TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanoparticles-based phototherapy systems for cancer treatment
T2 - Current status and clinical potential
AU - Li, Jiachen
AU - Wang, Shiqi
AU - Fontana, Flavia
AU - Tapeinos, Christos
AU - Shahbazi, Mohammad-Ali
AU - Han, Huijie
AU - Santos, Hélder A.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Remarkable progress in phototherapy has been made in recent decades, due to its non-invasiveness and instant therapeutic efficacy. In addition, with the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, phototherapy systems based on nanoparticles or nanocomposites also evolved as an emerging hotspot in nanomedicine research, especially in cancer. In this review, first we briefly introduce the history of phototherapy, and the mechanisms of phototherapy in cancer treatment. Then, we summarize the representative development over the past three to five years in nanoparticle-based phototherapy and highlight the design of the innovative nanoparticles thereof. Finally, we discuss the feasibility and the potential of the nanoparticle-based phototherapy systems in clinical anticancer therapeutic applications, aiming to predict future research directions in this field. Our review is a tutorial work, aiming at providing useful insights to researchers in the field of nanotechnology, nanoscience and cancer.
AB - Remarkable progress in phototherapy has been made in recent decades, due to its non-invasiveness and instant therapeutic efficacy. In addition, with the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, phototherapy systems based on nanoparticles or nanocomposites also evolved as an emerging hotspot in nanomedicine research, especially in cancer. In this review, first we briefly introduce the history of phototherapy, and the mechanisms of phototherapy in cancer treatment. Then, we summarize the representative development over the past three to five years in nanoparticle-based phototherapy and highlight the design of the innovative nanoparticles thereof. Finally, we discuss the feasibility and the potential of the nanoparticle-based phototherapy systems in clinical anticancer therapeutic applications, aiming to predict future research directions in this field. Our review is a tutorial work, aiming at providing useful insights to researchers in the field of nanotechnology, nanoscience and cancer.
KW - Phototherapy
KW - Cancer
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Therapeutic effect
KW - Clinical potential
U2 - 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.11.013
M3 - Review article
SN - 2452-199X
VL - 23
SP - 471
EP - 507
JO - Bioactive Materials
JF - Bioactive Materials
ER -