Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine

M Overchuk, RA Weersink, BC Wilson, G Zheng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging via nanotheranostics in fighting cancer

Y Liu, P Bhattarai, Z Dai, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound
energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and …

Versatile types of inorganic/organic NIR-IIa/IIb fluorophores: from strategic design toward molecular imaging and theranostics

Y Liu, Y Li, S Koo, Y Sun, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Pan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

J-Aggregates of Cyanine Dye for NIR-II in Vivo Dynamic Vascular Imaging beyond 1500 nm

C Sun, B Li, M Zhao, S Wang, Z Lei, L Lu… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Light in the second near-infrared window, especially beyond 1500 nm, shows enhanced
tissue transparency for high-resolution in vivo optical bioimaging due to decreased tissue …

Facile syntheses of conjugated polymers for photothermal tumour therapy

P Chen, Y Ma, Z Zheng, C Wu, Y Wang… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Development of photothermal materials which are able to harness sunlight and
convert it to thermal energy seems attractive. Besides carbon-based nanomaterials …

Theranostic nanoplatform with hydrogen sulfide activatable NIR responsiveness for imaging‐guided on‐demand drug release

B Shi, N Ren, L Gu, G Xu, R Wang, T Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
NIR light responsive nanoplatforms hold great promise for on‐demand drug release in
precision cancer medicine. However, currently available systems utilize “always‐on” …

Photothermal-triggered immunogenic nanotherapeutics for optimizing osteosarcoma therapy by synergizing innate and adaptive immunity

K Liu, Y Liao, Z Zhou, L Zhang, Y Jiang, H Lu, T Xu… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Inadequate immune response remains a critical cause of immunotherapy failure in various
tumor treatments. Herein, we offer a new approach to achieve a cross-talk between innate …

Porphyrin-based nanomedicines for cancer treatment

X Xue, A Lindstrom, Y Li - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
As unique molecules with both therapeutic and diagnostic properties, porphyrin derivatives
have been extensively employed for cancer treatment. Porphyrins not only show powerful …

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 …

Nanomaterial‐enabled photothermal heating and its use for cancer therapy via localized hyperthermia

S Shen, J Qiu, D Huo, Y **a - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photothermal therapy (PTT), which employs nanoscale transducers delivered into a tumor to
locally generate heat upon irradiation with near‐infrared light, shows great potential in killing …