Issue 34, 2019

Biomedical and bioimaging applications of 2D pnictogens and transition metal dichalcogenides

Abstract

Multifunctional platforms will play a key role and gain more prominence in the field of personalized healthcare worldwide in the near future due to the ever-increasing number of patients suffering from cancer. Along with the development of efficient techniques for cancer treatment, a considerable effort should be devoted toward the exploration of an emerging class of materials with unique properties that might be beneficial in this context. Currently, 2D post-carbon materials, such as pnictogens (phosphorene, antimonene), transition metal dichalcogenides, and boron nitride, have become popular due to their efficient photothermal behavior, drug-loading capability, and low toxicity. This review underlines the recent progresses made in the abovementioned 2D materials for photothermal/photodynamic cancer therapies and their applicability in bioimaging applications.

Graphical abstract: Biomedical and bioimaging applications of 2D pnictogens and transition metal dichalcogenides

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
26 Kho 2019
Accepted
05 Mha 2019
First published
19 Mha 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 15770-15782

Biomedical and bioimaging applications of 2D pnictogens and transition metal dichalcogenides

V. Urbanová and M. Pumera, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 15770 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR04658E

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