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 …

Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

X Li, JF Lovell, J Yoon, X Chen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Dual-functional plasmonic photothermal biosensors for highly accurate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection

G Qiu, Z Gai, Y Tao, J Schmitt, GA Kullak-Ublick… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally and
poses a threat to public health in more than 200 countries. Reliable laboratory diagnosis of …

Advances in nanomaterial-mediated photothermal cancer therapies: toward clinical applications

HS Han, KY Choi - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted extensive research attention as a noninvasive and
selective treatment strategy for numerous cancers. PTT functions via photothermal effects …

Nanotechnology for multimodal synergistic cancer therapy

W Fan, B Yung, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

Emerging blood–brain-barrier-crossing nanotechnology for brain cancer theranostics

W Tang, W Fan, J Lau, L Deng, Z Shen… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain cancer, especially the most common type of glioblastoma, is highly invasive and
known as one of the most devastating and deadly neoplasms. Despite surgical and medical …

[HTML][HTML] MoS2-based nanocomposites for cancer diagnosis and therapy

J Wang, L Sui, J Huang, L Miao, Y Nie, K Wang… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Molybdenum is a trace dietary element necessary for the survival of humans. Some
molybdenum-bearing enzymes are involved in key metabolic activities in the human body …

Plasmonic silver and gold nanoparticles: shape-and structure-modulated plasmonic functionality for point-of-caring sensing, bio-imaging and medical therapy

Y Hang, A Wang, N Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver and gold nanoparticles have found extensive biomedical applications due to their
strong localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and intriguing plasmonic properties …

Overcoming the Achilles' heel of photodynamic therapy

W Fan, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been applied to treat a wide range of medical conditions,
including wet age-related macular degeneration psoriasis, atherosclerosis, viral infection …

Au2Pt-PEG-Ce6 nanoformulation with dual nanozyme activities for synergistic chemodynamic therapy/phototherapy

M Wang, M Chang, Q Chen, D Wang, C Li, Z Hou, J Lin… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Although synergistic therapy for tumors has displayed significant promise for effective
treatment of cancer, develo** a simple and effective strategy to build a multi-functional …