Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Nanoparticles-mediated ion channels manipulation: From their membrane interactions to bioapplications

Q Huang, W Zhu, X Gao, X Liu, Z Zhang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion channels are transmembrane proteins ubiquitously expressed in all cells that control
various ions (eg Na+, K+, Ca 2+ and Cl-etc) crossing cellular plasma membrane, which play …

NIR‐actuated remote activation of ferroptosis in target tumor cells through a photothermally responsive iron‐chelated biopolymer nanoplatform

C Xue, M Li, C Liu, Y Li, Y Fei, Y Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death that shows promise for tumor treatment.
Most current ferroptosis tumor therapies are based on the intrinsic pathological features of …

Near infrared-II photothermal and colorimetric synergistic sensing for intelligent onsite dietary myrosinase profiling

L Qiao, W Lang, C Sun, Y Huang, P Wu, C Cai… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Myrosinase (Myr) is a type of critical β-thioglucosidase enzyme activator essential for
sustaining many functional foods to perform their health-promoting functions. An accurate …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles meet the needs for cutting-edge bioapplications: recent progress and perspectives

Z Zhang, Q Han, JW Lau, B Xing - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The rise of biological frontier fields such as precision theranostics, gene editing,
optogenetics, etc. introduces the best opportunities and unprecedented challenges at the …

Dynamic nanoassemblies of nanomaterials for cancer photomedicine

H Jeong, W Park, DH Kim, K Na - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Photomedicine has long been used for treating cancerous diseases. With advances in
chemical and material sciences, various types of light-activated photosensitizers (PSs) have …

A lanthanide upconversion nanothermometer for precise temperature mapping on immune cell membrane

H Liang, K Yang, Y Yang, Z Hong, S Li, Q Chen, J Li… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cell temperature monitoring is of great importance to uncover temperature-dependent
intracellular events and regulate cellular functions. However, it remains a great challenge to …

Functional materials for subcellular targeting strategies in cancer therapy: progress and prospects

Y Cheng, Z Qu, Q Jiang, T Xu, H Zheng, P Ye… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies have made significant progress in cancer treatment.
However, tumor adjuvant therapy still faces challenges due to the intrinsic heterogeneity of …

Modulation of local cellular activities using a photothermal dye-based subcellular-sized heat spot

Ferdinandus, M Suzuki, CQ Vu, Y Harada, SR Sarker… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thermal engineering at the microscale, such as the regulation and precise evaluation of the
temperature within cellular environments, is a major challenge for basic biological research …

CuO/Ag2S/CuS Nanohybrids‐Integrated Photoelectric and Photothermal Effects for Ultrasensitive Detection of Inorganic Pyrophosphatase

Y Liu, J Liu, Q Zhang, Q Zhu, X Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Promotion of the photoelectric (PE) response is of great importance for improving
performances of solar cells, photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing …