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 …

Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

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 …

The use of photothermal agents (PTAs) in cancer photothermal therapy (PTT) has shown
promising results in clinical studies. The rapid degradation of PTAs may address safety …

Although many solar‐driven water evaporators are developed for solar steam generation,
most solarthermal energy conversion materials cannot be used repeatedly for constructing …

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 …

The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

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 …

Based on the excellent properties, photothermal nanomaterials have been widely used in
many fields, such as trace substance detection, optical imaging, medical diagnosis and …