Porphyrins and phthalocyanines as biomimetic tools for photocatalytic H 2 production and CO 2 reduction

E Nikoloudakis, I López-Duarte… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing energy demand and environmental issues caused by the over-exploitation of
fossil fuels render the need for renewable, clean, and environmentally benign energy …

Recent advances of multi-dimensional porphyrin-based functional materials in photodynamic therapy

J Tian, B Huang, MH Nawaz, W Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising and non-invasive modality for
cancer treatments. Photosensitizers, as one of the essential elements in PDT, play a crucial …

A comprehensive review on peptide-bearing biomaterials: From ex situ to in situ self-assembly

SY Qin, JQ Feng, YJ Cheng, WL Liu, AQ Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, we have witnessed the great advances of molecular self-assembly
in biomedical applications. Among the building blocks for molecular self-assembly, peptide …

Recent advances of self-assembling peptide-based hydrogels for biomedical applications

J Li, R **ng, S Bai, X Yan - Soft matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide-based hydrogels have been proven to be preeminent biomedical materials due to
their high water content, tunable mechanical stability, great biocompatibility and excellent …

Mitochondria‐targeted nanosystem with reactive oxygen species‐controlled release of CO to enhance photodynamic therapy of PCN‐224 by sensitizing ferroptosis

F Yang, W Yu, Q Yu, X Liu, C Liu, C Lu, X Liao, Y Liu… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The apoptosis‐resistant mechanism of photodynamic therapy (PDT) usually results in limited
therapeutic efficacy. The development of new strategies for sensitizing targeted ferroptosis …

Recent progress in carrier‐free nanomedicine for tumor phototherapy

YT Zhong, Y Cen, L Xu, SY Li… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Safe and effective strategies are urgently needed to fight against the life‐threatening
diseases of various cancers. However, traditional therapeutic modalities, such as …

Recent advances in materials for and applications of triplet–triplet annihilation-based upconversion

SE Seo, HS Choe, H Cho, H Kim, JH Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) has been attracting attention in various
fields as a promising tool to efficiently generate a shorter-wavelength photon than incident …

Advancements of Porphyrin‐Derived Nanomaterials for Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy and Biofilm Eradication

S Chen, B Huang, J Tian… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The threat posed by antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and the challenge of biofilm formation has
highlighted the inadequacies of conventional antibacterial therapies, leading to increased …

Dipeptide self-assembled hydrogels with shear-thinning and instantaneous self-healing properties determined by peptide sequences

P Ren, J Li, L Zhao, A Wang, M Wang, J Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Dipeptide self-assembled hydrogels have potential biomedical applications because of their
great biocompatibility, bioactivity, and tunable physicochemical properties, which can be …

Programmable therapeutic nanoscale covalent organic framework for photodynamic therapy and hypoxia-activated cascade chemotherapy

H He, L Du, H Xue, J Wu, X Shuai - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinical photodynamic therapy (PDT) only has a limited cancer therapeutic effect and
typically leads to a more hypoxic milieu owing to the hypoxic conditions of the solid tumor …