Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Polymeric materials have been extensively explored in the field of nanomedicine; within
them, poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) holds a prominent position in micro-and …

Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

Chemotherapy has been widely applied in clinics. However, the therapeutic potential of
chemotherapy against cancer is seriously dissatisfactory due to the nonspecific drug …

Many photoresponsive dyes have been utilized as imaging and photodynamic/photothermal
therapy agents. Indocyanine green (ICG) is the only near-infrared region (NIR) organic dye …

While thermo‐chemotherapy has proved to be effective in optimizing the efficacies of cancer
treatments, traditional chemotherapy is subject to adverse side effects and heat delivery is …

Gold nanorods (GNRs) conjugated with rose bengal (RB) molecules exhibit efficient singlet
oxygen generation when illuminated by 532 nm green light and high photothermal efficiency …

Noble metal nanoparticles have been sought after in cancer nanomedicine during the past
two decades, owing to the unique localized surface plasmon resonance that induces strong …

Reactive oxygen species is the main contributor to photodynamic therapy. The results of this
study show that a nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot, serving as a photosensitizer, was …

Conventional chemotherapy for cancer treatment is usually compromised by shortcomings
such as insufficient therapeutic outcome and undesired side effects. The past decade has …