pH-Triggered Poly(ethylene glycol)–Poly(lactic acid/glycolic acid)/Croconaine Nanoparticles-Assisted Multiplexed Photoacoustic Imaging and Enhanced Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Shiying Li, Kwok-Ho Lui, Xin Li, Xueyang Fang, Wai‐Sum Lo, Yan-Juan Gu, Wing-Tak Wong
Abstract
NPs as a pH-active photothermal agent with promising tumor-inhibition efficacy was demonstrated. As a result, this nanoplatform is capable of assisting multiwavelength unmixing of PA imaging as well as providing remarkable photothermal ablation for anticancer treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyEthylene glycolPhotoacoustic imaging in biomedicineIn vivoNanoparticleAbsorbancePLGAMaterials sciencePEG ratioNanotechnologyChemistryBiophysicsChromatographyOrganic chemistryOpticsEconomicsFinanceBiologyBiotechnologyPhysicsPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsExtracellular vesicles in disease