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Frontispiece: Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for Cancer Therapeutics
Author(s) -
Guan Qun,
Zhou LeLe,
Li WenYan,
Li YanAn,
Dong YuBin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202082562
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , photothermal therapy , biocompatibility , drug delivery , materials science , cancer therapy , covalent bond , covalent organic framework , cancer , chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Owing to their permanent porosity , high‐ordered and extended structure, good chemical stability, tuneability and biocompatibility, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a new type of organic materials that can offer various applications in different fields. Besides adsorption/separation, sensing, catalysis and energy storage, COFs have recently found application in biomedicine. In their Minireview on page 5583 ff. by S. P. de Visser., Y.‐A. Li, Y.‐B. Dong et al., outline the latest developments and findings of COF‐based nanomedicines in cancer therapeutics, including chemotherapy drug delivery, photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), and combined therapy. Despite significant advances, some challenges remain to be addressed for further development in this young but promising field.