標題: | Carbon-Based Materials for Photo-Triggered Theranostic Applications |
作者: | Albert, Karunya Hsu, Hsin-Yun 應用化學系 應用化學系分子科學碩博班 Department of Applied Chemistry Institute of Molecular science |
關鍵字: | carbon materials;nanomedicine;photosensitizer;near infrared-triggered agents;photodynamic therapy |
公開日期: | 十一月-2016 |
摘要: | Carbon-based nanomaterials serve as a type of smart material for photo-triggered disease theranostics. The inherent physicochemical properties of these nanomaterials facilitate their use for less invasive treatments. This review summarizes the properties and applications of materials including fullerene, nanotubes, nanohorns, nanodots and nanographenes for photodynamic nanomedicine in cancer and antimicrobial therapies. Carbon nanomaterials themselves do not usually act as photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents owing to the high hydrophobicity, however, when the surface is passivated or functionalized, these materials become great vehicles for PDT. Moreover, conjugation of carbonaceous nanomaterials with the photosensitizer (PS) and relevant targeting ligands enhances properties such as selectivity, stability, and high quantum yield, making them readily available for versatile biomedical applications. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21111585 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/132833 |
ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
DOI: | 10.3390/molecules21111585 |
期刊: | MOLECULES |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 11 |
顯示於類別: | 期刊論文 |