Organic molecule-based photothermal agents: An expanding photothermal therapy universe

Hyo Sung Jung, Peter Verwilst, Amit Sharma, Jinwoo Shin, Jonathan L. Sessler, Jong Seung Kim

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Abstract

Over the last decade, organic photothermal therapy (PTT) agents have attracted increasing attention as a potential complement for, or alternative to, classical drugs and sensitizers involving inorganic nanomaterials. In this tutorial review, we provide a structured description of the main classes of organic photothermal agents and their characteristics. Representative agents that have been studied in the context of photothermal therapy since 2000 are summarized and recent advances in using PTT agents to address various cancers indications are highlighted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2280-2297
Number of pages18
JournalChemical Society Reviews
Volume47
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Apr 7

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by CRI project (No. 2009-0081566, JSK) and the Basic Science Research Program (2015R1A6A3A04058789, HSJ and 2017R1D1A1B03032561, PV) from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Fellowship Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2016H1D3A1938052, PV). The work in Austin was funded by the National Institutes of Health (CA 686862, JLS) and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (F-0018, JLS).

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© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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