letterNano LettersDec 27, 2016Closed access

Two-Dimensional Ultrathin MXene Ceramic Nanosheets for Photothermal Conversion

Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shanghai Institute of Ceramics · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Ceramic biomaterials have been investigated for several decades, but their potential biomedical applications in cancer therapy have been paid much less attentions, mainly due to their lack of related material functionality for combating the cancer. In this work, we report, for the first time, that MAX ceramic biomaterials exhibit the unique functionality for the photothermal ablation of cancer upon being exfoliated into ultrathin nanosheets within atomic thickness (MXene). As a paradigm, biocompatible Ti3C2 nanosheets (MXenes) were successfully synthesized based on a two-step exfoliation strategy of MAX phase Ti3AlC2 by the combined HF etching and TPAOH intercalation. Especially, the high…

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