Advances on the Use of Biodegradable Proteins/Peptides in Photothermal Theranostics

Recently, photothermal therapy (PTT) which employs light-induced heating to destroy cancer tissues/cells has received tremendous attention due to its improved selectivity and minimal invasion to surrounding healthy tissues. A variety of photothermal conversion agents (PTCAs) with high near-infrared...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sheng Wang, Jing Lin, Peng Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5810952