Photothermal therapy (PTT) has been widely applied in cancer therapy as a result of its non-
invasive, localized treatment and good therapeutic effect. In general, the final therapeutic …

Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

Gold is a multifunctional material that has been utilized in medicinal applications for
centuries because it has been recognized for its bacteriostatic, anticorrosive, and …

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 …

Over the last decade, organic photothermal therapy (PTT) agents have attracted increasing
attention as a potential complement for, or alternative to, classical drugs and sensitizers …

Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) as gold standard has been extensively conjugated to
diagnostic and therapeutic agents or decorated on the surface of nanoplatforms, which is …

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 ultimate goal of phototherapy based on nanoparticles, such as photothermal therapy
(PTT) which generates heat and photodynamic therapy (PDT) which not only generates …

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 …

Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in
recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable …