Photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging via nanotheranostics in fighting cancer

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 2053 - 2108
• Main Authors: Liu, Yijing, Bhattarai, Pravin, Dai, Zhifei, Chen, Xiaoyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Accumulation; Cancer; heat; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced; image analysis; Imaging techniques; Medical imaging; nanocarriers; Nanoparticles - chemistry; neoplasms; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Photoacoustic Techniques; Phototherapy; Photothermal conversion; photothermotherapy; Theranostic Nanomedicine; Therapy; Tumors

The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, respectively. By taking advantage of nanocarriers, both imaging and therapeutic functions togeth...