Improvement of Gold Nanorods in Photothermal Therapy: Recent Progress and Perspective

• Main Authors: Shengnan Liao (Author), Wang Yue (Author), Shuning Cai (Author), Quan Tang (Author), Weitong Lu (Author), Lingxiao Huang (Author), Tingting Qi (Author), Jinfeng Liao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and there is a significant need for novel technologies to treat cancer with an effective outcome and low toxicity. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a noninvasive therapeutic tool that transports nanomaterials into tumors, absorbing light energy and converting it in...