Plasmonic gold nanostars for synergistic photoimmunotherapy to treat cancer

Cancer is the second leading cause of death and there is an urgent need to improve cancer management. We have developed an innovative cancer therapy named Synergistic Immuno Photothermal Nanotherapy (SYMPHONY) by combining gold nanostars (GNS)-mediated photothermal ablation with checkpoint inhibitor...

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Main Authors: Liu Yang, Chorniak Ericka, Odion Ren, Etienne Wiguins, Nair Smita K., Maccarini Paolo, Palmer Gregory M., Inman Brant A., Vo-Dinh Tuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-08-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2021-0237