Carbon-based nanomaterials as an emerging platform for theranostics

KD Patel, RK Singh, HW Kim - Materials Horizons, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon-based nanomaterials include fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and its
derivatives, graphene oxide, nanodiamonds, and carbon-based quantum dots. Due to their …

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 …

Graphene‐based smart platforms for combined Cancer therapy

Z Gu, S Zhu, L Yan, F Zhao, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The extensive research of graphene and its derivatives in biomedical applications during the
past few years has witnessed its significance in the field of nanomedicine. Starting from …

New generation cadmium-free quantum dots for biophotonics and nanomedicine

G Xu, S Zeng, B Zhang, MT Swihart, KT Yong… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free
quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology for cancer therapy based on chemotherapy

CY Zhao, R Cheng, Z Yang, ZM Tian - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy has been widely applied in clinics. However, the therapeutic potential of
chemotherapy against cancer is seriously dissatisfactory due to the nonspecific drug …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

Cancer cell membrane‐coated gold nanocages with hyperthermia‐triggered drug release and homotypic target inhibit growth and metastasis of breast cancer

H Sun, J Su, Q Meng, Q Yin, L Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The cell‐specific targeting drug delivery and controlled release of drug at the cancer cells
are still the main challenges for anti‐breast cancer metastasis therapy. Herein, the authors …

[HTML][HTML] Indocyanine green-incorporating nanoparticles for cancer theranostics

H Wang, X Li, BWC Tse, H Yang, CA Thorling, Y Liu… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a near-infrared dye that has been used in the clinic for retinal
angiography, and defining cardiovascular and liver function for over 50 years. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] “Smart” materials-based near-infrared light-responsive drug delivery systems for cancer treatment: a review

A Raza, U Hayat, T Rasheed, M Bilal… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
To overcome drawbacks of conventional chemotherapy for cancer treatment, stimuli-
responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) including internal and external stimuli-based cues …

Lipid based nanoparticles as a novel treatment modality for hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive review on targeting and recent advances

K Mahmoud, S Swidan, M El-Nabarawi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Liver cancer is considered one of the deadliest diseases with one of the highest disease
burdens worldwide. Among the different types of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma is …