Recent advances in functional nanomaterials for light–triggered cancer therapy

• Published in: Nano today Vol. 19; pp. 146 - 187
• Main Authors: Gai, Shili, Yang, Guixin, Yang, Piaoping, He, Fei, Lin, Jun, Jin, Dayong, Xing, Bengang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2018
• Subjects: functional nanomaterials; PDT; photo–triggered therapy; PTT; upconversion; Vis; BODIPY; PNA; PS; HMSS; HO; DOX@CRHMS@HFMP; LuPcs; Mito; DOTA; nRGO–PEG; HpD; DDSs; IONPs; BMVC; PheoA; TMAPS; CSNT; DihBen; py–I–BODIPY; DOX; MAA; RB; NMOFs; SWNTs; PEG–PCL–LA; TPPS 4; MAL; LCST; photo–triggered therapy; RT; PEG–b–PDPA; DPP; MRI; PANI; DiR; AAm; ZnPc; FITC; CNTs; AuMPs–2; SPCD; FRET; GnRH; AlPcS4; AuNCs–HA; PNIPAM; PpIX; RhBAM; ICG; UCNPs; mAb; RGO–PEG; PAA; LA; TYY; PPy; CPE; hYP218; PIT; Pan; DA; UCL; mSiO2; Croc; IR700; CPT; SWNT@MS–PEG; TCPP; PEDOT:PSS; PFTTQ; MB; AuMPs; HSA; P(PEGMA–co–APMA)–b–PMMA; UV; functional nanomaterials; ZIF–8; MMCNs; Cis; ER; RhB; ROS; FA; RGO; CTLA–4; dcNPs; O2; ZnF16Pc–anti–FAP scFv; HOMO; DTX; mPEG–SH; PDA; LDH; nGO–PEG; PTT; AIEE; ALA—HCL; Au NRs–MMSNEs; PDT; GO; LSPR; Tadd; PEG; PLGA; Ce6; NIR; PDOX; upconversion; B–TiO2–x; PheoA–ss–GC
• ISSN: 1748-0132; 1878-044X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.010

[Display omitted] •Systematically present an in-depth review of major breakthroughs in photo-triggered therapy for cancer, which has never been reviewed.•We also offer several large summary tables for each type of therapeutic modality, including composition of therapeutic agent, detailed exposure condition, therapeutic effect et al.•Focused on both mono-therapy and co-therapy, including synergetic therapeutic mechanism, anti–cancer efficiency, safety and design of therapeutic nanomaterials, which can help the beginners or researchers to understand the basic concepts, mechanism, and material design of light-triggered therapy more easily.•To the best of our knowledge, there is no review published on such a systematic topic.•Classified both in therapeutic modalities and therapeutic materials, provide comparable and summative information about the research progress for photo-triggered therapy.•The advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences of each type of therapeutic nanomaterials were highlighted, which can help the researchers to clarify the characteristics of each therapeutic materials and integrity the whole research filed.•Discuss the optimized multifunctional nanomaterials for co–therapes, and propose several associated challenges and future directions. Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable the localized treatment with non–invasive, direct and accurate characteristics. In addition, by using new developed functional nanomaterials, different therapeutic modalities can be integrated into a single platform, and co–therapies with dramatically enhanced anti–cancer ability by synergetic therapeutic effects are obtained. In the view of the fast development of anti–cancer strategy, we present an in–depth review of major breakthroughs in recent advanced functional nanomaterials for photo–triggered therapy. This review first summarizes the organic and inorganic photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT), four kinds of photothermal materials for photothermal therapy (PTT), as well as photo–switchable molecules or photolabile chemical groups bonded materials for chemotherapy. For each part, the therapeutic materials, mechanisms, superiorities and typical representatives are examined extensively. Then, we systematically discuss the optimized multifunctional nanomaterials consist of the above materials for PTT/PDT co–therapy, PTT/chemo co–therapy, PDT/chemo co–therapy and radiotherapy–composed co–therapy etc. And the synergetic therapeutic mechanism, anti–cancer efficiency, safety and design of therapeutic materials are highlighted. Finally, we give an outlook of the future directions of the rapidly growing functional nanomaterials for photo–triggered therapy, and propose several associated challenges and potential solutions.