“Wax-sealed” theranostic nanoplatform for enhanced afterglow imaging-guided photothermally triggered photodynamic therapy

• Main Authors: Liu, Gongyuan, Zhang, Shichao, Shi, Yunhao, Huang, Xiaoyu, Tang, Yunyun, Chen, Peng, Si, Weili, Huang, Wei, Dong, Xiaochen
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Afterglow Imaging; Cancer Theranostics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143678
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Herein, persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) and photosensitizer are integrated for cancer theranostics with high specificity and without the need of continuous illumination. Specifically, ZnGa1.996O4:Cr0.004 (PLNPs) and IR780 (photosensitizer) are encapsulated by a temperature‐responsive “...