In vivo synergistic tumor therapies based on copper sulfide photothermal therapeutic nanoplatforms

J Ma, N Li, J Wang, Z Liu, Y Han, Y Zeng - Exploration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor cells may be eliminated by increasing their temperature. This is achieved via
photothermal therapy (PTT) by penetrating the tumor tissue with near‐infrared light and …

Emerging theranostics to combat cancer: a perspective on metal-based nanomaterials

TG Agnihotri, SS Gomte, A Jain - Drug Development and Industrial …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Theranostics, encompassing diagnostics and therapeutics, has emerged as a
critical component of cancer treatment. Metal-based theranostics is one such next …

“Drug-Free” chitosan nanoparticles as therapeutic for cancer treatment

A Iskandar, SK Kim, TW Wong - Polymer Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan is cancer cytotoxic. It induces apoptosis/necrosis/autophagy and immuno-
responses, and mitigates angiogenic and metastasis tendency of cancer cells. The lower …

Copper depletion-induced tumor cuproptosis

M Zhou, F Muhammad, Y Zhang, T Li, J Feng… - Chemical …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper homeostasis is crucial for cells, especially for rapidly proliferating cancerous cells.
Copper imbalance-induced cell death (ie, cuproptosis) has emerged as a new strategy for …

Biocompatible Mn and Cu dual-doped ZnS nanosheets for enhanced the photocatalytic activity under sunlight irradiation for wastewater treatment and embedded with …

S Murugan, M Ashokkumar - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the synthesis of Mn and Cu-doped ZnS nanosheets via the
coprecipitation method, focusing on their structural, optical, photocatalytic, and hemolytic …

Metal sulfide nanoparticles for imaging and phototherapeutic applications

A Shetty, H Lang, S Chandra - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The intriguing properties of metal sulfide nanoparticles (= MxSy-NPs), particularly transition
metal dichalcogenides, are discussed for their use in diverse biological applications. Herein …

Construction of MPDA@ IR780 nano drug carriers and photothermal therapy of tumor cells

L Lin, H Li, Z Chen, X Wen, R Yan, L Liu… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy can provide better tumor
treatment effect than monotherapy, while the combination of imaging technology can …