Metallic oxide nanocrystals with near-infrared plasmon resonance for efficient, stable and biocompatible photothermal cancer therapy
2017 ◽
Vol 5
(35)
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pp. 7393-7402
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Keyword(s):
The synthesized MoO2 nanocrystals exhibit excellent photothermal temperature elevation of about 37.5 °C under 808 nm laser irradiation, and tumor inhibition effects with an inhibition rate of up to 80.45% as a photothermal therapy agent against 4T1 cancer cells.