Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

Zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials for fluorescent sensing and imaging

Z Yang, T Xu, H Li, M She, J Chen, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest and
play key roles in scientific innovations in diverse fields. In particular, increased attention has …

Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Engineering of BODIPY-based theranostics for cancer therapy

Z Mao, JH Kim, J Lee, H Xiong, F Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, BODIPY-based theranostics have increasingly been used in cancer therapy
and have achieved significant success. According to photochemical theories, the optical …

Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Near-infrared photoactivated nanomedicines for photothermal synergistic cancer therapy

H Sun, Q Zhang, J Li, S Peng, X Wang, R Cai - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer nanomedicines have provided promising treatment strategies for the regression of
several types of cancer, although there still exists a need for significant advances to improve …

Porous MOF microneedle array patch with photothermal responsive nitric oxide delivery for wound healing

S Yao, Y Wang, J Chi, Y Yu, Y Zhao, Y Luo… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Patches with the capacity of controllable delivering active molecules toward the wound bed
to promote wound healing are expectant all along. Herein, a novel porous metal‐organic …

Optical properties of carbon dots in the deep‐red to near‐infrared region are attractive for biomedical applications

D Li, EV Ushakova, AL Rogach, S Qu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) represent a recently emerged class of luminescent materials with a great
potential for biomedical theranostics, and there are a lot of efforts to shift their absorption and …