Back to Search
Start Over
Advances in nanomaterials for use in photothermal and photodynamic therapeutics
- Source :
- Molecular Medicine Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- D.A. Spandidos, 2019.
-
Abstract
- Nanomaterials play crucial roles in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Photothermal and photodynamic therapy, as two minimally invasive therapeutic methods, have promising potential in the diagnosis and prevention of cancer. Recently, many photothermal materials (such as noble metal material, transition metal sulfur oxides, carbon material and upconversion nanomaterial) and photodynamic materials (such as phthalein cyanogen, porphyrins and other dye molecules) have been applied in photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Moreover, as nanomaterials have suitable biocompatibility, these materials have been applied in cancer therapy. In the present review, we summarized the effects of different material types, synthesis methods, material morphologies and surface modifications on the outcomes of cancer therapy. The application of nanomaterials in PTT and PDT was introduced and the advantages and disadvantages of PTT and PDT in the prevention of cancer were discussed. Finally, we discussed the application of nanomaterials in the combination of PTT and PDT in cancer treatment.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Cancer Research
Materials science
photothermal therapy
Porphyrins
medicine.medical_treatment
Synthesis methods
Cancer therapy
Sulfur Oxides
Photodynamic therapy
Nanotechnology
Biocompatible Materials
Review
Biochemistry
Nanomaterials
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Neoplasms
Genetics
medicine
cancer
Humans
Molecular Biology
Photosensitizing Agents
Carbon chemistry
Cancer
Photothermal therapy
medicine.disease
Carbon
Cancer treatment
Nanostructures
030104 developmental biology
Oncology
photodynamic therapy
Photochemotherapy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Molecular Medicine
nanomaterial
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17913004 and 17912997
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecular Medicine Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6e85fc74ed82d02e48d3308ac8da01d1