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Nanodrugs: Supramolecular Protein Nanodrugs with Coordination‐ and Heating‐Enhanced Photothermal Effects for Antitumor Therapy (Small 52/2019)
Author(s) -
Sun Haifeng,
Chang Rui,
Zou Qianli,
Xing Ruirui,
Qi Wei,
Yan Xuehai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201970286
Subject(s) - photothermal therapy , supramolecular chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , photosensitizer , photothermal effect , cancer therapy , cancer , chemistry , medicine , photochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry
In article number 1905326 by Qianli Zou, Wei Qi, Xuehai Yan, and co‐workers, photothermal protein‐based nanodrugs are constructed through the coordination self‐assembly of bovine serum albumin, photosensitizer, and metal ions. The resulting nanodrugs show robust structural stability and superior supramolecular photothermal effects, which thus lead to improved tumor therapeutic efficiency. Such protein‐based photothermal nanodrugs provide an alternative in developing new modalities of tumor therapy.