ReviewJournal of biomedical optics2017
Review of the progress toward achieving heat confinement-the holy grail of photothermal therapy.
Review in Journal of biomedical optics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.
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Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Dual-responsive PDA-HP hydrogel enables mitochondria-targeted mild photothermal therapy for spinal cord repair.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Microneedles meet photomedicine: emerging strategies for diagnosis and therapy of skin diseases.Nanoscale advances · 2026Review
- Advancements in nanomedicines for cancer therapy: targeting molecular signaling pathways, activating immune cells, and using photothermal immunomodulation.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Nanomaterial-Based Photothermal Therapy for Inflammatory Diseases: Intervention Strategies, Synergistic Effects, and Future Challenges.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Optimizing plasmonic photothermal therapy a numerical study on tissue specific thermal and optical properties for cancer treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Step Forward for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer Using Gold Nanoparticles Combined with Laser Irradiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Synergistic Photothermal Tumor Immunotherapy by 1-MT Based on Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 with pH-High Sensitivity.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Liposomes for Cancer Theranostics.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Optimized virtual optical waveguides enhance light throughput in scattering media.Nature communications · 2023Article
- 3D modeling of in vivo MRI-guided nano-photothermal therapy mediated by magneto-plasmonic nanohybrids.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Article
- Dendrimers: Advancements and Potential Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment-An Overview.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Liposomal Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Loaded with Doxorubicin for Combined Chemo-Photothermal Cancer Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2023Article
- Novel Tumor-Targeting Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment-A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Gold Nanorod-Assisted Photothermal Therapy and Improvement Strategies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Role of Rosmarinic Acid on the Bioproduction of Gold Nanoparticles as Part of a Photothermal Approach for Breast Cancer Treatment.Biomolecules · 2022Article
- Combined Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy and Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment: A Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2022Review
- Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particles for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Antimicrobial Properties of Nanotitania Extract and Its Role in Inhibiting the Growth ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Photothermal therapy (PTT) involves the application of normally benign light wavelengths in combination with efficient photothermal (PT) agents that convert the absorbed light to heat to ablate selected cancers. The major challenge in PTT is the ability to confine heating and thus direct cellular death to precisely where PT agents are located. The dominant strategy in the field has been to create large libraries of PT agents with increased absorption capabilities and to enhance their delivery and accumulation to achieve sufficiently high concentrations in the tissue targets of interest. While the challenge of material confinement is important for achieving “heat and lethality confinement,” this review article suggests another key prospective strategy to make this goal a reality. In this approach, equal emphasis is placed on selecting parameters of light exposure, including wavelength, duration, power density, and total power supplied, based on the intrinsic properties and geometry of tissue targets that influence heat dissipation, to truly achieve heat confinement. This review highlights significant milestones researchers have achieved, as well as examples that suggest future research directions, in this promising technique, as it becomes more relevant in clinical cancer therapy and other noncancer applications.
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