Issue 7, 2022

Recent advances in upconversion nanoparticle-based nanocomposites for gas therapy

Abstract

Gas therapy has attracted wide attention for the treatment of various diseases. However, a controlled gas release is highly important for biomedical applications. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can precisely convert the long wavelength of light to ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis) light in gas therapy for the controlled gas release owing to their unique upconversion luminescence (UCL) ability. In this review, we mainly summarized the recent progress of UCNP-based nanocomposites in gas therapy. The gases NO, O2, H2, H2S, SO2, and CO play an essential role in the physiological and pathological processes. The UCNP-based gas therapy holds great promise in cancer therapy, bacterial therapy, anti-inflammation, neuromodulation, and so on. Furthermore, the limitations and prospects of UCNP-based nanocomposites for gas therapy are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in upconversion nanoparticle-based nanocomposites for gas therapy

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
11 Aug 2021
Accepted
07 Dec 2021
First published
14 Dec 2021
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 1883-1898

Recent advances in upconversion nanoparticle-based nanocomposites for gas therapy

N. Yang, F. Gong and L. Cheng, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 1883 DOI: 10.1039/D1SC04413C

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