Near infrared photothermal conversion materials: mechanism, preparation, and photothermal cancer therapy applications

Photothermal therapy (PTT) has been widely applied in cancer therapy as a result of its non-invasive, localized treatment and good therapeutic effect. In general, the final therapeutic effect of PTT mainly depends on the photothermal materials, which can be further considered to be determined by the photothermal conversion efficiency, biocompatibility, and photothermal stability of photothermal materials. In this review, photothermal materials including inorganic materials, organic materials, and organic-inorganic composite materials in recent years have been summarized in terms of the mechanism, preparation, and cancer therapy applications. In the end, the perspectives and obstacles in their further development are overviewed.

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This review summarizes the application of photothermal materials in cancer therapy, including inorganic materials, organic materials, and organic-inorganic composite materials. The final therapeutic effect of photothermal therapy depends on the photothermal conversion efficiency, biocompatibility, and photothermal stability of the materials. The perspectives and obstacles in the further development of photothermal materials are overviewed.