Issue 47, 2021

Stimulus-responsive nanomaterials under physical regulation for biomedical applications

Abstract

Cancer is a growing threat to human beings. Traditional treatments for malignant tumors usually involve invasive means to healthy human tissues, such as surgical treatment and chemotherapy. In recent years the use of specific stimulus-responsive materials in combination with some non-contact, non-invasive stimuli can lead to better efficacy and has become an important area of research. It promises to develop personalized treatment systems for four types of physical stimuli: light, ultrasound, magnetic field, and temperature. Nanomaterials that are responsive to these stimuli can be used to enhance drug delivery, cancer treatment, and tissue engineering. This paper reviews the principles of the stimuli mentioned above, their effects on materials, and how they work with nanomaterials. For this aim, we focus on specific applications in controlled drug release, cancer therapy, tissue engineering, and virus detection, with particular reference to recent photothermal, photodynamic, sonodynamic, magnetothermal, radiation, and other types of therapies. It is instructive for the future development of stimulus-responsive nanomaterials for these aspects.

Graphical abstract: Stimulus-responsive nanomaterials under physical regulation for biomedical applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 9 2021
Accepted
29 10 2021
First published
29 10 2021

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021,9, 9642-9657

Stimulus-responsive nanomaterials under physical regulation for biomedical applications

J. Huang, X. Zhang, K. Fu, G. Wei and Z. Su, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021, 9, 9642 DOI: 10.1039/D1TB02130C

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