Nanostructures as Photothermal Agents in Tumor Treatment [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Traditional methods of tumor treatment such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy have certain limitations, and their treatment effects are not always satisfactory.
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Antitumor Applications of Photothermal Agents and Photothermal Synergistic Therapies [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 As a new tumor treatment strategy, photothermal therapy (PTT) has the advantages of accuracy, ease of administration, a high efficiency and low side effects.
Yue Cheng, Chaowei Li
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Organic molecule-based photothermal agents: an expanding photothermal therapy universe [PDF]
Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 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 involving inorganic nanomaterials. In this tutorial review, we provide a
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Advances in Second Near-Infrared Window Photothermal Agents and Photothermal Therapy for Tumors in Interdisciplinary Medical Research [PDF]
PharmaceuticsCancer continues to pose a significant threat to human health. While early diagnosis has improved survival rates for many cancer patients, a substantial number still do not achieve the desired treatment outcomes.
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Exploring the application of metal-based photothermal agents in photothermal therapy combined with immune checkpoint therapy [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyPhotothermal therapy (PTT), a popular local treatment that uses heat to ablate tumors, has limited efficacy in addressing metastatic and deeply located tumors when used alone.
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Marriage of black phosphorus and Cu2+ as effective photothermal agents for PET-guided combination cancer therapy [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 A balance between high stability and rapid degradation is required for effective photothermal anti-cancer agents. Here, the authors use Cu2+ to accelerate the degradation of black phosphorus nanosheets while enhancing its photothermal ability and apply ...
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Hyaluronic acid-engineered copper sulfide nanoparticles as immunomodulatory metal sulfide photothermal agents for macrophage-assisted osteosarcoma therapy [PDF]
Materials Today BioMetal sulfide nanomaterials have emerged as promising photothermal agents for cancer therapy owing to their strong near-infrared absorption, favorable biocompatibility, and tunable surface chemistry.
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Bismuth Sulfide Nanorods as Efficient Photothermal Theragnosis Agents for Cancer Treatment
Frontiers in Materials, 2020 Bi2S3 nanostructures can theoretically have photothermal properties. However, there are few reports on the application of bismuth sulfide in photothermal therapy due to the poor photothermal effect.
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Melanin-like Materials for Photothermal Applications: Recent Advancements and Future Directions [PDF]
MoleculesMelanin-like polymers, particularly polydopamine, have gained significant attention as photothermal materials due to their broad light absorption (ultraviolet to near-infrared), high photothermal conversion efficiency, negligible fluorescence, good ...
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Nanomaterials, 2023 Photothermal therapy has the advantages of non-invasiveness, low toxicity, simple operation, a broad spectrum of antibacterial ability, and non-proneness to developing drug resistance, which provide it with irreplaceable superiority in fighting against ...
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