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 …

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 …

Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration

J Ding, J Chen, L Gao, Z Jiang, Y Zhang, M Li, Q Xiao… - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has been extensively explored to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy with
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …

Applications of surface modification technologies in nanomedicine for deep tumor penetration

Z Li, X Shan, Z Chen, N Gao, W Zeng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impermeable barrier of solid tumors due to the complexity of their components limits the
treatment effect of nanomedicine and hinders its clinical translation. Several methods are …

Lactoferrin, a multi-functional glycoprotein: Active therapeutic, drug nanocarrier & targeting ligand

AO Elzoghby, MA Abdelmoneem, IA Hassanin… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in protein-based nanomedicine, inspired by the success of Abraxane®
albumin-paclitaxel nanoparticles, have resulted in novel therapeutics used for treatment of …

Graphene‐based smart platforms for combined Cancer therapy

Z Gu, S Zhu, L Yan, F Zhao, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The extensive research of graphene and its derivatives in biomedical applications during the
past few years has witnessed its significance in the field of nanomedicine. Starting from …

Strategies to improve tumor penetration of nanomedicines through nanoparticle design

YR Zhang, R Lin, HJ Li, W He, JZ Du… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an effective means to deliver therapeutic drugs for
cancer treatment, as they can preferentially accumulate at tumor site through the enhanced …

Biodegradable hollow mesoporous organosilica nanotheranostics for mild hyperthermia-induced bubble-enhanced oxygen-sensitized radiotherapy

N Lu, W Fan, X Yi, S Wang, Z Wang, R Tian… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Alleviation of tumor hypoxia has been the premise for improving the effectiveness of
radiotherapy, which hinges upon the advanced delivery and rapid release of oxygen within …

Nanosponges as an emerging platform for cancer treatment and diagnosis

BHJ Gowda, MG Ahmed, MAA Almoyad… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanosponges are unique sponge‐like carrier systems with numerous cavities and a mesh‐
like network throughout their surface. They are categorized into three types based on the …

Enhancing tumor penetration of nanomedicines

Q Sun, T Ojha, F Kiessling, T Lammers… - Biomacromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tumor-targeted nanomedicines have been extensively applied to alter the drawbacks and
enhance the efficacy of chemotherapeutics. Despite the large number of preclinical …