Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Biomedical applications of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a drug delivery carrier

H Ahmed, SS Gomte, E Prathyusha… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) attracted biomedical researchers due to their
unique properties like large surface area, pore-volume, and surface-active groups. These …

Remote light‐responsive nanocarriers for controlled drug delivery: advances and perspectives

W Zhao, Y Zhao, Q Wang, T Liu, J Sun, R Zhang - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering of smart photoactivated nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery systems (DDS)
has recently attracted considerable research interest as light enables precise and accurate …

Near‐infrared windows I and II phosphors for theranostic applications: spectroscopy, bioimaging, and light‐emitting diode photobiomodulation

WT Huang, V Rajendran, MH Chan… - Advanced Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The importance and practicality of near‐infrared (NIR) light for the biomedical field has
attached importance to the academe and industry with the development of technology …

Materials and device design for advanced phototherapy systems

JS Lee, J Kim, Y Ye, T Kim - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Phototherapy has recently emerged as a promising solution for cancer treatment due to its
multifunctionality and minimal invasiveness. Notwithstanding the limited penetration depth of …

Engineered extracellular vesicles as intelligent nanosystems for next-generation nanomedicine

Z Fan, C Jiang, Y Wang, K Wang, J Marsh… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), as natural carriers of bioactive cargo, have a unique
micro/nanostructure, bioactive composition, and characteristic morphology, as well as …

Advances in mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted stimuli-responsive drug delivery: An update

RR Castillo, D Lozano, B González… - Expert opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are outstanding
nanoplatforms for drug delivery. Herein, the most recent advances to turn MSN-based …

New advances in in vivo applications of gated mesoporous silica as drug delivery nanocarriers

A García‐Fernández, E Aznar, R Martínez‐Máñez… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One appealing concept in the field of hybrid materials is related to the design of gated
materials. These materials are prepared in such a way that the release of chemical or …

Aptamer-functionalized Fe3O4@ MOF nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery and fluorescence imaging of the triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

H Alijani, A Noori, N Faridi, SZ Bathaie… - Journal of Solid State …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of efficient drug delivery and imaging approaches is of great importance
for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This is especially important for the triple …

Physically stimulus-responsive nanoparticles for therapy and diagnosis

F Farjadian, S Ghasemi, M Akbarian… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles offer numerous advantages in various fields of science, particularly in
medicine. Over recent years, the use of nanoparticles in disease diagnosis and treatments …