Harnessing the potential of hydrogels for advanced therapeutic applications: Current achievements and future directions

P Lu, D Ruan, M Huang, M Tian, K Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The applications of hydrogels have expanded significantly due to their versatile, highly
tunable properties and breakthroughs in biomaterial technologies. In this review, we cover …

Gas-assisted phototherapy for cancer treatment

J Zhou, C Cao, X Zhang, X Zhang, J Li, H Deng… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phototherapies, mainly including photodynamic and photothermal therapy, have made
considerable strides in the field of cancer treatment. With the aid of phototherapeutic agents …

[HTML][HTML] pH-activatable oxidative stress amplifying dissolving microneedles for combined chemo-photodynamic therapy of melanoma

Y Huang, H Lai, J Jiang, X Xu, Z Zeng, L Ren… - Asian journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT)-mediated oxidation treatment is extremely attractive for skin
melanoma ablation, but the strong hydrophobicity and poor tumor selectivity of …

Photoactive dye‐loaded polymer materials: a new cutting edge for antibacterial photodynamic therapy

C Elian, R Méallet, DL Versace - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare‐associated infections remain a significant health concern, particularly with the
emergence of antibiotic resistance. While these antibiotics have saved countless lives, their …

Recent Advances in Reprogramming Strategy of Tumor Microenvironment for Rejuvenating Photosensitizers‐Mediated Photodynamic Therapy

Q Yu, X Li, J Wang, L Guo, L Huang, W Gao - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has recently been considered a potential tumor therapy due to
its time‐space specificity and non‐invasive advantages. PDT can not only directly kill tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Reversing ferroptosis resistance by MOFs through regulation intracellular redox homeostasis

C Wang, J Wang, X Pan, S Yu, M Chen, Y Gao… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a non-apoptotic cell death form, ferroptosis offers an alternative approach to overcome
cancer chemotherapy resistance. However, accumulating evidence indicates cancer cells …

Synthesis, characterization, DFT, biological activity evaluation, and molecular docking analysis of new 8-[(2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl) diazenyl] naphthalene-1, 3 …

MM Khalaf, HM Abd El-Lateef, M Gouda… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Three novel metal complexes of 2‑hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde azine (HNANSA) with iron
(III), nickel (II), and copper (II) have been synthesized and characterized. Various analytical …

Manipulate tumor hypoxia for improved photodynamic therapy using nanomaterials

M Yi, B Xiong, Y Li, W Guo, Y Huang, B Lu - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its low adverse effects, minimal invasiveness, and outstanding patient compliance,
photodynamic therapy (PDT) has drawn a great deal of interest, which is achieved through …

Light activation of iridium (III) complexes driving ROS production and DNA damage enhances anticancer activity in A549 cells

W Li, C Shi, X Wu, Y Zhang, H Liu, X Wang… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
The work aimed to synthesize and characterize two iridium (III) complexes [Ir (ppy) 2
(IPPH)](PF 6)(Ir1, IPPH=(2S, 3R, 5S, 6R)-2-(2-(1H-imidazo [4, 5-f][1, 10] phenanthrolin-2-yl) …

Emerging NIR-II luminescent bioprobes based on lanthanide-doped nanoparticles: From design towards diverse bioapplications

P Du, R An, Y Liang, P Lei, H Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence has shown great application prospects in the
biological field because of its deep tissue penetration, weak tissue scattering, low …