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Hydrophilic Cu 9 S 5 Nanocrystals: A Photothermal Agent with a 25.7% Heat Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells in Vivo

Donghua University · Shanghai Normal University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Photothermal ablation (PTA) therapy has a great potential to revolutionize conventional therapeutic approaches for cancers, but it has been limited by difficulties in obtaining biocompatible photothermal agents that have low cost, small size (

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Keywords
  • Photothermal therapy
  • Materials science
  • Nanocrystal
  • In vivo
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticle
  • Ablation
  • Photothermal effect
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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