Journal article
Graphene-like Metal-Free 2D Nanosheets for Cancer Imaging and Theranostics
Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.), Vol.36(11), pp.1145-1156
11/01/2018
PMID: 29954613
Abstract
The great success of graphene has driven the discovery and development of new 2D nanomaterials with different optical, electrical, and thermal properties. Compared with other graphene-like 2D nanomaterials, metal-free 2D nanomaterials hold great potential in biomedical applications since they exhibit much better biocompatibility and biosafety. We give an overview of some rapidly emerging graphene-like metal-free 2D nanomaterials including black phosphorus, hexagonal boron nitride, and graphitic carbon nitride, as well as 2D organic polymer-based nanomaterials, and highlight their impressive advances for bioimaging and cancer theranostics in recent years. The challenges and some thoughts on future perspectives in this field are also addressed.
Cancer is a group of complicated diseases that are difficult to cure due to their rapid proliferation, malignant migration, and easy recurrence. It is important to develop new multifunctional materials to promote advanced cancer theranostics systems at early disease stages.
2D nanomaterials with huge planar structures are emerging as superstar materials to provide new perspectives for cancer theranostics.
The integration of multimodality imaging and therapeutic approaches contributes to precise early diagnosis and synergistic therapy with significantly enhanced efficiency.
Forming heterostructures or composites by building 2D nanomaterial blocks or hybridizing pristine 2D nanomaterials with other materials facilitates their complementary properties.
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- Title
- Graphene-like Metal-Free 2D Nanosheets for Cancer Imaging and Theranostics
- Creators
- Yanan Luo - Washington State UniversityZhaohui Li - Zhengzhou UniversityChengzhou Zhu - Central China Normal UniversityXiaoli Cai - Central China Normal UniversityLingbo Qu - Zhengzhou UniversityDan Du - Washington State UniversityYuehe Lin - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.), Vol.36(11), pp.1145-1156
- Academic Unit
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 12
- Identifiers
- 99901227643801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article