Functionalized graphene nanocomposites for enhancing photothermal therapy in tumor treatment

YW Chen, YL Su, SH Hu, SY Chen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene and its derivatives have unique physical and chemical properties that make them
promising vehicles for photothermal therapy (PTT)-based cancer treatment. With intrinsic …

Graphene-based nanomaterials and their potentials in advanced drug delivery and cancer therapy

J Liu, J Dong, T Zhang, Q Peng - Journal of Controlled Release, 2018 - Elsevier
The continuing increase of cancer morbidity and death rate requires efficient therapeutic
strategies. The traditional chemotherapy usually fails to treat cancer or prolong survival rate …

Assessing biocompatibility of graphene oxide-based nanocarriers: A review

SF Kiew, LV Kiew, HB Lee, T Imae, LY Chung - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO)-based nanocarriers have been frequently studied due to their high
drug loading capacity. However, the unsatisfactory biocompatibility of these GO-based …

Graphene: a versatile platform for nanotheranostics and tissue engineering

RG Bai, N Ninan, K Muthoosamy… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
The sustained extensive research on graphene and its derivatives in the last decade
portrayed its significance in the field of material science and carved its own niche in …

Graphene-based nanosheets for delivery of chemotherapeutics and biological drugs

G Shim, MG Kim, JY Park, YK Oh - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Graphene-based nanosheets (GNS), including graphenes, graphene oxides and
reduced graphene oxides, have properties suitable for delivery of various molecules. With …

Near infrared (NIR) laser mediated surface activation of graphene oxide nanoflakes for efficient antibacterial, antifungal and wound healing treatment

MS Khan, HN Abdelhamid, HF Wu - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015 - Elsevier
Photothermal treatment of graphene oxide (GO) for antibacterial, antifungal and controlling
the wound infection treatment using near infrared laser (NIR, Nd-YAG (λ= 1064 nm) were …

Bioapplication of graphene oxide derivatives: drug/gene delivery, imaging, polymeric modification, toxicology, therapeutics and challenges

M Nurunnabi, K Parvez, M Nafiujjaman, V Revuri… - RSC …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the wide range and various applications of graphene in multidisciplinary fields, such
as electronics, solar cells, biomedicine, bioengineering, drug delivery, gene delivery and …

Applications of graphene oxide in case of nanomedicines and nanocarriers for biomolecules: review study

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, Y Ghasemi… - Drug metabolism …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this Review article, recent progress in matter of graphene oxide (GO) synthesis and its
functionalization via a vast range of materials, including small molecules, polymers, and …

Near-infrared-triggered photodynamic therapy toward breast cancer cells using dendrimer-functionalized upconversion nanoparticles

BY Wang, ML Liao, GC Hong, WW Chang, CC Chu - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Water-soluble upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) that exhibit significant ultraviolet, blue,
and red emissions under 980-nm laser excitation were successfully synthesized for …

Nanostructures of an amphiphilic zinc phthalocyanine polymer conjugate for photodynamic therapy of psoriasis

Y Jin, X Zhang, B Zhang, H Kang, L Du, M Li - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 2–5% of the population worldwide
and it severely affects patient quality of life. In this study, an amphiphilic zinc phthalocyanine …