AI Article Synopsis
- Researchers developed smart nanoparticles made from polysaccharides that target cancer cells using light.
- When exposed to a near-infrared laser, these nanoparticles create reactive oxygen species and heat that help destroy tumors.
- They also offer a way to visually track tumor conditions through fluorescence, enhancing their potential as a dual therapy and diagnostic tool for cancer treatment.
Article Abstract
Smart polysaccharide-based anticancer phototherapeutic nanoparticles are prepared via a coordination-induced assembly process. Upon irradiated with a near infrared laser, the nanoparticles are not only able to simultaneously generate reactive oxygen species and hyperthermia that ablate tumors, but also possess tumor microenvironment-responsive off/on near infrared fluorescence and enhancement in photothermal effect, making them promising theranostic platform of cancer.
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