatening the lives of humans. Although many
treatment methods have been developed to tackle cancer, each modality of cancer treatment …

Gold nanomaterials at work in biomedicine

X Yang, M Yang, B Pang, M Vara, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …