Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine

M Overchuk, RA Weersink, BC Wilson, G Zheng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

X Li, JF Lovell, J Yoon, X Chen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Photodynamic therapy: Innovative approaches for antibacterial and anticancer treatments

M Kolarikova, B Hosikova, H Dilenko… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

Multifunctional graphene oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery in cancer

AM Itoo, SL Vemula, MT Gupta, MV Giram… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent advancements in nanotechnology have enabled us to develop sophisticated
multifunctional nanoparticles or nanosystems for targeted diagnosis and treatment of several …

Photothermal therapy

D Zhi, T Yang, J O'hagan, S Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microneedles (MNs), as an effective minimally invasive delivery route, when used to
puncture the skin, can bypass the skin's stratum corneum (SC) to enter the skin …

Advances in nanomaterial-mediated photothermal cancer therapies: toward clinical applications

HS Han, KY Choi - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted extensive research attention as a noninvasive and
selective treatment strategy for numerous cancers. PTT functions via photothermal effects …

Two‐dimensional nanomaterials for photothermal therapy

S Liu, X Pan, H Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are currently explored as novel photothermal
agents because of their ultrathin structure, high specific surface area, and unique …

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

Photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging via nanotheranostics in fighting cancer

Y Liu, P Bhattarai, Z Dai, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …