RSC Advances  

NIR fluorescence-guided PDT offers deep tissue penetration & real-time monitoring, enabling precise tumor treatment with minimal side effects, making it a promising approach for cancer therapy.

In this study, the PDA-Cur NPs has been successfully synthesized and proved to be an anticancer agent with better photostability and increased utilization of curcumin in PDT.

UV-assisted synthesis GO–Austar complexes accomplished synergistic gastric cancer photothermal therapy.

We constructed a targeted drug platform, ACSN/Fe₃O₄@MSNs-iRGD, that integrates excellent PDT and MRI.

Herein, we report galactosyl diiodo-BODIPY-based nanoparticles as a type-I photosensitizer (PS) with high water solubility for HepG2 cell targeted photodynamic therapy.

A co-delivery system was prepared based on polyprodrug and low molecular weight polyethyleneimine. Triggered by the high level of ROS in tumor cells, the controlled release of HCPT and suicide genes can effectively kill prostate cancer cells.

Anti-cancer photodynamic activities of three-component nanohybrids zinc-tetraphenylporphyrin/dextran-graft-polyacrylamide/Au(Ag) nanoparticle on LNCaP prostate cancer cells was carried out under 420 nm light irradiation with low power.

Despite the advancements in cancer therapies during the past few years, chemo/photo resistance, severe toxic effects, recurrence of metastatic tumors, and non-selective targeting remain incomprehensible.

FeND loaded with DOX representing a promising theranostic agent for chemo/chemodynamic therapy.

Gold nanoclusters loaded with berberine into erythrocyte ghosts represent a promising biomimetic nanotheranostic agent for biomedical imaging and therapeutic applications.

A new photosensitizer consisting of ammonium salt, TMP⁽⁺⁾ was synthesized and achieved the synergistic effect of photodynamic and chemical antibacterial activity. Experiments showed promising bactericidal properties, while accelerating the healing of Staphylococcus aureus infected mice.

Schematic illustration of the network structure of and wound repair by GMH/PDA hydrogel.

The objective of this research was to produce the smallest possible ZnO nanoparticles through an adapted wet chemical process and subsequently, to fabricate a core–shell structure utilizing polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the shell component.

Carbon-coated selenium (C–Se) nanoparticles were prepared to perform roles in photothermal therapy on choriocarcinoma cells by inducing ROS generation and apoptosis under near-infrared irradiation.

Copper overload or depletion is a valuable strategy in oncology: copper nanoparticles carry out copper-dependent apoptosis via oxidative stress; copper chelators induce apoptosis, inhibit angiogenesis and tumor progression.