Nanomaterials with supramolecular assembly based on AIE luminogens for theranostic applications

N Song, Z Zhang, P Liu, YW Yang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major pursuits of biomedical science is to develop advanced strategies for
theranostics, which is expected to be an effective approach for achieving the transition from …

Carbon dots in biomedicine: a review

P Zhu, S Wang, Y Zhang, Y Li, Y Liu, W Li… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite the rapid development of science and technology, the effective treatment of cancer
still threatens human life and health. However, the success of cancer treatment is closely …

Ultra‐small nano‐assemblies as tumor‐targeted and renal clearable theranostic agent for photodynamic therapy

D Zhang, KX Teng, L Zhao, LY Niu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is a challenge to design photosensitizers to balance between the tumor‐targeting
enrichment for precise treatment and efficient clearance within a reasonable timescale for …

Functionalized graphene platforms for anticancer drug delivery

S Sattari, M Adeli, S Beyranvand… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Two-dimensional nanomaterials are emerging as promising candidates for a wide range of
biomedical applications including tissue engineering, biosensing, pathogen incapacitation …

Organic conjugated small molecules with donor–acceptor structures: design and application in the phototherapy of tumors

B Lu, Y Huang, Z Zhang, H Quan, Y Yao - Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tumor phototherapies including mainly photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic
therapy (PDT) have drawn increasing attention due to their various merits of minimal drug …

Smart magnetic and fluorogenic photosensitizer nanoassemblies enable redox‐driven disassembly for photodynamic therapy

R An, X Cheng, S Wei, Y Hu, Y Sun… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive smart photosensitizer (PS) nanoassemblies that allow enhanced
delivery and controlled release of PSs are promising for imaging‐guided photodynamic …

An Iridium (III) complex bearing a Donor–Acceptor–Donor type ligand for NIR‐triggered dual phototherapy

J Zhao, K Yan, G Xu, X Liu, Q Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Iridium (III) complexes are an important group of photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
(PDT). This work constructs a donor–acceptor–donor structure‐based iridium (III) complex …

Controllable Regulation of Ag2S Quantum‐Dot‐Mediated Protein Nanoassemblies for Imaging‐Guided Synergistic PDT/PTT/Chemotherapy against Hypoxic Tumor

M He, Z Cheng, Z Wang, M Li, H Liang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of phototherapy and chemotherapy holds great potential for cancer
treatment, while hypoxia in tumor as well as unexpected drug release largely restricts …

Icing on the cake: combining a dual PEG-functionalized pillararene and an ADA small molecule photosensitizer for multimodal phototherapy

B Lu, Z Zhang, Y Ji, S Zhou, B Jia, Y Zhang… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
The design of photosensitizers with multimodal antitumor activity and the construction of
nanocarriers with specific targeting are two magic weapons to achieve highly efficient tumor …

[HTML][HTML] How to treat melanoma? The current status of innovative nanotechnological strategies and the role of minimally invasive approaches like PTT and PDT

J Lopes, CMP Rodrigues, MM Gaspar, CP Reis - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, the incidence and mortality of which
are increasing worldwide. Its extensive degree of heterogeneity has limited its response to …