Nanocarbons with different dimensions (eg, 0D fullerenes and carbon nanodots, 1D carbon
nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons, 2D graphene and graphene oxides, and 3D …

Curing cancer has been one of the greatest conundrums in the modern medical field. To
reduce side-effects associated with the traditional cancer therapy such as radiotherapy and …

The combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) and gene therapy (GT) shows great
potential to achieve synergistic anti-tumor activity. However, the lack of a controlled release …

In vivo near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is an emerging biomedical imaging
modality for use in both fundamental scientific research and clinical practice. Owing to …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is recognized as a promising approach for cancer theranostics
via the nonradiative conversion of light into heat energy. PTT treatment is able to reduce the …

Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

Introduction: Nanoparticles have been successfully used for cancer drug delivery since
1995. In the design of commercial nanoparticles, size and surface characteristics have been …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an ultrasensitive vibrational spectroscopic
technique to detect molecules on or near the surface of plasmonic nanostructures, greatly …

Molecular imaging is revolutionizing the way we study the inner workings of the human
body, diagnose diseases, approach drug design, and assess therapies. The field as a whole …