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Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer
As a result of their unique compositions and properties, nanomaterials have recently seen a tremendous increase in use for novel cancer therapies. By taking advantage of the optical absorption of near-infrared light, researchers have utilized nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, gold nanorods, a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866416 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12050779 |
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author | Doughty, Austin C.V. Hoover, Ashley R. Layton, Elivia Murray, Cynthia K. Howard, Eric W. Chen, Wei R. |
author_facet | Doughty, Austin C.V. Hoover, Ashley R. Layton, Elivia Murray, Cynthia K. Howard, Eric W. Chen, Wei R. |
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description | As a result of their unique compositions and properties, nanomaterials have recently seen a tremendous increase in use for novel cancer therapies. By taking advantage of the optical absorption of near-infrared light, researchers have utilized nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, gold nanorods, and graphene oxide sheets to enhance photothermal therapies and target the effect on the tumor tissue. However, new uses for nanomaterials in targeted cancer therapy are coming to light, and the efficacy of photothermal therapy has increased dramatically. In this work, we review some of the current applications of nanomaterials to enhance photothermal therapy, specifically as photothermal absorbers, drug delivery vehicles, photoimmunological agents, and theranostic tools. |
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spelling | pubmed-64277772019-04-10 Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer Doughty, Austin C.V. Hoover, Ashley R. Layton, Elivia Murray, Cynthia K. Howard, Eric W. Chen, Wei R. Materials (Basel) Review As a result of their unique compositions and properties, nanomaterials have recently seen a tremendous increase in use for novel cancer therapies. By taking advantage of the optical absorption of near-infrared light, researchers have utilized nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, gold nanorods, and graphene oxide sheets to enhance photothermal therapies and target the effect on the tumor tissue. However, new uses for nanomaterials in targeted cancer therapy are coming to light, and the efficacy of photothermal therapy has increased dramatically. In this work, we review some of the current applications of nanomaterials to enhance photothermal therapy, specifically as photothermal absorbers, drug delivery vehicles, photoimmunological agents, and theranostic tools. MDPI 2019-03-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6427777/ /pubmed/30866416 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12050779 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Doughty, Austin C.V. Hoover, Ashley R. Layton, Elivia Murray, Cynthia K. Howard, Eric W. Chen, Wei R. Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title | Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title_full | Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title_fullStr | Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title_short | Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer |
title_sort | nanomaterial applications in photothermal therapy for cancer |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866416 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12050779 |
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