Near-infrared-driven upconversion nanoparticles with photocatalysts through water-splitting towards cancer treatment
Pranjyan Dash, Pradeep Kumar Panda, Chaochin Su, Yu‐Chien Lin, Rajalakshmi Sakthivel, Sung-Lung Chen, Ren‐Jei Chung
Abstract
water splitting processes when exposed to NIR irradiation. Therefore, combining UCNPs with intensified photocatalytic and photoinitiator materials may be a promising therapeutic approach for cancer treatment. This review provides a novel strategy for explaining the principles and mechanisms of UCNPs and NIR-driven UCNPs with photocatalytic materials through water splitting to achieve therapeutic outcomes for clinical applications. Moreover, the challenges and future perspectives of UCNP-based photocatalytic materials for water splitting for cancer treatment are discussed in this review.
Topics & Concepts
Photon upconversionMaterials scienceVisible spectrumPhotosensitizerUltravioletPhotocatalysisFluorescenceOptoelectronicsInfraredNanoparticlePhotochemistryNanotechnologyIrradiationNear-infrared spectroscopyWater splittingOpticsChemistryLuminescenceNuclear physicsBiochemistryCatalysisPhysicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials