Protein-assisted synthesis of nanoscale covalent organic frameworks for phototherapy of cancer
Tingting Sun, Rui Xia, Junli Zhou, Xiaohua Zheng, Shi Liu, Zhigang Xie
Abstract
A protein-assisted synthesis method has been proposed for preparing stable covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with both photothermal and photodynamic activity under the excitation of a laser at a single wavelength.
Topics & Concepts
Covalent bondPhotothermal therapyExcitation wavelengthNanoscopic scaleMaterials scienceNanotechnologyExcitationLaserWavelengthChemistryOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryOpticsPhysicsElectrical engineeringEngineeringCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics