Nanomaterials as photothermal therapeutic agents

J Chen, C Ning, Z Zhou, P Yu, Y Zhu, G Tan… - Progress in materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Current advances in black phosphorus‐based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

W Liu, A Dong, B Wang, H Zhang - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer has been one of the major threats to the lives of human beings for centuries.
Traditional therapy is more or less faced with certain defects, such as poor targeting, easy …

Review of functionalized nanomaterials for photothermal therapy of cancers

W Bian, Y Wang, Z Pan, N Chen, X Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Graphene quantum dots prevent α-synucleinopathy in Parkinson's disease

D Kim, JM Yoo, H Hwang, J Lee, SH Lee… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Though emerging evidence indicates that the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is
strongly correlated to the accumulation, and transmission, of α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates …

Photocontrolled nanoparticle delivery systems for biomedical applications

A Bansal, Y Zhang - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus “Smart” stimuli-responsive nanomaterials are becoming popular as targeted
delivery systems because they allow the use of internal or external stimuli to achieve spatial …

Graphene-based nanomaterials for versatile imaging studies

JM Yoo, JH Kang, BH Hong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, interest in graphene has surged because of its unprecedented
physical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties. In recent years, researchers' …

Facile synthesis of black phosphorus–Au nanocomposites for enhanced photothermal cancer therapy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering analysis

G Yang, Z Liu, Y Li, Y Hou, X Fei, C Su, S Wang… - Biomaterials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Black phosphorus (BP), a new type of two-dimensional nanomaterial, has attracted crucial
attention in recent years owing to its excellent properties and great potential in various …

Hierarchically targeted and penetrated delivery of drugs to tumors by size‐changeable graphene quantum dot nanoaircrafts for photolytic therapy

YL Su, TW Yu, WH Chiang, HC Chiu… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Theranostic nanohybrids are promising for effective delivery of therapeutic drug or energy
and for imaging‐guided therapy of tumors, which is demanded in personalized medicine …

Nanostructures for NIR light-controlled therapies

Y Yang, J Aw, B **ng - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In general, effective clinical treatment demands precision medicine, which requires specific
perturbation to disease cells with no damage to normal tissue. Thus far, guaranteeing that …

Ultrafast low-temperature photothermal therapy activates autophagy and recovers immunity for efficient antitumor treatment

X Deng, W Guan, X Qing, W Yang, Y Que… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conventional therapeutic approaches to treat malignant tumors such as surgery,
chemotherapy, or radiotherapy often lead to poor therapeutic results, great pain, economic …