Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(8), P. 2261 - 2280
Published: Jan. 22, 2021
Cardiovascular
diseases
(CVDs)
are
the
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide.
Heart
attack
and
stroke
irreversible
tissue
damage.
The
currently
available
treatment
options
limited
to
"damage-control"
rather
than
repair.
recent
advances
in
nanomaterials
have
offered
novel
approaches
restore
function
after
injury.
In
particular,
carbon
(CNMs)
shown
significant
promise
bridge
gap
clinical
translation
biomaterial
based
therapies.
This
family
allotropes
(including
graphenes,
nanotubes
fullerenes)
unique
physiochemical
properties,
including
exceptional
mechanical
strength,
electrical
conductivity,
chemical
behaviour,
thermal
stability
optical
properties.
These
intrinsic
properties
make
CNMs
ideal
materials
for
use
cardiovascular
theranostics.
review
is
focused
on
efforts
diagnosis
heart
using
graphenes
nanotubes.
first
section
introduces
derivatives
discusses
some
key
characteristics
these
materials.
second
covers
their
application
drug
delivery,
biosensors,
engineering
immunomodulation
with
a
focus
applications.
final
current
shortcomings
limitations
applications
reviews
ongoing
address
concerns
bring
from
bench
bedside.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(45), P. 10337 - 10345
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
A
facile
approach
for
the
highly
luminescent
and
biocompatible
CsPbBr3@SiO2
core–shell
PNCs
was
developed.
The
dual
biological
roles
of
these
are
demonstrated,
offering
new
directions
to
stable
a
variety
biomedical
applications.
Small,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
16(37)
Published: Aug. 11, 2020
Abstract
The
miniaturization
of
gold
nanorods
exhibits
a
bright
prospect
for
intravital
photoacoustic
imaging
(PAI)
and
the
hollow
structure
possesses
better
plasmonic
property.
Herein,
miniature
(M‐AuHNRs)
(≈46
nm
in
length)
possessing
strong
absorbance
second
near‐infrared
(NIR‐II)
window
(1000–1350
nm)
are
developed,
which
considered
as
most
suitable
range
PAI.
as‐prepared
M‐AuHNRs
exhibit
3.5
times
stronger
signal
intensity
than
large
Au
(≈105
at
0.2
optical
density
under
1064
laser
irradiation.
vivo
biodistribution
measurement
shows
that
accumulation
tumor
is
twofold
high
counterpart.
After
modifying
with
tumor‐targeting
molecule
fluorochrome,
living
tumor‐bearing
mice,
group
gives
fluorescence
tumors,
3.6‐fold
ones
same
functionalization.
Moreover,
PAI
generate
longer‐lasting
counterpart
NIR‐II
window.
Overall,
this
study
presents
fabrication
promising
contrast
agent
Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(8), P. 2261 - 2280
Published: Jan. 22, 2021
Cardiovascular
diseases
(CVDs)
are
the
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide.
Heart
attack
and
stroke
irreversible
tissue
damage.
The
currently
available
treatment
options
limited
to
"damage-control"
rather
than
repair.
recent
advances
in
nanomaterials
have
offered
novel
approaches
restore
function
after
injury.
In
particular,
carbon
(CNMs)
shown
significant
promise
bridge
gap
clinical
translation
biomaterial
based
therapies.
This
family
allotropes
(including
graphenes,
nanotubes
fullerenes)
unique
physiochemical
properties,
including
exceptional
mechanical
strength,
electrical
conductivity,
chemical
behaviour,
thermal
stability
optical
properties.
These
intrinsic
properties
make
CNMs
ideal
materials
for
use
cardiovascular
theranostics.
review
is
focused
on
efforts
diagnosis
heart
using
graphenes
nanotubes.
first
section
introduces
derivatives
discusses
some
key
characteristics
these
materials.
second
covers
their
application
drug
delivery,
biosensors,
engineering
immunomodulation
with
a
focus
applications.
final
current
shortcomings
limitations
applications
reviews
ongoing
address
concerns
bring
from
bench
bedside.
