Type I photosensitizers revitalizing photodynamic oncotherapy

D Chen, Q Xu, W Wang, J Shao, W Huang, X Dong - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great potential for tumor treatment with merits of
non‐invasiveness, high selectivity, and minimal side effects. However, conventional type II …

Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photocatalytic antibacterial application

X Kong, X Liu, Y Zheng, PK Chu, Y Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of bacterial infections and resistance to existing antibiotics make new
effective antibacterial strategies urgently needed. Photocatalytic antibacterial, an effective …

A Metal‐Free Mesoporous Carbon Dots/Silica Hybrid Type I Photosensitizer with Enzyme‐Activity for Synergistic Treatment of Hypoxic Tumor

B Tian, S Liu, C Yu, S Liu, S Dong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a less O2‐dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT), type I PDT is an effective approach to
overcome the hypoxia‐induced low efficiency against solid tumors. However, the commonly …

Recent advances in the photothermal applications of two-dimensional nanomaterials: photothermal therapy and beyond

H Ma, M Xue - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal conversion, as a rapid and effective form of energy conversion, has become
increasingly attractive in recent years. Among various photothermal agents, two-dimensional …

Redox regulation and its emerging roles in cancer treatment

H Zhang, Z Mao, Y Kang, W Zhang, L Mei… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intracellular reduction–oxidation (redox) homeostasis, mediated mainly by reactive oxygen
species (ROS), plays a significant role in physiological function maintenance and regulation …

2D MXenes with antiviral and immunomodulatory properties: a pilot study against SARS-CoV-2

MA Unal, F Bayrakdar, L Fusco, O Besbinar, CE Shuck… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides/carbonitrides known as MXenes are rapidly
growing as multimodal nanoplatforms in biomedicine. Here, taking SARS-CoV-2 as a model …

Ruthenium (II) complexes coordinated to graphitic carbon nitride: oxygen self-sufficient photosensitizers which produce multiple ROS for photodynamic therapy in …

F Wei, S Kuang, TW Rees, X Liao, J Liu, D Luo, J Wang… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
The photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer is limited by tumor hypoxia as PDT efficiency
depends on O 2 concentration. A novel oxygen self-sufficient photosensitizer (Ru-gC 3 N 4) …

Two-dimensional material-based biosensors for virus detection

C Ménard-Moyon, A Bianco, K Kalantar-Zadeh - ACS sensors, 2020 - ACS Publications
Viral infections are one of the major causes of mortality and economic losses worldwide.
Consequently, efficient virus detection methods are crucial to determine the infection …

Graphene oxide nanosheets interact and interfere with SARS‐CoV‐2 surface proteins and cell receptors to inhibit infectivity

MA Unal, F Bayrakdar, H Nazir, O Besbinar, C Gurcan… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology can offer a number of options against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐
19) acting both extracellularly and intracellularly to the host cells. Here, the aim is to explore …

Multi-dimensional applications of graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials–A review

EO Oseghe, SO Akpotu, ET Mombeshora… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the years, significant effort has been devoted to the applications of graphitic carbon
nitride (gC 3 N 4) nanomaterials due to their outstanding properties. Which include thermal …