An approach to the photocatalytic mechanism in the TiO2-nanomaterials microorganism interface for the control of infectious processes

V Rodríguez-González, S Obregón… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The approach of this timely review considers the current literature that is focused on the
interface nanostructure/cell-wall microorganism to understand the annihilation mechanism …

Harvesting light to produce heat: Photothermal nanoparticles for technological applications and biomedical devices

P Pallavicini, G Chirico… - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The photothermal properties of nanoparticles (NPs), that is, their ability to convert absorbed
light into heat, have been studied since the end of the last century, mainly on gold NPs. In …

Engineering of a dual-modal phototherapeutic nanoplatform for single NIR laser-triggered tumor therapy

M Zhang, X Qin, W Xu, Y Wang, Y Song, S Garg… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Theranostic nanoplatforms integrating simultaneously photodynamic therapy (PDT) and
photothermal therapy (PTT) exhibit intrinsic advantages in tumor therapy due to distinct …

Thermoplasmonics with gold nanoparticles: A new weapon in modern optics and biomedicine

A Guglielmelli, F Pierini, N Tabiryan… - Advanced Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplasmonics deals with the generation and manipulation of nanoscale heating
associated with noble metallic nanoparticles. To this end, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are …

Fe3O4-Au Core-Shell Nanoparticles as a Multimodal Platform for In Vivo Imaging and Focused Photothermal Therapy

C Caro, F Gámez, P Quaresma, JM Páez-Muñoz… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we report the synthesis of gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticles capped with
polyvinylpyrrolidone (Fe@ Au NPs). The as-synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) exhibited good …

Polyoxometalate–covalent organic framework hybrid materials for pH-responsive photothermal tumor therapy

W Wang, Y Song, J Chen, Y Yang, J Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has become one of the most effective methods for tumor
treatment. With the development of medicine, studies focusing primarily on therapeutic and …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal effects and biological response of breast and pancreatic cancer cells undergoing gold nanorod-assisted photothermal therapy

L Bianchi, S Baroni, G Paroni, MB Violatto… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To increase the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticle (NP)-assisted photothermal therapy
(PTT) and allow for a transition toward the clinical setting, it is pivotal to characterize the …

Stable gold graphitic nanocapsule doped hydrogels for efficient photothermal antibacterial applications

ML Xu, LY Guan, SK Li, L Chen, Z Chen - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we have fabricated gold nanorod graphitic nanocapsule (AuNR@ G) doped poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/chitosan (CS) hydrogels, which possessed highly efficient and stable …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of industrial graphene and carbon nanotubes with human primary macrophages: Assessment of nanotoxicity and immune responses

Á Artiga, H Lin, A Bianco - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of graphene and carbon nanotubes as part of commercial products has already
been implemented in a wide variety of industrial sectors thanks to their outstanding …

Biotin-targeted nanomicellar formulation of an anderson-type polyoxomolybdate: synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluations

M Ramezani-Aliakbari, J Varshosaz… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study is aimed at developing a micellar carrier for an Anderson-type manganese
polyoxomolybdate (TRIS-MnPOMo) to improve the potency and reduce the general toxicity …