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ArticleScience advances2025

Advancing precision photothermal therapy by integrating armored gold nanostars with real-time photoacoustic thermometry and imaging.

Aidan J Canning, Tri Vu, Luca Menozzi, Paul Klippel, Xinrong Chen, Jianing Chen, Theresa Charity, Khang Hoang, Joseph J Yang, Yun Jing and 3 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Closing the Loop: High-Precision 3D Photofabrication in Living Tissues.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Aidan J CanningDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8001-6496
Tri VuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.
Luca MenozziDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7542-1051
Paul KlippelGraduate Program in Acoustics, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Xinrong ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.
Jianing ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1644-8662
Theresa CharityDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-2954-4709
Khang HoangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0009-0003-9813-8998
Joseph J YangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0009-0007-4622-5757
Yun JingGraduate Program in Acoustics, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2960-5292
Gregory M PalmerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Junjie YaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2381-706X
Tuan Vo-DinhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3701-3326

Funding

INNOVATIONS IN SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY TECHNOLOGYR01DK052985 · NIDDK · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHONG, PEI · 1997 to 2025
$6.1M
DART.3-Revolutionizing Neuropsychiatric Treatment through Noninvasive, Programmable Cell-Type-Specific NeuropharmacologyR01MH135932 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Michael R Tadross · 2024 to 2026
$4.4M
High-resolution High-speed Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging of SmallVessel Functions in Ischemic StrokeR01NS111039 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI YAO, JUNJIE · 2019 to 2023
$2.7M
RAPID System for Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Low-Resource SettingsR01DE030455 · NIDCR · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WALTER Tsong LEE, Tuan Vo-Dinh · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
Plasmonic nanoparticle-mediated immunotherapy to treat metastatic cancerR01EB028078 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VO-DINH, TUAN · 2019 to 2022
$2.1M
Head-mounted Photoacoustic Imaging of Deep-brain Neural Activities in Freely Behaving AnimalsRF1NS115581 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VERKHUSHA, VLADISLAV, YAO, JUNJIE · 2020 to 2020
$2.0M
High-Throughput Volumetric Photoacoustic Imaging of Living Vascularized OrganoidsR01EB028143 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI YAO, JUNJIE · 2019 to 2022
$2.0M
3D real-time super-resolution cavitation mapping in laser lithotripsy of urinary stone diseaseR01DK139109 · NIDDK · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Michael E Lipkin, Junjie Yao · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Photoacoustic-imaging-guided intravascular sonothrombolysisR21EB027304 · NIBIB · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI JIANG, XIAONING, YAO, JUNJIE · 2019 to 2020
$411k
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation INV-040790NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB028078NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB028143NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB027304NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030455NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052985NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK139109NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH135932NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111039NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS115581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising strategy for cancer treatment; however, nanoparticle instability and lack of precise imaging tools for real-time temperature monitoring during therapy and nanoparticle tracking have hindered investigations in animal models. To address these critical issues, we present a theranostic platform that seamlessly integrates armored core-gold nanostar (AC-GNS)-mediated PTT with full-view photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT), enabling nanoparticle tracking and real-time imaging-guided PTT in deep tissues. The AC-GNS platform delivered exceptional photostability and thermal resilience beyond those of conventional nanoparticles while serving as a high-performance contrast agent for PACT and a photothermal transducer for PTT. Integrating AC-GNS-mediated PTT with noninvasive PACT enabled whole-body nanoparticle tracking, PTT treatment monitoring via thermal imaging, and thermal dose determination, culminating in a 100% survival rate in a murine bladder cancer model without long-term treatment-related toxicity. This theranostic platform lays the foundation for broader research applications and provides opportunities for advancing solid tumor treatment and response assessment research.

Indexed as

GoldMetal NanoparticlesPhotoacoustic TechniquesPhotothermal TherapyThermometryAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceTheranostic NanomedicineGold

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PMID40802759
PMCPMC12346267

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