Au Nanoclusters Sensitized Black TiO2−x Nanotubes for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Driven by Near‐Infrared Light

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 13; no. 48
• Main Authors: Yang, Dan, Gulzar, Arif, Yang, Guixin, Gai, Shili, He, Fei, Dai, Yunlu, Zhong, Chongna, Yang, Piaoping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 27.12.2017
• Subjects: Anatase; Au clusters; Electric power distribution; Electrons; Infrared radiation; Light; Nanoclusters; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Penetration depth; Photodynamic therapy; Synergistic effect; synergistic therapies; TiO2; Titanium dioxide; Titanium oxides

The low reactive oxygen species production capability and the shallow tissue penetration of excited light (UV) are still two barriers in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Here, Au cluster anchored black anatase TiO2−x nanotubes (abbreviated as Au25/B‐TiO2−x NTs) are synthesized by gaseous reduction of ana...